New Granite Patios In Buckingham
Granite is the hardest patio surface we lay in Buckingham. There are no grades of it, and granite is granite, with the speckle finish being the standout feature.
Silver and black are the biggest options, with gold granite and brown granite supplied as well.
We lay it as one size, never mixed sizes, and every size shares a 600mm dimension, 600×300, 600×400, 600×600, 600×900, so staggered or uniform both sit orderly.
A busy layout competes with the sheen, so we keep the layout simple on a Buckingham granite patio so the quartz speckle can show.
Granite Patio Work We Do In Buckingham
Our patio installers lay granite as patios and paths in Buckingham, plus garden steps. Granite slabbing as a pathway or patio is fairly common, and it is not only a border and cobble material.
Matching granite cobbles are the usual border, and bordering with the slab itself is possible but less common. Thickness is 20-30mm, and we take 30mm where it gets frosty, 20mm where winters are mild.
What Granite Gives You
Granite resists scratches and heavy loads, and frost does not mark it, and it is very hard to stain, so we can clean it roughly without damage on a Buckingham patio where scuffing is likely.
The face is virtually non porous and is never sealed, and the limitation is colour range, so granite has little variety next to sandstone and a customer who wants colour moves to limestone.
How We Lay Granite
We always slurry prime every granite slab in Buckingham instead of laying it onto mortar bare, because granite has very little adhesion to other products. The mortar can be wetter than a porcelain bed.
We never dab granite. If you see sunken or cracked resin, or if you notice the grout dropping in the joint, then the joints were never tamped.
Granite is heavier and more physical to lay than the other stones. Cutting it eats diamond blades, and two or three blades on a single patio is normal.
What Goes With A Granite Patio
We prefer a smooth proud joint on granite in Buckingham, deliberately visible, because a defined joint frames each slab and lifts the colour and shimmer. On other stones the joint should disappear, but on granite it should show.
Flowpoint or other cementitious slurry and mortar pointing both work, and resin geofix or other epoxy brush-in only holds inside a 5-6mm minimum and a 10-15mm maximum. A cobblestone border or a matching granite border lifts the stone.
Get A Free Estimate For A Granite Patio
Call 01280 430126 first. Our patio installers in Buckingham measure the area and the access. The labour estimate comes from that visit.
Buckingham Patios talk through granite and the joint on that visit. A written estimate follows, free, with no obligation. Other options we offer our customers includes sandstone patios, limestone patios and more.
Questions for you
What sized patio suits granite?
Three metres deep is the practical minimum for a table and chairs, and around thirty square metres suits a family, forty if you entertain, with most falling between twenty and fifty. A very small patio area would not really suit the styling of granite as it needs a larger area for the sheen to really pop.
Can you lay a granite patio over an existing one?
Sometimes, if what is there is solid and the levels allow it. Gullies and covers have to come up to the new level and the damp course still has to be kept clear. More often it is better to take the old one out.
Does a granite patio need sealing?
No. The stone is already very non porous, so staining is low risk, and colour loss is too. The exception is the mortar joint between the slabs, and that is porous, and sealing it helps if the joint is coloured, because UV fades manufactured joint colour.