Transforming your outdoor area with porcelain paving can elevate its aesthetic appeal and functionality. PrimaPorcelain offers a diverse range of options to suit various design preferences. Here's a guide to help you select the ideal porcelain paving slabs for a sleek, modern outdoor space.

1. Consider Your Design Style

Begin by identifying the overall style you wish to achieve:

• Contemporary Look: Opt for large-format tiles with clean lines and minimal textures to create a modern, streamlined appearance.
• Natural Aesthetic: Choose porcelain paving slabs that mimic natural stone or wood, providing a timeless and organic feel.

2. Select the Appropriate Colour

Colour plays a crucial role in setting the mood of your outdoor space:

• Neutral Tones: Shades like grey, white, and beige offer versatility and can make the area appear more spacious.
• Darker Hues: Colours such as charcoal or black add sophistication and contrast, ideal for highlighting specific areas.
• Warm Colours: Earthy tones like browns and creams can create a welcoming and cosy atmosphere.

4. Assess Slip Resistance

Safety is paramount, especially in outdoor settings:

• Grip Factor: PrimaPorcelain rates slip resistance from R1 (low) to R5 (high). For outdoor areas, a rating of R4 or higher is recommended to ensure adequate slip resistance.

5. Plan for Indoor-Outdoor Transition

Creating a seamless flow between indoor and outdoor spaces enhances the overall design:

• Matching Tiles: PrimaPorcelain offers tiles in varying thicknesses for indoor and outdoor use, facilitating a cohesive transition.
• Consistent Aesthetics: Using the same tile design indoors and outdoors blurs boundaries and unifies the living spaces.

7. Maintenance and Durability

One of the advantages of porcelain paving slabs is their low maintenance:

• Stain Resistance: With less than 0.05% water absorption, PrimaPorcelain tiles resist stains effectively.
• Fade Resistance: The tiles maintain their colour over time, even when exposed to varying weather conditions.
• Frost Proof: Designed to withstand freezing temperatures, ensuring durability in colder climates.

8. Budgeting

PrimaPorcelain offers a range of products to fit different budgets:

• Porcelain Paving Prices: Tiles range from approximately £30 to £60 per square meter, reflecting quality and design intricacy.
• Value for Money: Investing in higher-quality tiles can result in longer-lasting and more aesthetically pleasing outcomes.

Conclusion

Selecting the perfect porcelain paving slabs involves careful consideration of style, colour, size, safety, and maintenance. PrimaPorcelain's extensive range caters to diverse preferences, ensuring you can create a modern and elegant outdoor space that complements your lifestyle.

For more information and to explore available options, visit PrimaPorcelain's website.

We have dozens of different paving colours on offer here at PrimaPorcelain, and we love it when our customers combine two of those colours to create a spectacular two-tone patio.

There are many different ways to utilise contrasting colours when designing your patio, and each method produces strikingly unique results. Read on for some eye-catching examples of this 'mix and match' approach to paving your garden!

1. Checkerboard Patio Paving

One of the most popular two-tone patio designs is the 'checkerboard' style, where dark and light tiles are alternated to imitate the appearance of a chess board. This customer achieved that very look using our Henley Black and Hampton Silver paving slabs.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of our summer plans on hold, but there is a silver lining! Being stuck at home has given homeowners the opportunity to renovate their gardens and create a little slice of heaven that they can enjoy all year round.

We asked 400 people to complete a survey about the renovations they'd done in their home since the coronavirus pandemic started. Here you can see the responses to the question: Have you made any additions to your garden because of the COVID-19 lockdown measures? 

We gave 16 options for respondents to choose from and allowed them to tick any number of answers (including none at all). Here are the results...

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Nothing brightens our day more than receiving a beautiful photo of a PrimaPorcelain customer's brand new patio.

The picture above was taken by a Mr White, who used our 20mm Travertine Cream paving to create an exquisite and unique patio design in his back garden.

We especially love the hexagonal insert that this customer included in his patio design. Very unique!

The patio's smoothly curving edges are another treat for the eyes.

Here's what Mr White had to say about the service we provided:

"Communicating with PrimaPorcelain was easy and my delivery was on time. I'm very pleased with the quality and finish of the porcelain, and with the patio's overall appearance."

If you've got a unique patio design in mind, our low-maintenance porcelain paving slabs are the perfect material for the job. PrimaPorcelain tiles come in all sorts of gorgeous colours and designs, and they're durable enough to last for years no matter what the weather has to say about it.

Browse our range and order your FREE samples!

Block paving has long been a staple of outdoor flooring design, both in residential and commercial areas, as well as public spaces.

However, just because this classic method is a tried and tested approach doesn’t mean there aren’t new and novel ways of achieving this established paving look.

Popular Block Paving Patterns

While block paving can come in many forms with a variety of different designs, colours and sizes, there are a few go-to methods when it comes to aesthetics.

Here are the three block paving patterns you’re most likely to find dotted throughout your local neighbourhood.

Stretcher Bond

The most simplistic of all the flooring patterns, the classic stretcher bond look is one that never goes out of fashion.

Also known as running bond or half bond, the joints of each block are offset exactly half the width of each block beneath and above it.

The finished aesthetic provides a clean, uniform pattern from left to right, resembling a traditional brickwork pattern.

Herringbone

Named for its likeness to the bones of a fish, herringbone paving is a common choice for driveway designs in particular, providing a common sense of direction in its pattern.

The mechanics of the pavers also help ensure that the blocks won’t become displaced when vehicles brake and turn on them.

The mesmerising pattern is achieved by interlocking slabs to create an arrowhead, zig-zag effect for a beguiling finish.

Basketweave

Perhaps the most common and popular alternative to straight flooring pattern, the basketweave is named for its likeness to – you guessed it – a woven basket.

The end-result of interlacing blocks create a visual that looks as though the slabs are weaving under and over each other.

The traditional block paving basketweave pattern involves columns of pavers, alternating repeatedly between two vertical pavers on top of two horizontal pavers.

This also comes in a variety of sub-categories and modifications, such as the Boxed Basketweave and the Californian Weave.

"Common Block Paving Patterns" by Selcltd licensed under CC BY 3.0 (unchanged)

Porcelain Block Paving Patterns

While block paving patterns have long been achieved through the use of brick and stone, there is no hard or fast rule that says you have to use a particular material to achieve such as finish.

In fact, provided that the pavers themselves are rectangular in shape, the choice of material is completely up to you!

While there are plenty of options to choose from, we believe that porcelain is the king of outdoor paving. With a myriad of benefits and virtually limitless design options, the upside of porcelain is incomparable.

Boasting extreme elemental durability and unrivalled resistance to scratches and abrasions, porcelain is robust enough to withstand the demands of any outdoor environment, including driveways.

What’s more, its low porosity makes it extremely resistant to staining and also provides a high level of slip resistance. Add to that fade resistance that is unparalleled by any other material and you have yourself the perfect material for your outdoor design.

Speaking of design, why limit yourself to the bog-standard orange brick aesthetic? PrimaPorcelain has the largest selection of porcelain tile design in the UK, allowing you to achieve a traditional block paving pattern with a contemporary look for a truly unique finish.

What are you waiting for? Order a FREE sample of your favourite paving design today and explore the world of block paving patterns available with porcelain paving. Call now on 029 2080 3756 or click the button below to get in touch online.

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