Porcelain Paving Buyers Guides

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Porcelain Paving Jointing – Buyers Guides

These pages are designed to provide background information on Porcelain and the rise of external Porcelain Tile Paving, as well as discussing the various myths and issues relating to Porcelain Paving Jointing, of which there are, unfortunately, many of both. Porcelain paving outdoors in the UK is a relatively new trend that has developed and grown rapidly over the last decade, and especially since the covid years, which is also probably a warning in itself. Porcelain paving is often marketed as being the ultimate in garden style and ease of cleaning, which it can be with the right treatment. However, but it is definitely ‘buyer beware’, and ignore fast-talking salesmen in builders’ merchants or garden centres offering special deals on new porcelain that is only 16mm thick (never use less than 20mm outside), and packaging these with chap brush-in grout, which goes in quick, but after one winter and a jetwash it comes out just as quick. Read on, and do your research, buy good porcelain – Do not buy ‘cheap! - and Do not use cheap grout, use the best, use the porcelain grouts and surface treatments outlined here.….! In these pages we have endeavoured to identify the potential issues and expose the myths, providing optimised solutions for successful porcelain paving jointing.

What is Porcelain

These pages are designed to provide more background and detailed information, on porcelain as a material, how it is made and then how external grade porcelain tiles are produced.

Porcelain Paving Performance and Characteristics

These pages are designed to provide detailed information and technical details on the performance of porcelain paving, slip resistance, staining / non-staining, cleaning and protecting the surfaces, dispelling myths about staining and cleaning, with detailed solutions to keep your porcelain in a pristine condition.

Successful Porcelain Paving Installation

These pages are designed to provide detailed technical and practical advice on the successful installation of external porcelain paving, including guidance on falls, bedding, priming and grouting, with proven solutions and examples to help ensure your porcelain is installed successfully and gives many years of trouble-free service.

Porcelain Tile Paving Made Easy with GftK

This page is a guide to the successful installation of external porcelain paving using the unique GftK range of paving jointing products and specilst treatments for cleaning and protecting external porcelain surfaces to keep them easier to clean and prevent staining etc.

What makes NCC Streetscape Different?

We provide the best paving jointing solutions for all types of paving in all types of areas, and for all joint sizes, including the optimum solutions for both new and repointing works in all domestic, commercial, and public paved areas, plus:

We are the Exclusive UK & ROI Agents & Suppliers of GftK ’s unique paving jointing technologies. GftK, are the global market and technology leaders in paving jointing, giving our customers quick and easy application, including in wet weather, plus high performance and durability for sustainability with an extended service life.

We provide FREE Expert Technical Advice to select the right jointing product on every paving project, with additional guidance to plan, prepare and successfully complete the job, including our renowned site support service.