Help and answers on stone carpet, microcement and epoxy

Stone carpet is a thick layer of natural stone bound in resin, water-permeable and used outdoors as well as inside. Microcement is a 2–3 mm mineral coating for interiors and wet areas. Epoxy is a resin floor specified by the load it carries, and stays indoors unless it is finished with a UV-stable topcoat. Microcement and epoxy are coming soon and not on sale yet. The comparison table sets the three side by side.

The load, exposure to water, substrate and location decide the build-up: 10 mm for foot traffic, 20 mm where vehicles run, 10 mm indoors, 8 mm on vertical surfaces. Pool bowls take a 10 mm build-up closed with PU Sealer; the calculator counts the floor and the walls, and the waterproofing membrane is supplied on request.

Choose by the surface: floors and walls in dry rooms, bathroom floors and shower walls, stairs and furniture. Wet areas add a waterproofing membrane and 3 coats of sealer instead of 2; each page shows the quantities a project would take. The microcement range is coming soon — ask us about availability.

BASE is a coating rolled at 0.3–0.5 mm on a sound, level slab — for garages, storage and utility rooms. PRO is self-levelling at 2–3 mm and carries more: apartments, commercial interiors and, at 3 mm, warehouses with forklifts. The epoxy range is coming soon — ask us about availability.

Stone carpet is made for terraces, paths, driveways and pool decks. Our microcement systems are specified for interiors and wet areas; the basecoat itself can take an outdoor surface, but in direct UAE sun that needs a specification for the project, so ask a specialist first. Epoxy stays indoors unless it is finished with a UV-stable topcoat — in direct sun an unprotected epoxy yellows. Microcement and epoxy are coming soon.

The open natural-stone surface has a texture that stays grippy when wet. Closing it with a pore filler or a semi-gloss sealer makes it smoother — say where the surface is going before choosing the finish. On epoxy, which is coming soon, grip comes from an anti-slip topcoat or aggregate broadcast into the body coat.

Often yes, provided the tiles are sound, well bonded and primed correctly. Hollow, moving or damaged tiles are removed or re-fixed first, and uncertain waterproofing has to be assessed. Under microcement the joints are reinforced with mesh in the base coats so they do not show through.

For resin floors, yes — mechanical preparation is what creates the bond: laitance, old paint and curing compounds are removed before the primer. For stone carpet the requirement depends on the substrate, and priming is often enough.

Water has to leave the surface. Existing falls, drains and thresholds are checked before the system is specified; a permeable stone carpet still needs somewhere for the water to go.

Under stone carpet in pool bowls, bathrooms and showers, and under microcement in showers and on wet floors. Over a room — a balcony or a roof terrace — ask a specialist before choosing the build-up. Stone carpet uses the waterproofing membrane at about 1.5 kg/m² in two coats; it is supplied on request, and the pool bowl calculator can add it.

It is recommended in every stone carpet system and can be left out in the calculator where the substrate does not need it. 2K Epoxy Primer is needed on absorbent, smooth or sealed concrete: it is spread thin, broadcast with quartz sand and left to cure, and the loose sand is swept off before the stone carpet goes down. The cured primer is a closed film, so water that passes through the stone carpet runs off along the falls. One 5 kg set covers about 17 m² at 0.3 kg/m².

Yes. The coating is thin and stays flexible, so it follows the movement of a heated screed. The heating is switched off during application and brought back up gradually afterwards. Microcement is coming soon — ask us about availability.

Every stone carpet system page calculates aggregate, binder and primer from the area you select and rounds up to complete packs. Larger or irregular projects are checked individually before the order is confirmed. The microcement and epoxy pages show what a project would take, for reference until those ranges go on sale.

Stone carpet is the heavy one: a 40 m² pedestrian system with primer is around 650 kg, most of it 24 sacks of aggregate at 25 kg each. Orders up to 30 kg go by courier and heavier ones by vehicle, so the weight sets the delivery rate shown in the cart.

Yes. Samples are the only reliable way to judge natural stone in the light of the actual project, and they cost a fraction of a wrong colour decision: stone carpet samples are AED 35 each. Microcement sample boards will follow when that range goes on sale.

There are 12 stone carpet colours, each packed in single-colour sacks. Microcement is planned in 13 shades made from one white base and a pigment, and the epoxy colour range is being finalised — both are coming soon.

Natural stone varies slightly between batches, so order a whole stone carpet project at once where the colour has to match. With microcement, which is coming soon, the pigment dose has to be identical in every pail of a room — dosing by eye shows as banding.

Stone carpet, yes: our team lays it for AED 173 per m² (AED 165 + VAT), on top of the materials. For microcement and epoxy, Glürex introduces installers who work with the materials regularly, and the installation contract is agreed with the installer after the assessment visit.

Yes. Stone carpet has to be mixed in a forced-action mixer, which can be rented, and supervision for the first pour can be arranged if you want a specialist on site.

It depends on the system, the temperature and the humidity. On stone carpet, light foot traffic is usually possible the next day; full cure takes several days, and the installer confirms the schedule. For the ranges coming soon: microcement reaches full cure in 72 hours, and epoxy takes foot traffic after 24 hours and vehicles after 48 hours on BASE or 3–5 days on PRO.

Stone carpet is laid once the primer and any membrane have cured; the binder is mixed in batches as the work goes, and the installer confirms the schedule after the assessment visit. Microcement, which is coming soon, goes on in passes about 12 hours apart — primer, basecoat, topcoat and sealer — so a floor takes several days.

Yes, with planning. Heat shortens working times — the stone carpet binder has 40 minutes of pot life — so crews mix smaller batches, keep materials in the shade and work the cooler hours.

Add the calculated set to the cart, choose delivery or collection and pay by card — or send the order for a manager to confirm first and pay on confirmation. Delivery is shown before you pay.

Prices are per pack and include 5% VAT. Delivery is charged by weight and emirate and is shown in the cart before you pay.

Yes, to all seven emirates. To Sharjah, Dubai and Ajman: AED 35 by courier (up to 30 kg) or AED 150 by vehicle, 1–2 working days, free from AED 2,500. To the other emirates: AED 60 or AED 400, 2–4 working days, free from AED 5,000. Collection from Sharjah Media City is free. Full terms are on the Delivery and Returns page.

Yes, free of charge, from Sharjah Media City, on the day the order is confirmed. Working days are Monday to Saturday, and an order confirmed by 14:00 is prepared the same day.

Not yet: both ranges are coming soon and are not on sale. The 2K Epoxy Primer used under them is in stock, as are the stone carpet aggregate, binder and sealers. Ask us about availability and we will tell you when they go on sale.

Yes. Trade accounts give volume pricing, stock reservation, equipment rental and specification support for tender documents.

Yes. The Stone Carpet Binder data sheet can be downloaded from its product page; for the other stone carpet components, ask through the contact form or WhatsApp. Data sheets for microcement and epoxy will follow when those ranges go on sale.