Microcement for Drywall & Plaster Finishers — Microcement USA

If you finish drywall or run plaster, you've got the one skill that takes most people the longest to learn: trowel control. The smooth pull, the feathered edge, the flat wall with no telegraphing. That's the heart of microcement. You're already most of the way there.

And microcement pays a lot more than taping and floating.

The Skill You Already Own

Microcement is a thin, hand-troweled coating, around 2 to 3mm, applied over existing surfaces. Watch a microcement installer work and you'll recognize the motion immediately. Loading the trowel, laying the material thin, pulling it flat, working the edges. That's your day.

Plaster finishers especially have a head start. You already build coats, manage open time, and read how a material sets up. Drywall finishers know flatness and surface quality cold, which is exactly what separates a good microcement wall from a rough one.

The new part is the system, not the hands. The Forcrete system runs primer, base, finish, and sealer, and it's waterproof as a full system. You'll learn the products and the sequence. The trowel work is already in you.

It Pays Better Than Wall Finishing

Drywall and plaster are priced competitively, and a lot of it gets bid by the board or the room. The ceiling on what you can charge is low and everybody knows the going rate.

Microcement is a decorative, waterproof finish, and it's priced like one. Certified installers charge $30 to $75+ per square foot installed. That's a different world from taping and floating. One microcement bathroom or feature wall can bring in what a much larger drywall job does, and your trowel skill is the reason you can do it well.

You're not leaving your trade. You're adding a premium finish that pays for the skill you've already built. See the math in our installer earning potential post.

Less Competition Than You're Used To

Every market is full of drywall crews and plaster guys. You compete on speed and price, and the work can dry up between builds.

Now think about how many certified microcement installers work your area. Usually a handful at most. That's more demand than supply, which flips the script. You set the price instead of underbidding to win.

When you can deliver a seamless, waterproof microcement finish and most people can't, you're not competing on the same level.

Steadier, Higher-Value Work

Drywall work can be feast or famine, tied to new construction cycles. Microcement opens up remodels, custom homes, bathrooms, feature walls, and commercial spaces. Different work, often better budgets, and clients who care about the finish.

Your existing contractor and builder relationships are prospects too. They already trust your finish work. Offering microcement gives them a reason to hand you the high-end jobs instead of subbing them out.

Training That Builds on What You Have

Our training is hands-on at our facility in Arizona. Students travel in, learn the full system in person, and leave ready to work. For a plaster or drywall finisher, the trowel portion will come naturally. The focus for you is learning the products, the waterproofing, and the finish options.

You'll cover substrate prep, the full Forcrete system, trowel technique for walls and floors, waterproofing for wet areas, and color and finish work. You apply the material during training, not just watch.

Your tuition comes back as product credit, so you're funding your first orders while you learn. For most finishers, one job pays it back.

Related Reading for Trades

A few posts to check as you weigh it:

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