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Granite Pavers for Outdoor Spaces: Find the Best Fit for Your Project

Granite pavers are a popular choice for architects, landscape architects, builders, and property owners because of their timeless style, exceptional durability, and design flexibility. Depending on your project needs, you can choose from three high-performance options: natural stone granite pavers, concrete pavers with a granite look, or porcelain pavers that convincingly replicate granite. Whether you’re designing a public plaza, a residential patio, or a commercial walkway, this guide will help you compare your options and choose the best fit for your project.

Selecting the Right Granite Paver:

Explore the granite paver options below to find the best fit for your project:

Custom Cut Granite Natural Stone Pavers - HDG Building Materials

Natural Stone Granite Pavers

Granite stone pavers are an excellent choice for a wide variety of outdoor applications, offering a combination of durability, aesthetic appeal, and customization options. Available in a wide range of colors and finishes, granite pavers provide the flexibility to match any design vision, whether you need an elegant walkway or a durable surface for high-traffic areas.

Colors, Finishes, Sizes, and Thickness

Granite pavers come in a range of colors, including grey, black, yellow, red, and more. Whether you prefer a smooth, polished surface or a textured finish such as sandblasted or flamed, granite offers numerous surface finish options to meet design specifications.

Granite pavers range from small cobblestones to large planks, allowing for custom solutions to suit any design. Additionally, granite pavers are available in different thicknesses, suitable for both pedestrian traffic (standard thickness) and vehicle traffic (increased thickness for load-bearing capacity).

Cubic Stone - Cobblestone Natural Stone in Driving Application

Vehicle-Ready Granite Pavers

Granite pavers with the proper thickness are suitable for vehicle traffic. These pavers are engineered to withstand the weight of vehicles, making them ideal for high-traffic areas like parking lots, driveways, and roads.

Drilled Natural Granite Stone Drainage Paver from HDG Building Materials

Drainage Pavers

Drainage pavers help manage stormwater and prevent water buildup, making them essential for both functional and aesthetic outdoor applications. HDG can produce drilled or slotted drainage pavers to suit your design.

Tiger Yellow Granite - Round Scored Finish - Natural Stone from HDG Building Materials

ADA Compliant

ADA-compliant granite pavers with point-stalk or truncated dome finishes. These specialized pavers are designed to meet accessibility standards, making them ideal for public spaces that need to accommodate everyone.

CNC finished engraved granite pavers - HDG Building Materials

CNC Engraving

Granite pavers can be engraved with custom designs, logos, or text, offering both aesthetic appeal and functionality for branding or public installations. HDG can apply a weather-resistant or metallic paint prior to delivery and installation.

Best Uses for Natural Granite Pavers

The exceptional hardness and durability of granite make it an ideal choice for high-traffic areas. Granite’s natural beauty and versatility offer an array of customization options, making it perfect for a range of applications.

Common uses for granite pavers include:

  • Plazas, and Driveways: Ideal for high-traffic areas, granite’s beauty and resilience make it a perfect choice for public spaces, residential paths, or commercial driveways.
  • Stair Treads and Risers: Granite provides durable, slip-resistant surfaces, making it a safe and long-lasting choice for staircases in both private and public spaces.
  • Pedestrian Traffic Areas: Granite pavers excel in environments where foot traffic is heavy, such as parks, plazas, and shopping districts, where both durability and aesthetics are crucial.

Granite-Look Porcelain Pavers

The Terra Collection of porcelain pavers features a contemporary Italian design inspired by urban environments. With a sturdy 20mm (¾”) thickness, these outdoor-rated porcelain pavers are ideal for high-traffic pedestrian areas. The finish evokes the look of granite, delivering bold contrast perfect for cafés, courtyards, hospitality zones, pedestrian plazas, rooftops, and promenades.

Colors, Finishes, Sizes, and Thickness

Colors include Terra Grey, Terra Cream, Terra White, Terra Gravel, and Terra Basalt. Add visual interest and contrast by mixing within the Terra collection or pairing with the Metro Collection. Each Terra Series color has low color variation (V1), making it easy to achieve a consistent look across your project.

Finish: Granite-permeated, smooth concrete appearance
Sizes: 60×60 cm (24×24 in), 30×60 cm (12×24 in); Thickness: 2cm (¾”)
SRI Ratings: Range from 30 to 84. Learn about Solar Reflectance Index (SRI).

