What is 'Outdoor Porcelain Paving' and why is it so popular?

Natural stone has been the preferred material for outdoor paving for a long time, something that is hardly surprising when you consider its many virtues. Stone paving is durable, hard wearing, provides a surface that is reliably non-slip and perhaps more importantly will look beautiful in your garden. When you construct a path of patio from natural stone you are bringing the countryside into your outdoor space, however urban your location.

But however practical and attractive it might be, stone has become commonplace. What if you are somebody who is not attracted to the rural idyl? What if you want your outdoor space to embrace your urban environment, or perhaps enhance your rural location with some urban chic? Is there a material that can give you the practicality and durability of stone but without the rural feel?

We are pleased to say that there most certainly is. Outdoor porcelain paving can give you everything that you would get from natural sandstone but with a more urban, sleeker aesthetic. Our porcelain paving slabs are as hard wearing and durable as limestone paving - indeed, they are much harder than limestone – which is in fact rather soft.

Outdoor porcelain paving does not just look good either. It is just as easy to maintain as stone too, needing only an occasional blast from a power washer to keep it looking as good as new for decades to come. Porcelain paving is genuinely a virtually maintenance free product. The ultra hard ceramic surface makes porcelain highly resistant to stains, scratches, mould, acid and alkali so they do not merely start out looking great, they will carry on looking great for many years no matter what life might throw at them.

Our porcelain paving really does look good, easily matching the beauty of stone. Outdoor porcelain paving tiles are not mere blocks of flat, homogenous colour. They contain a range of hues which run over the surface of every slab. They deliver not a boring, monochrome surface, but a richly dynamic dance of shades that have been baked into every tile for a beauty that will last as long as the paving.

And of course, there are a range of carefully designed colour ways to choose from, meaning that porcelain paving can give you an aesthetic to your outdoor space that is bright and airy or dark and masculine. With porcelain you can make your garden perfectly conform to your design ideals.

Given the nature of the British climate we should also note that our outdoor porcelain paving tiles been given an R-11 rating for their anti-slip properties, helping to prevent slips and falls even when they are wet. This makes them an ideal paving solution for paths and patios but also for paving the areas around swimming pools. Their high density also means that they do not heat up quickly in the sun which can help keep your outdoor space a little cooler in a heatwave – and their inherent frost resistance makes them an ideal surface for the winter months too.

In short, outdoor porcelain paving is the future of the patio. Porcelain paving tiles are available in a range of colours and sizes, although the 900 X 600 Porcelain Paving slab is generally the most popular option. Porcelain is beautiful, practical, easy to maintain and incredibly durable. With porcelain paving the possibilities are truly endless.