Any experience with microcement?

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I have a small bathroom (about 50 sq ft) that I am looking to renovate. It dates from the 1970s and both the floor and walls are tiled. As is common with many places built in the 70s, there is also asbestos under the tiles. We renovated a similar bathroom upstairs, and the work, including asbestos removal, came to about $25k. I don’t want to spend this much again.

I recently learned about microcement, which is apparently a type of thin polymer-based cement that can be applied with a trowel over many different surfaces, including ceramic tile, to create a completely new surface. Here is one video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQvV-weoklw

I am very interested in this as it seems to be something a non-pro can do and it would avoid all the costs of removing the old tiles and asbestos.

Anyone here have any experience, positive or negative, with microcement? Was it hard to do without a professional? How durable was it? Any tips or cautionary tales?

thanks

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I’d be concerned that doing that might not be up to code if there’s known asbestos and you’re renovating, if you’re one to worry about that kind of thing.

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Thanks, but I’m not sure what you mean about the code. My understand is that if I break the wall I am required to remove the asbestos. This will just be covering the wall. The asbestos will be left intact.