Why Choose Italian Porcelain Paving Slabs from London Stone?

Look through our Italian porcelain paving range and it’s immediately clear why our outdoor tiles are so beloved by our customers.

A wide range of colours and textures has been carefully chosen to provide the best choice, whether you’re looking for uniform colour, a realistic stone-effect, wood-effect tiles, or dark, rich tones.

An Exclusive Paving Collection from Italy

We are the UK’s exclusive supplier of Caesar’s porcelain paving, making us market leaders in the field. Caesar’s tiles are used in landscaping and construction projects across the world.

Established in 1988, when only 3% of floor tiles in the Italian market were made of porcelain, Caesar quickly became a leading producer of luxury porcelain paving. At the forefront of research and development, Caesar uses finely judged combinations of carefully selected raw ingredients and launch innovative collections that make the most of the versatility and beauty of this hard-wearing material.

As Caesar's largest European customer, we can negotiate highly competitive prices for our various ranges of vitrified paving, giving you a wider choice of styles and colours to suit your project and budget.

You can be confident that our porcelain paving will stand the test of time. We’re confident too, which is why it comes with a 10-year guarantee as standard.

What Makes Our Porcelain Paving Special?

Colours Exclusive to London Stone

Across our range of porcelain slabs, you'll find a huge range of colours to suit modern gardens and more traditional settings. Textures have been carefully chosen to augment the character of the colour—for example, the restrained nap of Comblanchien or the tactile grain of Golden Stone. Some designs (like Gea), represent the even look of sandblasted natural stone. Others are moulded to appear riven.

Listening to our customers has always given us a clear understanding of what is missing from the market. These unique customer insights led to the creation of the exclusive Florence porcelains within our range.

Working closely with our Italian manufacturer, Caesar, we developed three colours—Florence Beige, Florence Grey and Florence White—each one designed to emulate Portuguese limestone. Our Florence colours also have their own distinctive pillow-edge profile, an unusual and subtle detail that softens the edge of the paving and enhances its natural appearance. Florence Storm and Florence Dark, added later, offer darker options.

For another natural-stone appearance, take a look at designing with our Jura options. Jura limestone is an iconic natural stone quarried from the Bavarian region of Germany—it's a firm favourite with garden designers and landscapers. The quality of the material is matched only by the price, which places Jura limestone beyond the budget of many projects. Following extensive collaboration, Caesar created a range of Jura Grey and Jura Beige porcelain slabs, exclusive to London Stone. With a striking resemblance to real Jura limestone, they bring the beauty of this distinguished material to a broader range of clients, due to its budget-conscious price point.

No Repeat Patterns

To make porcelain paving look as natural as possible, the number of repeating slabs contained within your outdoor space is an essential element.

Every porcelain paving colour is made up of a certain number of differently patterned slabs. Increasing the number of patterns means that repeat slabs are far less obvious when laid out.

Some colours contain up to 30 different patterns within their design, making it almost impossible to spot a repeat. The result is porcelain paving that closely mimics a natural material, but without any of the variations in tone that you might find in natural stone or real wood.

Attention to this level of detail creates a more natural appearance—especially in outdoor tiles with stone-like veins and markings, such as our elegant Jura Grey porcelain paving, or the colours and tones of wood-effect porcelain.

Range of slab sizes

When choosing between our Italian porcelain outdoor tiles, you'll find several sizing options. In addition to the standard 600x600mm format, you'll also find a selection of large format tiles. Their visual impact is ideal for a modern, stand-out design, suiting many contemporary homes.

Particularly striking are our 1200x1200mm porcelain tile options. The large format sizing of these tiles ensures minimal jointing and a fresh, contemporary style.

Our 900x600mm outdoor porcelain tiles match the most popular size in natural stone paving for a more classic appearance. At London Stone, we were the first paving company to introduce this size to the market, after our customers told us they'd love to have the choice. This format gives porcelain a comfortable role in more traditional settings.

Matching steps and coping

For all our porcelain, we also offer matching steps and coping, so you have everything at your fingertips for a fully integrated garden design.

Full-Bodied Colour

The high-quality and precise manufacturing methods of our Italian porcelain patio tiles result in full-bodied colour.

Our Italian outdoor tiles are fully moulded, unlike our more economical Budget Indian porcelain range (where the colour is printed and glazed onto the surface). This means that the colour you see on the slab's face continues throughout the body of the slab.

