NATURAL STONE PAVING ⋅ HADLEY WOOD ⋅ STOKE NEWINGTON

Natural stone paving looks great in both contemporary and traditional garden designs.  Great for creating a seating area in the sun.  Great for paths, creating walking ways.  Linking different areas in your garden.  Natural stone paving products include

• Sand Natural Stone Paving ⋅  Hadleywood ⋅ Stoke Newington

• Slate Natural Stone Paving ⋅  Hadleywood ⋅ Stoke Newington

• Granite Stone Paving ⋅  Hadleywood ⋅ Stoke Newington

Grey sandstone paving works well for contemporary garden design.  Add rendered wall for the final touch.  Add planting.  Box ball, Alliums and ferns.  Raj green natural stone paving works well in a more traditional garden design sett.  Create raised beds out of sleepers.  Plant with box hedging, hebes and lavender.  The slate looks great in front of the house.  Rich in colour and texture.   Add formal bays and box hedging.

PORCELAIN PAVING ⋅ HADLEY WOOD ⋅ STOKE NEWINGTON

Porcelain is a man-made product.  That’s gaining popularity.  Consistent in colour and texture.  Available in a wide range of colours and patterns.  Both traditional styles and contemporary.   It’s slightly harder to lay but worth it.   It’s extremely hard wearing and durable.  Easy to clean and maintain.  It’s a non-porous material.  It is virtually stainproof.  Spill some engine oil on your porcelain patio.  Wipe it off and clean it with water.  As good as new.   A real problem for your natural stone patio.  It’s pretty frost resistant.  Resistant to moss and algae.  Porcelain paving is available in slip-resistant finished.

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• • Sandstone ⋅ granite paving ⋅ slate paving ⋅ Hadley wood & Stoke Newington
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• • Add detail ⋅ stone edging paving  ⋅ Hadley wood & Stoke Newington

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• • Design clad ⋅ Hadley wood

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• • Flaming ⋅ honing ⋅ sandblasting

• • Hand-cut ⋅ machine cut edges  

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You have decided to take the plunge.  Tackle the garden design.  Maybe you have decided on a complete redesign.  Or maybe a simple makeover.  Updating key elements.  Add new features.  Or updating areas you don’t like. 

Maybe your garden needs a focal point.  A water feature, sculpture or some specimen plants.  You may want to create a seating area.  To entertain family and friends well into the evening. You may want to create a paved walkway.  Linking areas in your paving design Hadley Wood and stoke Newington.  Add a natural stone path.  Maybe you want to define your lawned area.  Or your beds and borders.  Add natural stone edging setts.  Granite for contemporary paving  Hadley Wood and stoke Newington.  Sandstone paving for a more traditional feel stoke Newington.

Create a clear vision for your garden design ⋅ Paving ⋅Hadley wood…  Stoke Newington

You may already have a clear vision of your ideal garden design.  Or need some ideas or inspiration.  Why not check out our garden design guides for ideas and inspiration.  Including contemporary, traditional and tropical garden design themes.  Suggestion for hard landscaping materials for both contemporary and traditional garden design.  Check out our planting guides for creating a great planting combination for your garden design theme.

Create a sketch or a full-blown garden design ⋅ Paving ⋅ Stoke Newington…

At this stage.  The garden design could be a simple list or sketch. Or a full-blown scaled drawing.  Add your key features and focal points.  Add notes or labels, detailing your chosen materials.  Flesh the design out by adding plants.  Add plant numbers.  This will help you to visualise the entire garden design project paving, Hadley Wood. It should also give you an idea of your material costs. Why not contact a landscaping company for paving  Hadley Wood.

 A four stone size now being the most popular.    Choose your laying pattern. Just remember the more complicated the pattern.  The longer time needed to lay it.  This can also lead to more wastage.  And time again cutting the stone.  Try to keep things simple.  Avoid garish/complicated patterns.  Geometric shapes and tricky borders.  It’s a good idea to come straight off the house.  Keep it classic.  Avoiding a design that may date.

