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Recommendations for paving

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  • 25-09-2020 12:41am
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    meolwan
    Registered Users Posts: 506 ✭✭✭


    Thinking of paving the back garden looking for recommendations of what to use that requires very little maintenance and will still look good . As i live on the coast it will have to put up with sand and salt in the wind. Some are saying sandstone while others are saying granite.


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    westsidestory
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    Paving a section of back garden or all of it?


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    tedimc
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    We are putting silver granite down at the moment, looks nice an clean and I know from other homes, maintenance is low. To give you an idea of price, we bought a lot but it worked out at 8,700 for 180m2 including about 40M of steps.

    Porcelain is also another option worth looking at.

    One thing to consider, is if you have a shaded area - moss may take hold. However, one of the pressure washer patio cleaning heads would be fine to clear it once a year.


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    meolwan
    Registered Users Posts: 506 ✭✭✭meolwan


    westsidestory wrote: »
    Paving a section of back garden or all of it?

    All of it . Maybe put in a home office type of wooden building


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    [Deleted User]
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    Whatever you do, don't go for a cheap option. Also consider your aspect. Some stones will get very green and slippy in shaded spots.

    I have Blue Irish Limestone and it's beautiful. Expensive but worth every penny. It doesn't need to be sealed or power washed - the rain does it for me. The one thing it doesn't like is food so if you are going to be doing a lot of dining outside consider this too.


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    rje66
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    Dont use sandstone . To help you choose it, basically have a budget in mind, then choose a colour you like, options are basically grey, blue-grey, yellowish, blackish for natural stone. Porcelain might give you a better choice. Tie all this into your building. Is it a brand new build, a cottage , a period house etc. The choice then becomes a bit easier then. As earlier mentioned dont go cheap option. And get garden lights installed. You won't regret it. Keep us posted.


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