Why sandstone outdoors

Muggia sandstone never becomes polished through wear: it staysslip-resistant for the whole service life of the paving, with no treatment to renew. On an outdoor surface walked every day, it is a difference you feel underfoot.

It is insoluble in water and takes frost: the CE marking laboratory values (EN 1341 / 1343:2001) give 0% variation in breaking load after 48 freeze/thaw cycles. The full technical sheet is on the The Sandstone page.

It is the same stone paving several squares in Trieste — Piazza della Borsa, Viale XX Settembre, Piazza Hortis — and in Muggia: the references are real projects, not renderings.

The types

The same sizes and finishes, with all the other stonework (cladding, bespoke pieces), are in thefull range.

Pedestrian or vehicular

The right thickness depends on the use. As a starting point:

Intended useWhere to startSuitable finishes
Pedestrian onlySawn slabs 3–5 cm, or palladianaFlaming, sandblasting or pointing
Vehicles tooSetts 8×8 or 10×10 cm, or thick sawn slabs 6–8 cmFlaming or bush-hammering

A guide, not a specification: thickness for vehicular use depends on the real loads and substrate. Send us the project details and we will confirm them together — or start from theconfigurator.

An outdoor paving project to build?

Tell us where it goes and what traffic it must take: we will point you to the product, thickness and finish.

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