Concrete Texture

Your Options With X-Bond

Achieve various concrete textures throughout your project with X-Bond

If you would like to achieve a concrete textured finish without actually using concrete, X-Bond Microcement could be the answer you’ve been looking for. X-Bond is one of the most advanced microcement solutions on the market. Consisting of stone and a liquid polymer, it’s hand applied over an existing substrate at approximately 2-3mm thick to replicate the look and feel of various concrete textures as well as other materials — including polished concrete, stucco, stone, limewash, and natural concrete. X-Bond can be applied to floors, walls and joinery so that you can have a seamless finish on various surfaces throughout your project. Discover are the textures we can create using X-Bond…

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Close-up of a textured x-bond natural concrete finish
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X-Bond Luma

X-Bond Luma (formerly named Micro) is hand-trowelled over an existing substrate and then polished for a burnished concrete texture.

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It’s sealed with either an internal or external sealer and is suitable for floors, walls, joinery, and wet areas. The trowel marks remain visible in the surface to create a cloud-like finish with luminous tonal variation. If you’re after a seamless concrete-inspred finish with both smooth and rough areas, X-Bond Luma is a great alternative.

X-Bond Natural Concrete

Like the name suggests, X-Bond Natural Concrete is a microcement finish inspired by the natural texture of raw concrete.

X-Bodn Microcement installed to feature columns at Medibank Head Office in Melbourne
Close-up of a X-Bond Natural Concrete

Suitable for feature walls and joinery, the application process begins with a fine spray of X-Bond, followed by a skilled trowel technique that creates both smooth and textured areas. The result is a lightweight surface coating with the same organic imperfections as a raw concrete slab.

X-Bond Mineral

If you’re wanting something different to the concrete look, our X-Bond Mineral finish is a versatile alternative inspired by classic stucco.

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It’s suitable for walls or ceilings, and can also be used on external floors requiring high slip resistance. With the Mineral finish, X-Bond is applied to the surface using a spray gun. This creates a splatter effect that dries to form a rough surface.

X-Bond Blade

Add more texture to your external concrete flooring without sacrificing a seamless concrete-inspired finish.

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For the Blade finish, we apply X-Bond over an external concrete slab with a special blade. The tool creates pronounced chatter marks which provide added texture compared to our Luma finish. Where Luma is soft and cloudy, Blade’s appearance is rougher and more industrial.

Interested in learning more about our microcement range?