IFS polished concrete overlay for JB floors and walls: the simen kilat look without breaking out the old floor, by an authorised applicator. Quote per sq ft.
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Outside Johor: Polished concrete in KL, Selangor and Penang, through the authorised applicators there.
A polished concrete overlay is a thin layer of coloured concrete laid over an existing floor or wall and finished to look like polished concrete, without breaking out the old floor. IFS describes its overlay as 6 mm thick; in Johor Bahru it is laid by a Rayson-authorised applicator.
Photos from IFS
Photos supplied by IFS, not Johor jobs. Your colour, texture and pattern are chosen on a sample board.
IFS describes its overlay as 6 mm thick. That is thin enough to go over an existing floor or wall, but door clearances, thresholds and floor traps are still checked at the site visit.
Where the overlay meets another floor, the edge detail is agreed before the job, and the build-up over your floor is confirmed on a sample board first.
It gives a similar look. Simen kilat is a cement screed trowelled smooth on site; the overlay is a thin, coloured concrete system laid over the floor you already have, so nothing needs breaking out.
Simen kilat needs a new screed and tends to crack finely as it cures; IFS applies its overlay in four steps over a prepared base, with the colour and aggregate chosen on a sample.
An overlay follows the floor under it: cracks or hollow spots in the base come through. The applicator taps and repairs the base first, and movement joints in the slab are carried through the overlay rather than covered.
Moisture is checked too, because a damp slab is a common cause of an overlay failing; the build-up is confirmed on a sample board before the job.
An overlay is a finish, not a waterproofing membrane. Where a wet area is involved, the applicator confirms on site whether a Rayson SealForce WB20 membrane goes underneath first, and the build-up is proven on a sample board.
Shower floors also need a fall to the drain and a sealed surface; the applicator says which rooms suit the overlay and which suit microcement or tiles better.
| Compared on | IFS polished concrete overlay | Simen kilat | Polished concrete slab | MicroCrete® microcement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thickness | About 6 mm (IFS) | A cement screed | IFS states at least 25 mm | A few millimetres |
| The old floor | Stays; the overlay goes over it | Usually a new screed | A new slab or topping | Stays; it goes over it |
| Walls | Yes (IFS: walls and floors) | Rarely | No | Yes |
| Cracking | Follows the base; the base is repaired first | Hairline cracks are common | Joints cut as it cures | Follows the base; the base is repaired first |
| The look | Polished concrete, colour and aggregate | Raw, smooth cement | Ground and polished concrete | Soft, mineral, hand-trowelled |
A first guide. The applicator confirms the right finish for your floor on site.
Colour and texture chosen on a sample board, and the build-up over your floor confirmed on it.
Tiles tapped for bond, cracks and hollow spots repaired, moisture checked, and PrimeBond E20 where the system calls for it.
The IFS overlay applied in its four steps to the specified thickness, then finished as the system specifies.
Kept off until cured; the cleaning and care regime is explained at handover.
Per square foot, quoted after inspection. Five things decide it: the area, the floor underneath (tiles, concrete or screed) and its repairs, walls and stairs against open floor, the colour and aggregate chosen, and whether a wet area needs a membrane first. Rayson publishes no price list.
In Kuala Lumpur, Selangor or Penang: Polished concrete in KL, Selangor and Penang, through the Rayson-authorised applicators there.
The build-up, top to bottom · diagram, not to scale
Wet areas: the applicator confirms whether a SealForce WB20 membrane goes underneath first.
Rayson PrimeBond E20 is a two-component, medium-viscosity, solvent-free epoxy bonding primer that anchors resin floor systems to concrete, screed, asphalt and prepared metal — on dry or damp substrates.
Specifications →
Rayson SealForce WB20 is a one-part, water-based, polyurethane-modified waterproofing membrane for toilets, showers, bathrooms, balconies and other interior wet areas — rolled or brushed on in two coats and concealed beneath the tiles, screed or render.
Specifications →The decorative finish itself is an IFS product, not a Rayson one.
The system is specified by the company that makes the material, and installed by an independent applicator Rayson has authorised, not chosen from whatever a supplier had on the shelf that week.
Every Rayson material on your floor or roof has a published technical data sheet. You can read what went in, and so can your consultant.
Rayson warrants the material as its maker. The authorised applicator, an independent company that contracts with you, warrants the workmanship. Each warranty is issued by the company responsible for it.
The products, data sheets and application methods are the ones Rayson publishes in Singapore. Nothing is rebadged for Malaysia.
Contractors and facility teams buy the same materials direct from the maker, with application guidance. The applicator is there when you want the job done for you.
Each with the Rayson layers it uses
All jobs in Johor ↗Seamless cement finish over floors, walls and showers, with Rayson waterproofing underneath where it is wet.
Dry floors: PrimeBond E20 primer in place of the membrane, or a bonding primer over firmly bonded tiles.
Quoted after inspectionIFS Japanese terrazzo, poured in place, for homes, lobbies and shops, on a base prepared with Rayson materials.
Speckled flake and seamless metallic or marbled epoxy floors from the IFS range, laid over Rayson primer.
Firmly bonded tiles: grout lines filled and a bonding primer first.
Quoted after inspectionIFS makes its overlay for walls as well as floors. Stairs are checked for their edges and grip at the site visit, and the finish for each is confirmed on a sample board.
Several working days: repairs to the base and any primer, the overlay’s four steps, then the cure before the room is used. The applicator sets out the programme in the quotation.
IFS’s terms cover the overlay; Rayson warrants the Rayson layers under it; the Rayson-authorised applicator warrants the workmanship. All are written into the quotation.
Tell us what the surface is, where it is and what it has to withstand. Rayson replies with a system recommendation; for installation, the applicator for your area in Johor, Kuala Lumpur or Penang is introduced to quote the job.
Malaysia launch: 1 March 2027. Enquiries are welcome now; supply, site assessment and installation timing are confirmed for each project.