Microcement on a wall gives a mineral surface with genuine depth: tonal movement, subtle relief and a finish that changes as the light moves across it through the day. Paint is flat by comparison, and wallpaper is a printed imitation of exactly this.

It can be a single feature wall — a fireplace breast, a media wall, the wall behind a bed — or run through an entire room, including into window reveals and around returns so there are no trims or stop beads breaking the surface.

In wet areas the same system applies, with the waterproof Barrier stage beneath the decorative coat, so a bathroom wall and a bedroom wall can carry the same finish with different build-ups behind them.

  • Real depth and tonal movement, not a printed or flat finish
  • Runs into reveals and around returns with no trims or beading
  • Suitable for wet areas with the waterproofing stage beneath
  • Works on a single feature wall or through a full room
Floated Oltre Style 22 microcement finish on a wall, running into the window reveal and around the corner return
SystemViero Oltre, four-part
TexturesPolished or trowelled
Applied overPlaster, plasterboard, tile, cement board
Wet areasYes, with Barrier waterproofing
Build depthApprox. 2–3mm
Colour rangeSTY01–STY48 plus White
Common Questions

Worth knowing before you commit

Yes, over sound plaster, plasterboard, tile and cement board. The Base primer is formulated to bond the system to those substrates.

Yes — it is a common alternative to a tiled or glass splashback, with the advantage of no joints. The sealer resists everyday cleaning products.

Different materials for different jobs. Microcement is harder-wearing and waterproof; Venetian polished plaster is a lime finish with more depth and sheen but less resilience in wet or high-traffic areas. If you offer Venetian plaster too, link it here.

Colour matching is possible across the Oltre range, and samples are made up and viewed in your own light before anything is committed.

Recent Work

Walls we’ve finished

A clinic feature wall in Ashford, a backlit showroom panel for Gorringe, and the lettering and detail that went into them.

Backlit microcement feature panel with Gorringe Kitchens and Bathrooms lettering, in their showroom
Laser level setting out the Sorella lettering on a finished microcement wall
Sorella wordmark pressed into a pale microcement wall, trowel marks visible
Oltre Style 22 kitchen wall finish in raking light
Smooth white Oltre microcement finish in a recessed wall niche under a spotlight
Forma FS monogram set into a textured microcement wall
Forma business card held up against the finished Sorella feature wall

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