Why choose a rectangular 12x24 paver?
A 12x24 paver is a 2 to 1 rectangle that covers 2 square feet and can be laid in running bond, herringbone or basketweave. Laid lengthwise, the long rectangles lead the eye down a path or across a pool deck, and they make a narrow space feel longer. The 2 to 1 proportion also lets two pavers form a square, so the same paver can run as a straight bond, a herringbone or a basketweave. A patio needs fewer pieces than with 12x12 pavers, while each piece is still smaller than the large formats.
Which porcelain looks come in 12x24?
The 12x24 porcelain pavers are the Frontier20 line from Landmark Ceramics, 20 mm thick with a matte outdoor face. Looks include bluestone in Full Color, Blue Select and Thermal versions, Indiana limestone in Buff, Grey and Variegated, travertine cross cut looks such as Silver, Cream, White and Philadelphia, slate looks such as Montauk Black, Rustic Gold and Vintage Slab, quartz looks such as Arctic White, Barge Gold and Star Grey, and Michelangelo Extra White marble look. Porcelain in other sizes is in porcelain pavers.
12x24 travertine pavers: natural or porcelain look?
12x24 travertine pavers come in two forms: natural tumbled travertine and travertine-look porcelain. Natural travertine is tumbled for softened edges and an aged, porous surface, in Light Standard, Light Select, Chiaro and Tuscany Beige creams, Walnut brown, Silver gray and the blended Scabos, and each paver varies in tone like the quarry it came from. The Frontier20 porcelain looks reproduce cross cut travertine in Silver, Cream, White, Philadelphia, Country Classic and Scabas at 20 mm, with a more even color from paver to paver. Natural travertine suits a classic or Mediterranean pool deck, and the porcelain look suits a patio where a uniform travertine tone is the goal.
Which natural stones come in a 12x24 size?
12x24 natural stone pavers come in travertine, marble, limestone, granite and bluestone, plus a coral stone listed for interior floors and showers. Marble includes Mist White, Royal Beige, Vanilla Shadow and Tundra Grey with a leathered finish, Harbor Blue, Tundra Gray and Diana Royal (the earlier name of Royal Beige) sandblasted, Fantasia Blanca, Azure Breeze and Tahoe tumbled, Wynwood Gray brushed and Wavy Grey fine picked. Limestone includes Shell Reef, Paris and Mayra White tumbled, Myra Shellstone brushed and Jerusalem honed with a bullnose edge, Gray Mist granite and Mountain Bluestone come flamed.
Which patterns work with 12x24 pavers?
Running bond is the classic 12x24 layout: each row offset by half a paver, like brickwork, which suits long patios and walkways. A stack bond, with joints lined up in both directions, gives a crisp, modern grid that suits porcelain slate and quartz looks. Herringbone sets the rectangles at right angles in a zigzag, a pattern that works well in tumbled travertine and on a courtyard or entry. Basketweave pairs two pavers side by side into squares that alternate direction. The 12x24 also mixes with squares, for example as a border around 24x24 pavers or with 12x12 pavers in a multi-size layout.
Can 12x24 stone pavers be used indoors?
Several 12x24 stone pavers are listed for interior floors as well as outdoor ones, so one stone can run from a kitchen or living room out to a patio. Tahoe and Fantasia Blanca marble, Light Standard travertine and Shell Reef limestone are listed for residential and commercial interior floors, Coral stone for interior floors, walls and showers, and Gray Mist granite, Tundra Gray and Diana Royal marble and one Silver travertine for residential interior floors. Carrying the same stone through a door makes the indoor and outdoor spaces read as one continuous room.
How thick are 12x24 pavers?
Porcelain 12x24 pavers are 20 mm, about 3/4 inch. Most natural stone 12x24 pavers are about 1 1/4 inch, with some stones at 1.18 inch. Mountain Bluestone comes in two thicknesses, 1 inch and 1 1/2 inch. A 20 mm porcelain paver and a 1 1/4 inch stone paver therefore stand at different heights, which matters when one project combines them or meets pool coping and steps.
