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Porcelain Paving
Whether you have a charming courtyard or a sprawling garden, porcelain paving will transform your outdoor space.
Our Italian-inspired Talasey Vitripiazza garden porcelain tiles are slip resistant, hard wearing and have a high stain resistance, making them the perfect choice for families and commercial spaces.
Have a question about porcelain paving? Check out our top 10 porcelain paving FAQs.
What are the benefits of porcelain paving?
Porcelain paving is a great alternative to sandstone paving for those who want to create a low maintenance garden patio. Its strong and hard-wearing and is resistant to salt and acid, and has a high resistance to algae and mould. Other benefits of porcelain paving include:
- High slip resistance
- High stain resistance, due to porcelain being a low porous material
- Frost resistant
- Easy to clean
Vitrified porcelain paving
Our Vitripiazza porcelain paving ranges are produced through the vitrification of its component materials, i.e. clays, feldspar and siliceous sands. These materials are sintered through firing in kilns in excess of 1200ºC, compacting the elements which closes the pores and giving the porcelain its excellent technical properties that enable it to be a perfect choice for paving.
What are the disadvantages of porcelain paving?
Porcelain paving slabs are harder to lay then sandstone and concrete, which may be seen as a disadvantage. We’ve pulled together a guide on how to lay porcelain paving to make this process easier.
Porcelain paving slabs are also more expensive per m2 than most natural stone slabs, but we believe that the long term benefits outweigh the initial cost.
Our 3 Vitripiazza porcelain paving ranges:
Bellezza Lite – 16mm porcelain slabs
Our Bellezza Lite slabs are lightly textured to give a natural stone effect. These porcelain pavers are full-bodied, giving the highest quality aesthetic.
Cava Quartz – 20mm porcelain slabs
Our Cava Quartz slabs are finished with a natural stone quartzite texture.
Cava Stone – 20mm porcelain slabs
Our Cava Stone slabs are perfect for those wanting to achieve the look and finish of natural stone paving, with all of the performance properties of porcelain.
Is Vitripiazza porcelain paving full-bodied?
Full-bodied porcelain paving is a premium choice with the highest quality aesthetics. The materials in the body of a full-bodied flag is colour matched to the surface print. Full-bodied porcelain paving slabs are suitable for use on driveways when the appropriate foundations are in place.
Our Vitripiazza Bellezza Lite porcelain paving slabs are full-bodied.