Quick Ship Porcelain Pavers from HDG Building Materials

Quick-Ship Availability

Our Quick Ship porcelain pavers are in stock and ready for immediate shipment. Look for the speedy truck icon in the porcelain gallery to find these fast-ship options.

Outdoor Patio and Walk Using 3CM HDG Colo-Grigi Porcelain Pavers - HDG Building Materials

Flexible Installation Options

Porcelain pavers can be installed over various substrates, including sand, gravel, concrete, or grass, and are also compatible with raised flooring systems using Buzon pedestals.

Buzon Pedestals with U-BRS Aluminum Joists and Porcelain Pavers

Buzon Pedestals System

For raised flooring applications or for sloped surface designs, install porcelain pavers over slope-correcting, height-adjustable Buzon Pedestals.

Paver Defense Solutions on HDG Building Materials Kaia Blue Porcelain Pavers Rooftop Terrace

Paver Defense Solutions

HDG’s Paver Defense solutions provide enhanced protection for porcelain in raised flooring applications, reducing the risk of breakage from point loads or sudden impacts.

Best Uses for Granite-Look Porcelain Pavers

Engineered for performance and style, Terra porcelain pavers are ideal for commercial, industrial, and urban environments. Their resistance to wear, weather, stains, and fading makes them a smart choice for demanding spaces that need to look good and perform well over time.

Common uses for porcelain pavers include:

Rooftop Decks and Terraces: Lightweight yet strong, porcelain pavers are perfect for elevated applications where weight and water drainage matter.
Hospitality and Restaurant Spaces: The refined finish and low maintenance make these pavers ideal for outdoor dining, lounge areas, and pool decks.
Courtyards, Walkways, and Promenades: Slip-resistant and durable, they’re well suited for high-traffic pedestrian zones where aesthetics and safety are key.
Public Plazas and Landscaping Projects: With color consistency and precise sizing, porcelain pavers support clean lines and seamless integration into modern landscape design.

Concrete Pavers with Natural Granite

Concrete pavers are a smart choice for landscape designers, architects, and homeowners looking to achieve beautiful, durable surfaces at a more affordable cost than asphalt or plain concrete, especially across large areas. Installation options include sand-set on-grade or raised on Buzon pedestals.

Strength + Style with HDG TECH Granite

HDG TECH Granite pavers combine the durability of pressed concrete with the beauty of natural washed granite aggregate. Available in nine rich standard colors (plus custom options), these pavers deliver style and strength to commercial, residential, or municipal projects. Mix and match sizes and tones to create bold patterns, striking contrasts, and memorable designs that transform both new and renovated spaces.

Material: Pressed Concrete
Thickness Options: 2 in (standard), 2-3/4 in, 3 in, 4 in
Common Nominal Sizes: 12×24 in, 24×24 in, 18×36 in

HDG TECH Granite Concrete Paver in Public Plaza

Design Freedom

Mix and match paver sizes, shapes, and colors to create bold patterns and striking layouts.

Public Plaza in Marine Environment is Perfect for Buzon Properties with Concrete Pavers

Buzon Pedestal Ready

Design raised flooring applications and add the U-TOP-FLEX accessory for complete design freedom – any shape paver.

Grid Showing Nine Standard Colors for HDG Tech Granite Concrete Pavers

Standard and Custom Colors

Choose from Ash, Cream, Gravel, Light Grey, Red, Salmon, Slate, Tan, Umber. Custom colors are available.

Buzon Pedestals with Concrete Pavers in Outdoor Terrace

Built to Last

Pressed concrete with natural granite aggregate ensures durability for commercial, municipal, and high-traffic spaces.

Best Uses for Granite-Look Concrete Pavers

HDG TECH Granite concrete pavers are a smart choice for designers, architects, and builders seeking a durable, cost-effective solution with natural stone appeal. These pavers are ideal for commercial, residential, and municipal projects where both performance and aesthetics matter.

Common Uses for Granite-Look Concrete Pavers

Commercial Applications:
HDG TECH Granite pavers are frequently used in a wide range of commercial settings, including amphitheaters, apartment complexes, aquariums, auditoriums, banks, breweries, casinos, cathedrals, cemeteries, chapels, churches, hotels, lodges, museums, parking structures, private schools, resorts, shopping centers, pavilions, wineries, and more.

Municipal Applications:
Landscape architects and building architects specify these concrete pavers for city offices, hospitals, universities, K-12 public schools, libraries, museums, fire stations, airports, sports arenas and stadiums, parks, bridge decks, pedestrian walkways, public plazas, tourist centers, parking areas, and other civic spaces.

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