Rustic paving patterns ⋅ Stoke Newington ⋅ Hadley Wood

Great for traditional garden design, Hadley Wood. Compliments Victorian and Georgian properties. The 4 stone pattern can be more complicated to lay. It can lead to slightly more wastage.  You can be short of one stone size. The pattern is generally more expensive to lay.  Compared to a single sized stretcher bond paving, Hadley Wood and stoke Newington.  Look great with riven sandstone natural paving.  State natural paving.  And great with any porcelain paving products.  Can be used also for laying porcelain planks.

Stones of  choice ⋅ York flagstones ⋅ natural sandstone ⋅ natural slate ⋅ natural black limestone

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Contemporary paving patters ⋅ stoke newington & Hadley Wood

For a contemporary feel. Consider a single sized stretcher bond pattern. The paving will look classic and feel elegant. Complimenting Victorian and Georgian properties. Equally suited to contemporary garden design. Use large rectangles, of a single sized stone. For a modern traditional garden design.  Squares are also great for a contemporary garden design, Hadley Wood and stoke Newington.

Great stones ⋅ granite natural paving ⋅ porcelain  paving ⋅ sandblasted natural sandstone paving

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PAVING PRODUCTS NATURAL STONE & PORCELAIN

Natural stone paving products: sandstone natural stone paving, black slate paving, black limestone paving, and granite natural stone paving.  And manmade.  Concrete faux stones or porcelain. Natural stone is now relatively inexpensive, compare to many man-made stone products.  Porcelain is extremely hard-wearing and more stain-resistant.  It’s impermeable and so won’t absorb stains such as red wine or oil.  Spill some oil from your lawnmower.   Wipe up the oil and wash your porcelain paving with water.  As good as new.  Compare to the nightmare of staining a natural stone patio.

SEALING NATURAL STONE PAVING HADLEY WOOD & STOKE NEWINGTON

Natural stone can be easily sealed.  Leave the patio a couple of od months after laying.  To prevent the build-up of efflorescence.  You can buy remover if efflorescent becomes a problem.  Over the heavy epoxy sealers.  They are hard to apply and can give your stone an unnatural plastic look.  Opt for a water base easy to apply.  Relatively non-toxic compare to the epoxy.  Give your patio a quick clean with a jet wash and good patio cleaner.  And apply with a roller.  THe sealer with the need to be reapplied annually for best results.  

STONE PAVING PRODUCTS STOKE NEWINGTON

• Paving slabs ⋅ garden paths patios ⋅ landscaping Hadley wood.
• Stone setts ⋅ garden edging strips ⋅garden paths ⋅ landscaping Hadley wood.
• Decorative paving stone circles ⋅ landscaping Hadley wood.
• Garden walling ⋅ landscaping Hadley wood.
• Coping stones ⋅ landscaping Hadley wood.
• Fire pits ⋅ contemporary garden designs
• Garden steps ⋅ add a touch of elegance ⋅ Hadley wood.

As with any natural stone product.  Colours and finishes will vary from stone to stone.  That’s part of the charm.  Especially for traditional landscaping projects in Hadley wood.  If you want a consistent colour and finish.  Then consider a manmade product. Porcelain can be extremely uniform in colour and texture. However, the product can be slightly more difficult to cut and lay.  

Raise Beds ⋅ Sleepers ⋅ white rendered walls

Bold paving can benefit from planting.  Planting softened your hard landscaping material.  Great for a raised bed.  Sleeper raised beds to look great with traditional path Hadley wood. Add rendered block walls for contemporary paving, stoke Newington.

Add borders ⋅ Paving setts ⋅ Ever Edge

Add borders to your paving project.  Adding a simply border will enhance your paving project.  Planting can also help with runoff from paving.  Why not edge your bed with granite edging sets for a contemporary garden design theme.  Ever Edge is a great edging product that can be used to retain soil in your bed.  Preventing it from spilling into your paving.   its availible in a variety of colours and sizes. Easy to install.  Ever curves and looks very discreet. 

