From the original manufacturer · Yucatán Peninsula
The Mayan finish for walls, floors and pools
Chukum is a coating made from white cement and limestone that takes its colour from the bark extract of the chukum tree. We supply it from European stock to architects, applicators and distributors across Europe.
A Mayan technique, revived for today's architecture
The Maya used the resin of the chukum tree (Havardia albicans) to build, waterproof and dye. Its tannins give the colour, and its resins improve the setting of the mix of white cement and fine limestone powder from the same region.
More than 20 years ago, architects restoring haciendas in Yucatán revived the technique. Today it covers walls, ceilings, floors, pools and reflecting ponds with a finish that never repeats exactly.
Where it is used
Pools and water features
Withstands constant contact with water.
Bathrooms and showers
A continuous surface without joints.
Walls and ceilings
Hand-made texture, matt or polished.
Floors and terraces
Indoors and outdoors.
Facades
Ages like natural stone.
Products
The Chukum System
Four steps and four products. Following them in order is what makes the finish last.
Prepare
Plumb, level render, clean and dampened. Bonding coat of Adikum.
Apply
Chukum Base mixed with Agua de Chukum, 3–5 mm with a trowel.
Cure
Keep the surface damp for 7 days.
Seal
Chukum Protect, a colourless water repellent, protects without changing the look.
Finished in chukum
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