Porcelain Paving ideas for your Garden

Why not pair your beautiful Grey Porcelain Paving tiles with a complementary garden feature such as a Decorative Stone or some Edging tiles? 

Many people lay a garden patio for a purpose; perhaps to create a space to dine out on in the summer, and to entertain visiting family and friends. If this is the case, consider edging your porcelain paving patio with some Porcelain Cobble Setts. These are hugely popular and available in an array of colours, including Grey. This create a very smart garden patio and a great-looking finish.

Or perhaps you're using Manhattan Grey Paving to surround a swimming pool for a safe, non-slip surface to walk on. If this is the case, a feature to look at and admire while you're taking a dip could really enhance your garden experience. Consider adding a plant bed and topping this off with some Polar Ice Chippings which would be a great, free-drainage addition while perfectly matching your Grey garden patio.  

What is the Difference Between Porcelain and Sandstone?

Both Sandstone and Porcelain Paving are very popular choices of patio paving, however, they each obtain completely different features. 

Porcelain Paving has been manufactured in a factory with the aim of re-creating natural stone paving, but with a more uniform finish. Due to its man-made nature, Porcelain paving will be created to a higher standard in comparison to natural sandstone.

This particular Porcelain Paving has been rectified during its manufacturing process. This ensures that the paving slabs are finished with sharp, perfect edges to be dimensionally accurate and are identical to each other, almost eliminating any tile variation. To achieve this, the slabs have been grinded and polished during the process. 

This manufacturing process ensured our porcelain is completely non-porous and water proof as well as resistant to mould, moss and frost. It also maintains its R11 skid value, being non-slip and safe for pool surrounds. 

Sandstone is a completely natural stone that originates from quarries in India. For this reason, this stone will be naturally permeable and allow water through the slabs. 

Arguably, this makes Sandstone paving the more eco-friendly option, as it will absorb rain water, preventing the cause of floods. It is also a naturally formed product, as opposed to being manufactured at high temperatures. 

Porcelain Paving, on the other hand, requires very little maintenance, it will stand the test of time in terms of it's looks and will not change in colour or require sealing.

Sandstone will require regular sealing to prevent the colours from fading completely, but will naturally change colour in the sun over time.  

Looking After Your Porcelain Paving

Porcelain Paving requires very little maintenance, we recommend hosing down or jet washing your garden paving every 6 months and generally keeping it free of any debris. Although this paving should be stain resistant, we advise cleaning any spillages straight away.

Buy With Confidence

• Our paving can be purchased in quantities of 5 square metres or as a single tile.
• Please enter the amount of 5 sqm you need (for example 20sqm would be 4 x 5sqm). 
• All of our paving comes in crates which can be easily placed into a van or into a garden using a hiab lorry.
• You can choose free collection from one of our Depots or fuss-free, home delivery.

A Service You Can Rely On

• Our reliable service offers prompt delivery to any area in the UK
• Stone Zone is a family-run business that has been well-established since 1998
• Our efficient customer advisors can help you with your purchase
• We pride ourselves on offering a range of affordable garden supplies 

Sample slabs are available in-store, please ask a customer advisor.