Guide · West Sussex · PO19
Chichester Microcement kitchen splashbacks — cost, spec and build programme
For Chichester refurb clients, microcement kitchen splashbacks sits at the intersection of two things they've usually already tried: the tile-and-grout route (grout-line fatigue) and full-slab stone (cost). microcement kitchen splashbacks solves both — one continuous mineral surface at roughly a third of the stone-and-fixings price. The Chichester catchment we work across covers PO19, PO20 — reached via the A27 / A286, 1 hr from brighton via the a27. Nearby coverage includes Fishbourne (2 mi), Bosham (4 mi), Selsey (8 mi). Site conditions matter here: harbour-adjacent salt exposure in the western catchment. That shapes the primer and sealer specification below, not just the visible finish.
Working in Chichester
What the finish sits on
A splashback sits on a moisture-tolerant substrate — usually 12 mm cement board or existing sound plaster with a bonding primer. The build-up is thinner than a wet-room wall (2 mm total) but still needs mechanical bond and a hospitality-grade sealer to survive daily cooking splatter.
How to make it read as designed, not applied
A splashback that runs continuously from worktop to underside of the wall units reads as one surface. A colour drawn from the worktop veining (rather than a contrasting slab) knits the kitchen together. Consider a matt sealer — kitchen splashbacks look best matt.
What we're actually installing
Build programme, day by day
- Substrate prepDay 1
Cement board fixed and taped, or plaster made good and primed.
- Base coatDay 2
Fibreglass mesh embedded in reinforced base coat, ready for colour.
- Colour coatsDay 3
Two thin passes hand-trowelled to the required colour depth.
- SealerDay 4
Two coats polyurethane kitchen-grade sealer, satin or matt.
Common install-time pitfalls
- ✕Applying over MDF or standard plasterboard — moisture cycling will lift the finish.
- ✕Under-priming plaster — the base coat delaminates.
- ✕Domestic-grade sealer — tomato and turmeric will stain within months.
- ✕Trowel marks over-worked into the finish rather than left as texture.
Common questions from Chichester clients
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The short version
Chichester kitchen splashbacks in one line: mineral finish, single continuous surface, hand-applied by our own team, £900–£2,400 per installation, 3–5 working days on site. Free survey with a written spec back inside 3 working days.