How much does a porcelain patio cost?

Question

We're replacing a tired concrete slab patio, roughly 20 square metres, and quite fancy porcelain. Is it much dearer than Indian sandstone once laying is included?

David · Answer

For a 20m² patio, a sandstone patio typically costs £2500 to £3200, while a porcelain patio ranges between £3500 and £3800.  While raw slab costs are fairly similar, porcelain installation requires special wet-cutting blades, SBR slurry primers, and extra precision, pushing overall labour fees slightly higher.

William · Answer

All depends on the area what’s gonna need to be taken out and put back in to get a solid subbase Price is always gonna be different of course the cheapest quotes not where it’s gonna be the best he’s gotta think of the quality of work a good trades man and his team always gonna be always gonna price on their knowledge and skill

Anthony · Answer

You’d be looking between £110-£200 per sqm depending on cost of new slabs and levels ect

Ryan · Answer

think porcelain is a bit more expensive than Indian sandstone once you factor in the laying, especially if you’re looking at a nicer porcelain. For 20m² though, I wouldn’t have thought the difference would be massive — maybe £500–£1,000 extra depending on what you choose and how much work is needed to prep the existing slab.

Indian sandstone does have the advantage of coming in different sized slabs, which can give it a more eye-catching and natural look. The downside is that because the slabs aren’t all exactly the same size, the joints can vary quite a bit, usually around 10–20mm. Personally I’d probably go for porcelain if the budget allows, but it really comes down to the look you prefer.

Dave · Answer

For a patio of around 20m², porcelain will generally work out more expensive than Indian sandstone, both in terms of the material and the installation.

Porcelain requires a properly prepared and compacted sub-base, a full mortar bed and, importantly, a suitable primer/slurry applied to the back of each slab to achieve the correct bond. Cutting porcelain also takes longer and requires the appropriate diamond cutting equipment.

As a broad guide, for a professionally installed porcelain patio I would allow somewhere in the region of £120–£180 per m², depending on the porcelain chosen, site access, excavation required, drainage, edging and disposal of the existing patio.

For 20m², therefore, I would budget approximately £2,400–£3,600, although a site visit would really be required before giving an accurate estimate.

A good-quality porcelain patio is more expensive initially, but it is extremely durable, low maintenance and much less porous than natural sandstone.
Regards Dave - Redstone Renovations & Landscaping Ltd

Ewan · Answer

You’d be looking at roughly £120 per m2 for supply and the work doing 👍🏻

Christopher · Answer

It can be, but not dramatically so. For a 20 m² patio, good-quality porcelain is typically more expensive than Indian sandstone once laying is included, mainly because porcelain needs a more precise

As a rough price

.Indian sandstone: around £1,500–£2,500 fitted
.Good-quality porcelain: around £2,000–£3,500 fitted

So you could be looking at roughly £500–£1,000+ extra for porcelain on 20 m², depending on the tiles, preparation, access and labour rates.

If the existing concrete slab is sound and can be used as the base, that could reduce the difference considerably.

Jonathan · Answer

Porcelain and Indian stone are very similar in price to buy now days but this all depends on the type of porcelain you are wanting to buy as you get the cheaper ones mid range and high range but all depends on what you are after with porcelain you have allot less maintenance

Jordan · Answer

For 20m2, you’d expect roughly £2,500–£3,500 fitted, depending on the porcelain and how much prep is needed.

It’s generally more expensive than Indian sandstone.

Mark · Answer

Around £150 a meter fitted and supplied and Indians sand stone if roughly the same as porcelain

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