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Microcement kitchen splashbacks — Worthing specification
Refurb briefs in Worthing for microcement kitchen splashbacks typically arrive at the point the client has already ruled out tile. The reason is almost always the same — one of the broadwater and tarring trade estates supply most of our commercial resin work, a continuous the broadwater and tarring trade estates supply most of our commercial resin work — and microcement kitchen splashbacks is the finish that answers it. The Worthing catchment we work across covers BN11, BN12, BN13, BN14 — reached via the A27 South Coast Trunk Road, 22 min from brighton via the a27. Nearby coverage includes Goring-by-Sea (2 mi), Ferring (4 mi), Findon (4 mi). Site conditions matter here: coastal salt air on south-facing elevations. That shapes the primer and sealer specification below, not just the visible finish.
How the install actually runs
- 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.
The spec sheet
The local considerations for Worthing
Substrate and preparation
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.
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.
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The short version
The short answer for Worthing: kitchen splashbacks is a designed alternative to tile-and-grout, priced at £900–£2,400 per installation, installed in about 3–5 working days, and carries a 10-year materials-and-workmanship warranty when we install it ourselves.