1-Day Microcement Introduction Learn the basics of what makes Microcement such a highly desirable waterproof coating in a single day
Microcement is a durable coating system that can create a contemporary design on walls and floors. This course is designed as a short introduction to the nature of the product, and serves to answer any questions about how the system is applied, as well as most of the details that applicators should keep in mind when preparing to carry out an application.
Upon completing our introductory Microcement course, we will provide you with a mood board set. This is a set of 20 sample tiles that include the main colours that form part of the Microcement product range. These samples come in a range of different protectors. (An additional Mood board set with 10 bright colours is available separately.
The Microcement course will discuss the most common environments that the product covers, being floors, bathrooms & worktops. Due to the short nature of the course, and the many layers that the application involves, we will use a rotating board system. This is to allow you the opportunity to apply each of the layers and get a feel for how each coat behaves. The rotating board system means that for every coat you apply, we will have ready a separate board with a dry version of that coat for you to move on to immediately.
It is important to know that this course is not aimed at teaching trowel skills or how to plaster. Microcement is really quite a technical product and not very beginner friendly. We recommend this course for people that already have some experience with plastering and are confident using a trowel. This course is designed to create a theoretical understanding of the the application. Therefore, the main focus of this course is more to do with preparing your materials in order to apply each layer, troubleshooting and ensuring each layer is finished before moving on to the next one. Quite a bit of mixing, weighing and combining of materials is needed in order to prepare each coat. The timing of the application of each coat is also discussed and covered.
We believe that once you have taken this course and understood the system, you should give it a go at home for yourself and do some practice. Ultimately, this is what will make you a solid professional applicator. This course is primarily aimed at professionals that only wish to be taken through the step by step process. It includes limited application time, as our intention is mostly to give you the knowledge, allowing you to practice in your own home. If you feel that you would benefit from a longer or more in depth course with the Microcement material, please take a look at out 3-Day Microcement course which will go in depth, and give you more opportunity to apply each layer of material.
Is this course right for me?
We have designed this course with the time and experience of our applicators in mind. We know it can be difficult to get time off work in order to train. We also know that many applicators that already work with our products, may not need more than a crash course on this type of product. This may be due to previous experience with other Microcements, or perhaps a lot of experience with Plastering or Venetian plaster.
The intention of this course is to cover all the steps of this complex application within a single day. For some apprentices, this can be a bit too fast, and not in depth enough. For this reason, we also have a 3-Day Microcement course that is significantly slower and includes more hands-on time, for those looking to get everything out of the system.
If this sounds more like the course you need, feel free to take a look at it on the link below.
Why train with Impera Italia?
At Impera Italia, we pride ourselves in providing a complete service. Having permanent facilities and a highly trained and reliable team. We work around the clock to help applicators and end users achieve their decorating goals. By training with us, you are not only learning from a genuine applicator that has been in the industry for a minimum of 8 years, actively carrying out projects and developing their own skills, but you also benefit from:
- Support from a technical team 5 days a week, from 8am to 5pm.
- Access to our library of custom colours for use in your own projects.
- A 10% discount on material for a minimum of one year, as well as a 5% discount on tools.
- A 15% discount for materials (Not tools) specifically on course dates.
- Expert advise and guidance on new materials, as well as access to an instant selection of over 100 different products.
- Our showroom, a space to bring any clients or designers. Use our samples and resources, colour charts in order to help your clients in the decision making process.
We always go above and beyond for our customers, we know that projects are never as straightforward as we want them to be, but we will do everything we can to make your projects smoother and try to minimize disruptions to your workflow.
Course Overview
01 Course Content
The course starts at 10 am and finishes approx. 2:30 pm. This will depend on how fast everyone is able to get through the materials, whilst making sure that the knowledge is being absorbed.
The following 5 key areas will be covered.
A. Method and coats
- Base coat
2 coats with mesh
- Decorative coat
2 coats with effect
- Sealer
1 coat
- Sealant
Resin and wax options
B. Other products
- Atomo
Primer for porous surfaces
- Pro Link
Primer for tiles
- Special Effects
Waxes and metallic washes
C. Repairs, Surface Preparation and After-care
- How to properly assess, prepare any substrate for Microcement application.
- How to calculate Microcement material requirements.
- How to deal with fundamental or superficial cracks.
- How to re-seal or re-protect a surface.
- How to change the effect/look.
- How to deal with small or large projects.
- How to deal with corners, snagging & accidental damages to Microcement.
- How to modify the effect/look on site.
- How to do wet room applications (bathrooms, shower cubicles, etc).
- How to maintain and clean Microcement.
- ‘What can go wrong’.
D. Tools
- Selection and maintenance
E. Working with Colours and Colouring
- Manual and industrial colouring, colour resistance and colour ability of the decorative coat.
02 On the day
- Arrival for the course is at 10am. Once everyone is ready to begin, we will begin with a short introduction between ourselves, where we learn a little about what we have done in the past, and get to know each others names. Courses are a great place to network!
- This will be followed by a brief description of some of the finishes in our showroom. We will give you some hints and point out applications that we will be discussing in the course, later on in the day.
- The next step, will be to head to the training centre, where we will begin to go through the different coats. Applying them on boards, discussing potential steps require to correct imperfections, as well as things to avoid before moving on to the following coats. In order to maximize the time on the day, for this course, we work on a rotating board basis. This means that every time you finish one coat, we will have a board for you that has been prepared with the following coat on it. Allowing to move on right away.
- Did we mention that lunch is on us? We work with a lovely Italian Deli nearby where we always do our lunches. Positive reviews all around! Lunch time itself can vary, generally we will aim to go between 12-1pm.
- When returning, we will continue with the rest of the coats, until we have finished the application. We will end the day by discussing parts of the application surrounding the Microcement itself. This includes the use of beading, the application of shower trays, as well as using our other Microcement-like coating, All Over.
- Finally, we will return to the showroom, take any questions that course attendees may have, as well as provide the opportunity to speak to the sales team about the general flow of purchasing products, as well as making use of our other services, or even booking on to other courses! You will also get the chance to take advantage of the 15% discount we offer on the date of your course (Tools not included), if you wish to take any materials away with you!
- Finally, we will provide you with a signed certificate of attendance, any goodies that were part of the course, then let you make your way! This will typically be around 2:30pm onwards. We try to make sure we answer any outstanding questions. This can sometimes lead the ending to be a little later.