Villas · Open-Plan Floors · Kitchens · Movement Joints
La Nucía is a place of villas and urbanisation homes with big ground floors, which suits one continuous floor. Large areas bring their own question though, namely how a new slab and its joints behave under a thin finish.
In this hillside town, a typical home is a villa built in recent decades, with a generous living-and-kitchen space opening onto a terrace. Those floors are often large-format tile, and owners tire of the grid of joints and of tiles that crack or lift.
A single seamless floor across lounge, dining area and hall is a popular way to modernise such a house. The effect is calm and spacious, and the same tone can carry into bathrooms, so the whole home feels designed rather than patched together over the years.
Large floors need honest planning. A big slab expands, contracts and may have construction joints that must be respected, and microcement over a big uninterrupted area behaves differently from a bathroom. We study the slab before recommending anything.
Large floors
Builders cut or form joints in concrete so that it can move without cracking randomly. If a thin coating is laid straight across such a joint, the movement will eventually show as a line. The usual answer is to follow the existing joints with matching ones in the finish.
We look at where the original joints lie, whether the slab has hairline cracks already, and whether there is underfloor pipework. Cracks are repaired and checked before coating, and the plan for joints is explained to you, since they become part of the visible design.
This is honest practice and not a drawback. A floor with a few neat, deliberate lines will look better for longer than a flawless-looking floor that cracks randomly in a year. If you want no lines at all, we will say plainly what the risk is.
Kitchens
Most La Nucía villas have kitchens open to the lounge, so the floor and the splashback wall are always on show. Carrying the same finish through both areas helps a worn-out kitchen look new without a full refit, though cabinets, appliances and finishes have to be coordinated.
We protect worktops and units, mask appliances and plan the order so the floor is the last thing to be walked on. A kitchen sees dropped pans, oil and heavy foot traffic, so we are frank about scratches and talk through sealer, mats and sensible habits.
If you are replacing the kitchen at the same time, it is worth sequencing so units are fitted before the final sealing coats where possible. Our project managers handle that, so carpenters, plumbers and finishers are not queueing for the same room.
Phasing
Few families can empty a whole villa at once. We often divide the work: bathrooms first, then the hall and lounge, then bedrooms, so you can keep living in the house. Each area is sealed off with sheeting while the coatings cure.
Because the same product and pigment batches should be used across connected areas, we plan the colours in advance and keep records. Matching a floor months later is harder than doing it in one go, and we say so when you decide the stages.
For owners who live elsewhere, a villa can be completed during a longer absence. We send photo updates after each coating and sealing stage, hold a call before final colours go on, and hand back a clean, finished house.
How it works
A survey comes first. We walk through the house, measure the floors, check slab joints and discuss the rooms you want, then bring samples to look at in your lounge light. The written quotation lists areas, preparation and the order of work.
During the job one project manager is your point of contact. We tell you the days each area is out of use, explain the cure times before furniture returns, and give you a care note once the final seal is dry.
Questions
Yes, in suitable cases. We assess the slab, any cracks and joints first, plan matching joints in the finish and explain them in the quotation. Large areas can be phased room by room.
Large slabs move, so lines can appear where the building does. We repair existing cracks, reinforce the coating and follow the slab's joints. No one can guarantee zero marks, and we explain the risk plainly.
It can, and it is a popular choice. We protect units and appliances, finish the floor last and advise on mats and sealer. Hot pans and sharp knives should still be kept off the surface.
Usually yes, if the job is phased. We section off each area, keep the rest usable and tell you when floors can be walked on, so living in the house stays reasonable.
Across the area
Homes in neighbouring towns have different slabs, climates and layouts, so our approach changes with them. The pages below show how we work in nearby places.
Microcement in Benidorm apartments: seamless bathroom, shower and floor finishes planned around lifts, neighbours and rental turnaround. Free quotation.
View Benidorm →Microcement in Altea for old-town houses, stairs, feature walls and sea-view villas, with uneven surfaces assessed first and samples agreed. Free quotation.
View Altea →Microcement in Finestrat hillside villas: split-level floors, stairs, bathrooms and terraces, with sun and slope explained honestly. Free quotation.
View Finestrat →Microcement in Calpe for seafront apartments and hillside villas: bathrooms and floors where humidity and salt air demand careful sealing. Free quotation.
View Calpe →Microcement in Alfaz del Pi and Albir: holiday-let bathrooms, seafront flats and hillside villas, finished between bookings. Free quotation.
View Alfaz del Pi & Albir →Microcement in Polop village houses and hillside villas: old floors, thick stone walls, damp checks and hand-worked finishes explained. Free quotation.
View Polop →Microcement in Benissa: fincas, tall old-town houses and coastal villas, with kitchens, stone surroundings and varied surfaces assessed first. Free quotation.
View Benissa →Microcement in Villajoyosa: seafront flats, old-street townhouses and inland villas, finished for year-round family living. Free quotation from Dragon Reforms.
View Villajoyosa →Microcement in Callosa d'en Sarrià, home of Dragon Reforms: village houses, hillside fincas and valley homes, with easy site visits. Free quotation.
View Callosa d'en Sarrià →Microcement in Albir: holiday apartments near the promenade and villas beneath the Sierra Helada, with showers, floors and sealing explained. Free quotation.
View Albir →Get in touch
Let us know which floors and bathrooms you have in mind, and we will visit, test the slab, and show you finished samples.
Afterwards you get a written quotation at no cost and no obligation. It also describes how the guarantee on our work operates.
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Professional Collaboration & Complete House Renovation – Calpe
“We have been collaborating for many years on projects both large and small, with excellent results. Our latest collaboration was the complete renovation of a house in Calpe. Thanks to their professionalism and reliability, they were able to handle all phases of the project. We hope to continue working together for many years to come.”
Complete Apartment Renovation – Benidorm
“I would like to say a huge thank you to Dragonreforms. Nico and his team did an excellent job renovating our 2 bedroom apartment in Benidorm. This included a beautiful new bathroom, kitchen, flooring, interior doors, plumbing and complete electrical works. Truly amazing workmanship. You have made our dreams come true.”
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