Resources
Working knowledge,openly published.
Guides, specifier sheets, and the care notes we send every client. We publish what we know — copy it into your project file, send it to your architect, save it for later.
All articles
13 articles
Spec · 6 min
Commercial Epoxy Flooring in Dubai: Write the Performance Brief Before Choosing a Finish
Turn operational needs into a usable floor brief covering substrate, traffic, cleaning, slip and handover.
Retail · 6 min
Commercial Terrazzo Flooring for Dubai Retail: Plan the Floor Around Trading
Plan a retail terrazzo floor around customer routes, display changes, thresholds, joints and future repairs.
Hospitality · 6 min
Decorative Plaster for Dubai Hospitality: Match the Finish to the Zone
Choose hospitality wall finishes by touch, cleaning, lighting and stain exposure across guest and service zones.
Outdoor · 6 min
Epoxy Flooring Around Pools in Dubai: Check the Whole Surround Before Choosing the System
Assess pool-surround flooring through drainage, wet grip, weathering, cleaning and landscape transitions.
Guide · 7 min
Limewash Feature Walls in Dubai: Where They Work and Where They Don’t
Where soft tonal movement belongs, what to check before sampling, and when to choose another finish.
Guide · 7 min
Polished Concrete or Microcement? Start With the Existing Floor
A substrate-first guide for deciding whether to expose an existing slab or build a new microcement surface.
Guide · 6 min
Microcement vs. tile — what changes in a bathroom retrofit
The seven-day timeline, the height question, the joint detail, the cost.
Spec · 8 min
Specifying Marmorino — sheens, pigments, substrates
A reference for architects and designers writing finish schedules.
Care · 4 min
Living with limewash — care, retouch, refresh
Why limewash improves with age, when to retouch, and how to redo it cheaply.
Technical · 10 min
Wet-room detailing — joints, falls, sealer specification
The waterproofing flow we use for showers and steam rooms in microcement.
Process · 5 min
Metallic epoxy — controlled chaos, every time
The pour, the lighting, the temperature — what determines a metallic epoxy's character.
Craft · 7 min
Real leaf gilding — water gilding vs. mordant
Why we still do leaf the historical way, and when each method earns its place.
Downloads
Specifier sheets.
The spec sheets we send to architects and designers writing finish schedules — free to download, no email-gate.
Microcement spec sheet (PDF)
Full system spec for architects — substrate prep, primer, build coats, sealer, performance data.
2.1 MBRequestCare & cleaning guide (PDF)
Print-friendly homeowner reference — pH-safe cleaners, refresh schedule, what to avoid.
0.9 MBRequestColour & sheen swatch sheet (PDF)
Current catalogue of finish colours and sheen options. Updated quarterly.
4.6 MBRequest
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