Add Plants ⋅ Create a Planting Scheme

Next, add your plants.  Select plants to match the feel of your paving materials, landscaping Hadley wood.  Create vibrant planting combinations for raised beds and borders.  Add some structural plant.  These are plants with an interesting shape or follage.  Pittosporum, Bays, Box balls, phormiums and grasses, such add miscanthus.  Add a few supporting plants heucheras, hebes, Pennisetum grass or ferns.  And add a splash of colour.  Alliums, Echinacea, verbena and rudbeckia.  Grasses are a great and cheap way to fill a large planting area.  Particular when planted on mass.  Grasses add sound and movement to any garden design.  Available in both evergreen – Carex.  And decidious.  Leave the foliage on your winter grass for interest.  Cur back around march.  When the new growth appears. 

Traditional planting ⋅ phormium ⋅ crocosmia ⋅ box hedging ⋅ gaura ⋅ verbena

Contemporary planting ⋅ pittosporum ‘tom thumb’ ⋅ hebe ⋅ Pennisetum ⋅ Festuca

The price of natural stone has fallen dramatically in recent years.   With imports from China and India. Quality is still high.  Better value than faux products.  Consider sandstone natural paving, Hadley wood. Available in a variety of finishes.   Slate natural stone is a luxury product great for the front of the house. . Or granite natural stone paving for a modern contemporary feel.  Hard-wearing and striking in appearance.  Black limestone has the look of slate but at a much lower cost.

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Sandstone ⋅ patios Exeter ⋅ landscaping Hadley wood ⋅ stoke Newington

Great natural riven appearance.  Sandstone natural paving is used for traditional garden design in stoke Newington. Select a raj green finish. Lay a traditional five size pattern.  Great for more contemporary paving feel Hadley wood.  Select Kandura grey natural sandstone paving.  Laid a single size pattern.  Select 900 x600mm stones.  Point with the easy point or Sikka fastfix.   Sandstone looks great sealed!

Sandstone colours ⋅ mint ⋅ fossil ⋅ raj green ⋅ patios  

Also available in a contemporary sandblasted finish.  Sandblasted sandstone patios are uniform in texture and appearance.  Adding a twist to garden paving design in Hadley Wood and stoke Newington.

Sandblasted sandstone ⋅ colours ⋅ mint ⋅ fossil ⋅ raj green.

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Granite paving ⋅ patios ⋅ paving ⋅ Hadley wood & Stoke Newington

Granite sandstone paving is an excellent paving product. Add style to your paving project, Hadley wood.  Add a granite natural stone patio.   Great for any contemporary paving design, Hadley Wood.  Great sparkly surface.  Non-slip and tough.  Scratch-resistant. Easy to clean with a jet wash!

Slate paving ⋅ landscaping Hadley wood & Stoke Newington

Looks great.  Deep colour and luxury feel. Slightly more expensive than sandstone.  Great for the front of the house.  Sleek and elegant appearance.  Slate has a feel of quality.  Looks good in both traditional and contemporary garden design landscaping projects, Hadley wood.  Always buy exterior grade natural slate paving, Stoke Newington.  The interior tiles are thinner and care are prone to frost damage. 

Black limestone ⋅ paving ⋅ patios ⋅ Hadley wood & Stoke Newington

Looks very similar to slate. Very affordable for larger patios.   Look great laid in single sizes.  Great for contemporary garden design .  Can go lighter in colour if not sealed.

Porcelain ⋅ paving ⋅ patios ⋅ landscaping hadley wood & Stoke Newington

Very popular at the moment.  Hardwearing and scratch-resistant. Uniform in colour and texture.  Looks good in contemporary garden design landscaping Hadley wood.  Can be slippy in frosty or wet conditions. Select textured surface.  For better non-stick properties.  Care must be taken when laying.  Needs a slightly different technique to traditional stone paving. The point with a formulated grout for better results.

