Are Porcelain Paving Slabs a Good Choice for Outdoor Usage?
Are you planning to renovate your outdoor space? Is your patio area looking dull and boring? Finding the right outdoor floor material can be challenging. Should you go for brick, mosaic or natural stones? Is concrete good enough? Luckily, there’s one outdoor flooring material that offers you incredible benefits without burning a hole in your pocket. Yes, we’re speaking about the popular outdoor porcelain paving slabs – the hot-selling flooring material in the UK right now.
What is porcelain paving slabs?
Porcelain pavers are one of the easiest ways to add a beautiful touch to your garden or patio area. Porcelain pavers are available in a wide variety of styles, colours, and textures. Whether you are aiming for a rustic vintage look or a more modern and contemporary style, porcelain pavers are the perfect choice.
Porcelain slabs helps you recreate the authentic look of natural materials like stone or wood, without the high maintenance. Made from a mixture of clay, sand and other materials, porcelain is fired at very high temperatures. It is durable, non-porous and long-lasting, making it the perfect flooring material for outdoor usage.
Benefits of Porcelain Paving Slabs
- Completely non-porous: Porcelain tiles are non-porous, meaning they don’t absorb water, dirt and dust, making them very little maintenance.
- Weather resistant: Porcelain tiles are an excellent choice for garden, patios and outdoor usage since they are mildew and stain resistant. Fuel spills do not penetrate the surface of these tiles, and fungal and mildew growth can be easily wiped away.
- Long-lasting: Another huge benefit of porcelain tiles is that they are extremely hard wearing. They last for years without showing signs of wear and tear and look brand new for decades.
- Scratch-resistant: Outdoor areas see plenty of footfall, making porcelain tiles the perfect paving option for gardens and patios, since they do not show signs of scratches.
- Low maintenance: This is the biggest benefit of using porcelain slabs for outdoors. They are zero maintenance. You can hose them down to remove dirt and dust, and don’t have to worry about applying sealants, etc.
- Creates a harmonious flow between indoor and outdoor areas: Porcelain tiles can be easily matched with indoor tiles creating a harmonious flow between indoor and outdoor areas.
Which is the best patio paving?
In the UK, it’s common to find old concrete patios. Concrete was a popular choice in the 70s, but the drawback of this material is that it gets dirty and loses its original colour.
Porcelain paving slabs are slowly becoming the no.1 choice for outdoor usage. It’s durable, weather-resistant, easy to clean, resistant to moss, algae and frost-proof. Porcelain paving slabs are available in a variety of colours and textures. You can even find porcelain tiles that resemble hardwood floors or natural stones.
Are porcelain tiles slippery?
Very often, when customers hear the word “porcelain” they imagine these tiles to be shiny and smooth, like the porcelain chinaware found in kitchen cabinets. But porcelain tiles are textured and come with non-slip surfaces. Their textured surface makes it safe for children and seniors to walk and run, without slipping.
How to care for porcelain patios?
Porcelain patios are super low maintenance. They do not scratch or stain easily, and retain their original colour and shine for years to come. So, once you install porcelain slabs on your patio, you don’t have to worry about maintenance for decades.
Why choose Decorcera?
At Decorcera, we have one of the biggest collections of outdoor porcelain paving slabs in the UK. Whether you’re looking for rustic patterns to add the finishing touch to your Victorian style residence or modern contemporary patterns, we’ve got the biggest collection of outdoor porcelain tiles in all of UK.
Our outdoor porcelain paving slabs have thickness over 20mm that ensures strength and sturdiness. The best part – our porcelain tiles are vitrified. So, you don’t have to worry about sealing or glazing these tiles.
Our tiles are full-bodied vitrified porcelain tiles – the colour runs through the entire slab, providing a consistent colouration. This means, in the rare case, the tile cracks or chips, the damage will not be visible since the lower surfaces of the tile also have the same colour.
So, what are you waiting for? Get in touch with our team to check our collection of the best outdoor porcelain slabs in the UK and give your patio some TLC!
