Porphyry Crazy Paving

Porphyry is one of the hardest natural paving stones available, and its crazy paving format is how it's most commonly seen in Australian residential and commercial projects. Quarried in Italy and split by hand, each piece has a natural split face and irregular shape that produces a laid surface with genuine character - no two installations look the same.

Two colour variations are stocked. The standard option carries the full natural range of porphyry tones, warm purples, reds, greens and greys running through the stone in varying proportions. The grey variation draws predominantly from the cooler end of that palette, producing a more restrained result that pairs well with contemporary architecture and bluestone or granite elsewhere in a project. Both are 20-40mm thick with a natural split finish.

Porphyry is extremely dense and hard wearing - suited to driveways and commercial traffic as readily as it is to garden pathways and alfresco areas. The natural split surface provides reliable slip resistance without any additional treatment, and low heat absorption makes it comfortable underfoot in summer. It's one of the few paving materials that genuinely improves with age, developing a patina that manufactured products can't replicate.

Cobblestones, filetti and steppers are also available in porphyry for projects requiring consistent material across multiple formats and applications.

Porphyry crazy paving, cobbles and filetti are laid in a large scale display in our showroom - come in to see it up close and pick up a free sample!