Everyone is talking about porcelain paving.  It’s extremely stylish.  Adding sharp, clean lines to any garden design.  Great for contemporary garden design.  Porcelain paving is extremely hard-wearing.  Texture finishes are available.  Adding anti-slip properties to any garden design project.  Porcelain paving is rich in colour.  And is extremely uniform in both appearance and texture.

Porcelain paving is available in a variety of styles and finishes.   Lay in single sizes for a contemporary garden design feel.  Check out London stone for further garden design ideas!

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Add detail ⋅ stone edging ⋅ patios Hadley wood & Stoke Newington

What about adding a few final touches to your garden design Hadley wood.  Often overlooked.  Or thought of as an extravagance. Natural stone edging always looks great in any garden design.  It’s a great way to add definition to any landscaping project in Hadley Wood. It can be practical, create an edging strip for your lawnmower.  Or can add detail and focus to your beds.

Looks great in both a contemporary or traditional garden design Hadley Wood. Straight lines and formality look best in a traditional garden design.  Curves are fun and look great in a traditional garden design.  It can be used to add borders to a large paving project.  And is great for edging artificial lawns, like Hadley Wood.

STONE CLADDING ⋅ PATIOS ⋅ HADLEY WOOD

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Stone cladding ⋅ Hadley wood & Stoke Newington

 A relatively new product. Which can be used to clad a straight surface.  An alternative to render.   The tiles are ‘glued’ onto a surface with an exterior tile adhesive.  Make sure the cladding and adhesive is suitable for exterior use.  And is frost resistant.  Looks great in a contemporary landscaping project, Hadley Wood.   Finishes include sandstone, slate and porcelain.

Design clad paving ⋅ Hadley wood

Currently produced by London stone.  Design clad is the new contemporary cladding product of the year.  It can be used on walls instead of render.  Uniform in texture and colour.   Resistant to the elements.  Extremely hard-wearing.  Manufactured in large pieces.  1m x 1.5m.   For a quick and efficient installation.

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Flaming ⋅ enhances each stones natural colour and appearance.   adds anti-slip properties to paving.  stones include granite stone patios and paving, Hadley wood.

Honing ⋅ creates a highly polished surface.   finer than sandblasting.  natural stone includes sandstone.  check out London stones blog.

Sandblasting ⋅ great for a contemporary paving design Hadley wood.  uniform in texture and appearance.  stones include sandstone patios and paving Hadley wood.

Hand-cut  ⋅ machine cut edges ⋅ paving Hadley wood & stoke newington

The majority of Natural Paving is available with either hand-cut or machine-cut edges.  Rustic hand-cut edges, are ideal for traditional pavingdesign hadley wood.  Machine cut edges.  Are cleaner and more defined.  Ideal for Contemporary Garden paving Design Hadley wood.  As a rule.  Machine Cut slabs are slightly more expensive.

Although costly, prices have significantly dropped in recent years.  Remember to factor in the cost of the MOT base.  And the sand and cement for the paving project Hadley wood.  And don’t forget the jointing compound.  These can easily add another third. To the hard paving costs, Hadley Wood.

There’s a wide range of products available. In a variety of styles and prices.   From multiple suppliers.  With many on-line suppliers offering discounts.  It’s always good to have a look in person.  As quality can vary significantly.  And the cost of returning products is prohibitive. Look out for consistency in colour. And remember the cheaper thinner stone can be prone to frost damage.   If you are not happy reject the order on delivery.  And always check for breakages.

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London stone ⋅ A great website.  Helpful team, with a wealth of knowledge.

Stonemarket ⋅ Great value stone.  In a variety of finishes and colours.

Marshalls stone ⋅ Delivery is available nationwide.  The industry standard.

Mandarin stone ⋅ A great range of porcelain, at competitive prices.

Easy joint ⋅ An easy to use jointing product.  Available in a variety of colours.  Can be used in wet weather!

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