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Outdoor Patio Flooring

Article Number: 622 | Rating: Unrated | Last Updated: Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 12:00 AM

I have excavated and graded for a 700 sq ft front patio. 300 sq ft is under a new roof and attached to existing front entryway of house. I am looking for the best flooring keeping in mind that some day this could be a 4 seasons room. I excavated down 8+ inches thinking I'd go with cobbles or pavers. Now I have looked at flagstone, slate tiles, and stamped concrete. Please help me decide which would be best. Thank you!!

Dear Carol:

Flagstone is not a stone in particular: it's only the definition of fragmented angular stones (that could be quite different in nature) that are found the way they are in nature. They're also calld field-stones. They could be slate, schistose rocks, sandstone, limestone... The nature of the stone determines its suitability, not its shape.

Slate?... Some slate are very good for prjjects like that. But then, some other would turn out to be a terrible mistake! Too many different types of slates to rely on a generic classification of that kind of stones.

Me? Flamed granite or saw-cut unfilled travertine or tumble-finished travertine pavers.

Concrete pavers? I don't know much about concrete.

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Ciao and good luck,

Maurizio Bertoli

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