In the rare event that a slab is chipped or scratched, the damage blends in with the surrounding slab. This isn't the case for porcelain paving with a surface-applied pattern, as chips and scratches will show the lighter colour that lies underneath the surface.

Easier Cutting and Laying

The quality of Caesar’s manufacture means that, when you use the correct way to lay and cut porcelain outdoor tiles, our Italian porcelain paving is less likely to chip or crack when you cut it, so making it much easier to work with than many cheaper products.

Design the Perfect Patio with Italian Porcelain Paving

Our Italian porcelain tiles are the first port of call for many designers, and porcelain paving in award-winning gardens has amply showcased its versatility.

For more design ideas, check out our blog, where you’ll find a number of helpful articles, including Wood Effect Porcelain Patio Tiles Style Tips and our Porcelain Patio Design Ideas For Small Gardens.

Customer Benefits of Buying from London Stone

As a customer-centric business, we believe in offering our shoppers the highest-quality materials across all our products. When purchasing our Italian porcelain outdoor tiles, you'll get the following benefits:

• FREE 10-Year Homeowner Guarantee
• FREE Next Day Nationwide delivery (on orders over £750 + VAT)
• No Quibble Returns
• No split pack charges - order only what you need
• Rated Excellent on Trustpilot
• Nationwide Showrooms
• Commitment to excellent customer service

If you have any questions about our porcelain patio tiles, please contact our WhatsApp team and we'll be happy to help.

The Advantages of Using Porcelain Slabs Over Natural Stone

While sandstone, limestone and slate have traditionally been the top choice for garden patios and paths, porcelain paving is now increasingly the first port of call for many garden refurbishments. This is largely because the advantages of porcelain fit perfectly with our modern preference for low-maintenance products and materials.

A Consistent Colour Scheme

Many modern garden designs demand consistently coloured paving materials. One of the key features of natural stone paving is the colour variation, as every slab can be different. However, porcelain paving (manufactured to include a certain number of differently patterned slabs within one colour) never throws up a maverick, meaning that every porcelain slab conforms to your expectations of colour, markings and texture.

The advantages of reliably even colouring can be even clearer when two colours are combined in 2-tone paving, where variable colours would otherwise spoil the effect.

Fade-Proof Magic

Over time, a small amount of colour change can be expected of any paving exposed to full sun. However, porcelain slabs are manufactured with UV-resistant colours, which make them virtually fade-proof. This compares favourably with limestone, which can fade noticeably over a few years.

Even better is that, because our porcelain tiles are virtually non-porous and, therefore, stain-proof and frost-proof, they require minimal maintenance over the years. Find out more about the benefits of using porcelain.

Easy to Clean

In comparison with most natural stone products, porcelain is easier to keep clean. As it's extremely dense and absorbs very little moisture, porcelain naturally repels stains and general dirt.

Our Italian porcelain paving has an impressively low water-absorption rate of <0.01%—one of the best on the market. A jet wash is generally all you need to bring porcelain slabs back to their just-laid look. Find out how to clean porcelain patio tiles for more information.

FAQs

Do You Offer an Installation Service For Your Porcelain Patio Tiles?

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer an installation service for our Italian porcelain paving. However, if you're struggling to find a suitable landscaper or garden designer in your area, our Landscape Specialist Scheme may be useful.

If you're unsure of the credentials of your chosen designer, we recommend asking to see a portfolio of their previous work, to ensure they're suitable for your needs. We also advise getting quotations from different companies, so you can find the most affordable price for the installation of your porcelain slabs.

Can I Return My Porcelain Slabs?

We understand that sometimes people change their minds. When purchasing your Italian porcelain pavers from London Stone, you have the right to cancel your order within 14 days of the date 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 there is an issue with your porcelain slabs, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can put the situation right for you. Rectifying order issues is often more difficult once your paving has been installed, so we recommend that you get in touch with us as soon as possible.

If your patio tiles 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 rare situations.

How Long Will it Take to Deliver My Italian Porcelain Tiles?

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

Bespoke orders need to be manufactured before shipping, so the lead times for these items can vary. For further information about our bespoke services, 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 eleven showroom locations based around the country:

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

Our showrooms are conveniently located, displaying all our porcelain paving products in an aesthetically pleasing manner, allowing you to see how your porcelain paving might look when placed in your outdoor living space. We also offer free parking, hot and cold refreshments and free Wi-Fi, making you feel at home in every location.