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Brighton Microcement wet rooms: what actually goes on the wall
Refurb briefs in Brighton for microcement wet rooms typically arrive at the point the client has already ruled out tile. The reason is almost always the same — one of victorian sub-basements and converted seafront arches drive most resin briefs here, a continuous victorian sub-basements and converted seafront arches drive most resin briefs here — and microcement wet rooms is the finish that answers it. The Brighton catchment we work across covers BN1, BN2 — reached via the A23 London Road, 5 min from our brighton workshop via the a23. Nearby coverage includes Hove (2 mi), Rottingdean (3 mi), Saltdean (4 mi). Site conditions matter here: salt-heavy coastal air demands UV-stable polyaspartic top-coats. That shapes the primer and sealer specification below, not just the visible finish.
What to watch for on quote comparison
- ✕Skimping on tanking — cheap 1-coat systems fail behind the finish.
- ✕Missing pipe-collar reinforcement — the single most common leak point.
- ✕Overworking the trowel — hairline cracks appear at cure.
- ✕Wrong sealer — domestic-grade sealer will not survive daily shower.
- ✕Insufficient fall — puddles at the low corner within a year.
The spec sheet
What the finish sits on
The wet room build-up sits over a fully-tanked substrate — cementitious waterproofing membrane, tape-and-bond internal corners, floor laid to 1:80 fall toward a linear drain. Microcement bonds mechanically to the tanking with a fibreglass-reinforced base coat, not adhesion promoter alone.
Design detailing choices
Continuous floor-to-wall microcement in one colour reads as sculpture. A tonal contrast (deeper floor, paler wall) reads as designed. Recess the linear drain to the far wall, not the entry threshold — visually cleaner and drains faster.
The local considerations for Brighton
How the install actually runs
- Strip out and screed checkDay 1–2
Existing tile / vinyl removed to solid substrate, cracks resin-injected, screed skimmed flat to SR2.
- Tank and waterproofDay 3
2 coats cementitious tanking on floor and walls to 1800 mm; corners, pipe collars and drain reinforced.
- Base coat and meshDay 4
Fibreglass mesh embedded in reinforced base coat over the full wet-room envelope.
- Colour coatsDay 5–6
Two 1 mm microcement colour coats, hand-trowelled.
- SealerDay 7
3 coats polyurethane wet-room sealer with 4-hour inter-coat time.
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The short version
Brighton wet rooms in one line: mineral finish, single continuous surface, hand-applied by our own team, £4,200–£8,500 per installation, 6–10 working days on site. Free survey with a written spec back inside 3 working days.