The short answer: the kitchen is one of microcement’s best rooms. One seamless, grout-free surface can run across the floor, up the walls and the splashback — nothing to harbour grease, no grout lines to blacken, wipeable end to end — with walls from AED 220/m² and floors from AED 250/m². We apply it to the floor, walls and ceiling only — not to the worktop, the island or the cabinets. The honest rules that come with it: wipe acidic spills rather than letting them sit, keep the zone right behind a gas hob properly specified, and clean with pH-neutral products. Follow those and a microcement kitchen stays beautiful for years; ignore them and you will mark the sealer that protects it.
Why kitchens suit microcement so well
The kitchen’s oldest cleaning problem is not the surfaces — it is the joints between them. Grout lines collect grease and darken no matter how well they are scrubbed; silicone beads at the counter-wall junction discolour; every seam is a place for spills to lodge. Microcement removes the joints. A 2–3 mm hand-applied coating runs continuously across floor and wall, sealed under a protective topcoat, giving one wipeable surface with nowhere for kitchen grime to hide. That is not a style argument — it is a hygiene argument — and it is why seamless surfaces suit a home kitchen so well.
The microcement kitchen floor — the workhorse surface, from AED 250/m²
A microcement kitchen floor, from AED 250/m², takes a family kitchen’s daily life: footfall, chair scrape, the dropped spoon, the splashed oil. The sealed surface wipes clean and, unlike tile, has no grout net to hold what the mop misses. Two honest notes. First, comfort: microcement is a hard mineral floor like tile or stone — kind to cleaning, indifferent to standing cooks; a mat by the hob and sink is a fair ally. Second, renovation is where it shines: microcement goes directly over sound existing tiles, so a dated kitchen floor disappears without demolition, dust or a skip in the driveway — the build-up is covered in microcement over tiles. If a kitchen quote calls it microtopping or micro concrete, it is the same coating under another name: ask for the same floor-grade base coat and sealer.
Splashbacks and walls — from AED 220/m²
Walls and splashbacks, from AED 220/m², are the easiest microcement decision in the house. A splashback’s job is to take splatter and wipe clean; a sealed seamless surface does exactly that, and the counter-to-wall junction — the grimiest seam in a tiled kitchen — becomes one continuous detail. Water is no issue for a properly sealed surface (the full story is in is microcement waterproof). The one honest caveat: directly behind a gas hob, radiant heat is constant and fierce; specification matters there, and we detail that zone accordingly — or a client who sears daily on high flame may prefer a steel strip behind the burners and microcement everywhere else. We would rather design that in than pretend the case does not exist.
Can microcement go on a kitchen worktop or island?
No. We apply microcement to floors, walls and ceilings only — not to worktops, islands, cabinets or other kitchen furniture. A worktop takes knives, hot pans and daily scrubbing, and for that a stone, quartz or porcelain slab from a fabricator is the right choice. What we do is the surfaces around it: the floor the island stands on, the splashback the worktop meets, and the walls and ceiling above. For the full room logic, see the microcement bathroom and kitchen system in Dubai. Planning the bathroom too? See our microcement bathroom page for how the wet zones are waterproofed.
The honest rules: heat, stains and cleaning
Microcement’s cement body is mineral and stable; the working skin is the sealer, and the rules protect the sealer. Heat: the sealer is a polyurethane topcoat, so the wall directly behind a hard-used gas hob is detailed for it, as above. Stains: wine, lemon, vinegar and turmeric want wiping when they happen, not after dinner; an acidic spill left sitting can etch its outline into the topcoat. Cleaning: pH-neutral cleaner and a cloth or mop — no bleach scrubs, no abrasive creams, no steam mops. Renewal: in a hard-working kitchen the topcoat is renewable — a re-seal after years of service refreshes the wear layer without re-doing the floor. None of this is delicate; it is the same care a good kitchen already practises.
When something else is the better kitchen answer
If the family genuinely will not keep prompt-wipe and pH-neutral habits, porcelain tile is more forgiving of neglect — you will trade grout maintenance for that forgiveness, and microcement vs tiles walks through that decision honestly. And the worktop itself is always a slab from a fabricator — stone, quartz or porcelain — with microcement on the floor and walls around it.
The bottom line
A microcement kitchen delivers the thing tiled kitchens cannot: one seamless, grout-free, wipeable surface from floor to wall to splashback — walls from AED 220/m², floors from AED 250/m², full costs in the microcement cost guide, and what changes between a tower flat and a family home in microcement in apartments vs villas. For the whole floor, see microcement flooring in Dubai. It asks for prompt wipes and pH-neutral cleaning in exchange.
Planning a kitchen? Send photos and rough dimensions on WhatsApp, or call +971 4 587 7086. 8+ years in the UAE, crews trained in-house, never subcontracted — and if your kitchen’s habits suit tile better, we will say so before we quote.
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FAQ
Is microcement good for kitchens?
Yes — the kitchen is one of microcement’s best rooms. One seamless, grout-free surface runs across the floor, the walls and the splashback, so there are no grout lines to hold grease. It asks for two habits in return: wipe acidic spills such as lemon, vinegar and wine promptly, and clean with pH-neutral products.
How much does a microcement kitchen cost in the UAE?
Microcement kitchen walls and splashbacks start from AED 220/m² and kitchen floors from AED 250/m², supplied and installed. The final quote follows a site visit, because the existing surface and the area decide the preparation; the microcement cost guide explains what moves it.
Can microcement be used as a kitchen splashback?
Yes. A sealed microcement splashback wipes clean and joins the wall and counter in one continuous detail. The zone directly behind a hard-used gas hob is specified for the heat, and some clients who cook on high flame every day choose a steel strip behind the burners with microcement around it.
Can microcement go over existing kitchen tiles?
Yes, over sound, well-bonded tiles, after the surface is prepared and primed — so a dated kitchen floor or splashback is renewed without demolition. Loose or hollow tiles are fixed or removed first. The details are in microcement over tiles.
Can microcement be used on a kitchen worktop or island?
Not by us. We apply microcement to floors, walls and ceilings only. A worktop takes knives, hot pans and daily scrubbing; a stone, quartz or porcelain slab from a fabricator is the right choice there, with microcement on the floor and walls around it.
Does microcement stain in a kitchen?
The sealer protects it, but an acidic spill left sitting — wine, lemon, vinegar, turmeric — can etch its outline into the topcoat. Wiped when it happens, it leaves no mark. In a hard-working kitchen the topcoat is renewed after years of service without redoing the floor; see microcement care and cleaning.
Microcement kitchen or tiles: which is better?
Microcement if you want one seamless, grout-free surface from floor to splashback and your kitchen is a normal-use home kitchen; tiles if the budget is tight, the floor is a new-build screed, or you want a surface that needs no sealer renewal. Both are honest choices, and RBS does not supply tiles. If tiles are already down and sound, microcement can go over them, which saves the demolition (microcement over tiles); the floor and wall system is on our microcement in Dubai page.
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