The benefits of light porcelain paving

Light colours brighten a dark area, create an airy, summery feel and can help emphasise shape and structure in a design. Our wide range of light porcelain paving includes a variety of textures and shades that offer everything from the cool brightness of Comblanchien white paving slabs, to pale beiges such as Florence Beige, which complement traditional settings.

Light colours may also be an advantage with increasingly hot weather, as they absorb and reflect less heat than darker colours. Choosing lighter rather than darker colours for a patio right next to your house may help keep indoor temperatures lower.

Easy-to-clean colours

Porcelain is a particularly good material as light-coloured paving, because its density makes it less absorbent. Dirt, therefore, remains on the surface and is not drawn into the slabs. This means light porcelain paving is much more stain-resistant than equivalent colours in natural sawn stone, making it a more practical choice for high-traffic areas. It doesn't need sealing, and usually a clean with a broom and water or a jetwash is all you need to return it to a pristine look.

Designing with light porcelain paving

A versatile choice, pale colours can be used to create schemes with their own particular character, whether in a strong contrast with dark colours or as a light-enhancing complement to timber features.

You can use light colours in combination with dark to create a mix-and-match paving scheme that gives your garden design a unique stamp, or to frame a patio with contrast edging.

Or why not combine light porcelain paving with another landscaping material? While maintaining the overall light feel, you can introduce another texture or pattern by using composite decking or clay pavers—light grey paving bricks such as Stone Grey will continue the pale colour theme. Although they are such different materials, clay and porcelain make a stylish paving design.

Range of porcelain slab sizes

Find our light porcelain patio slabs in a size to suit your project. For a modern feel, 600x600mm paving slabs are very popular. We offer this size in a wide range of light grey and cream colours, including limestone-effect Florence Grey, crisp Sandy White, and clouded Silver Contro.

For a different feel, large light grey patio slabs such as Yard, cover an impressive 1200x1200mm, and our 800x800mm porcelain paving includes light beige Area as one of five colours in the range. Large and extra-large slabs give a smoother, more seamless feel to a paved area, because there are fewer joints.

Our 900x600mm porcelain slabs have been popular since we introduced this size to the market. This is the size most common in natural stone paving and is often chosen for more traditional schemes.

FAQs

Do You Offer an Installation Service for Your Range of Light Porcelain Paving?

At present, we don't offer an installation service for our paving products. However, if you require a landscaper of garden designer, our Landscape Specialist Scheme may be of use.

Before committing to a landscaper, you should ensure that the person you choose is right for your garden project. It's worth asking your proposed tradesperson if you can view a portfolio of similar works - we also recommend getting several quotations before making a commitment.

More information about installing our porcelain and natural stone paving can be found on our Installation FAQ page.

Can I Return My Light Porcelain Slabs if I'm Not Happy with Them?

It's rare that our customers are unhappy with our products. However, in the unlikely event of an issue developing with your patio slabs, we will do our utmost to ensure a suitable resolution is found. In these instances, we ask that you contact us as soon as possible, so that we can put the issue right for you quickly. Rectifying order issues is more difficult once your items have been installed, so we recommend that you get in touch as quickly as possible.

We understand that sometimes people change their minds. When purchasing your light-coloured paving items from London Stone, you have the right to cancel your order and return your items within 14 days of delivery. The only exception to this is bespoke and pre-sealed items. Please note that your patio slabs must be returned in their original condition and packing.

If your slabs are faulty, damaged, not fit for purpose or not as described, you have a 30-day period in which to return them. We will also collect the materials at our own cost, taking full responsibility in these situations.

How Long Will it Take to Deliver My Porcelain Paving Slabs?

At London Stone, we pride ourselves on our fast shipping times, keeping a huge variety of items in stock at any time. If your order of porcelain paving is placed before 1pm, we can usually deliver your products the next day.

Bespoke orders need to be manufactured before shipping, so the lead times for these items can vary. For further information, please speak to a member of our team.

Customers can also collect their porcelain pavers from our Southern distribution centre near Heathrow, or our Northern distribution hub in Manchester.

Do You Have Any Showrooms I Can Visit?

Yes, we currently have ten showroom locations based around the country:

• Birmingham
• Bristol
• Hampshire
• Kent
• Manchester
• Middlesex
• North London
• Surrey
• Hartlepool
• Great Barrow

When visiting our showrooms, you can view our wide range of porcelain paving items and see how they might look when placed in your outdoor space.

Our showrooms are conveniently located, displaying all our porcelain paving products in an aesthetically pleasing manner to help you visualise them in your own space. We also offer free parking, hot and cold refreshments and free Wi-Fi, making you feel at home in every location.