Metric and Rectified
Porcelain pavers sizes can be confusing to understand. Porcelain tiles are metric and rectified meaning they are trimmed square and a few mm shy of being the listed metric measure. Why? Porcelain tiles are made from natural clay and silicas that get pressed into a mold and fired in a kiln. During the process the tiles shrink to their finished size. There can be more than 1% variation among tiles. To eliminate this variation the tiles are rectified, meaning cut to an exact size and machine finished to create a perfectly square edge. This gives the tile a finished look and ensures the porcelain pavers are uniform in size and consistently square. For example, HDG Neros is 60x60cm rectified with actual dimension 595x595mm, 23 7/16 x 23 7/16″.
Porcelain Pavers Range in Size
Porcelain pavers range in size from large oversized formats to small squares. Typical sizes are 30×60 cm, 30×120 cm, 40×120 cm, 45×90 cm, 60×60 cm, 90×90 cm, 60×120 cm. Also available are planks and smaller squares and rectangles to create ashlar patterns. Some porcelain pavers series are available in a wide variety of sizes, e.g., HDG Penn Blue, whereas others may only be available in 60×60 cm. After finding your desired porcelain series please contact us for specific sizes available and for actual dimensions.
Rectified, Metric and Imperial Sizes
60×60 cm, 595×595 mm, 23 7/16 x 23 7/16″
45×90 cm, 445×895 mm, 17 1/2 x 35 1/4″
60×120 cm, 595×1195 mm, 23 7/16 x 47 1/16″
90×90 cm, 895×895 mm, 35 1/4 x 35 1/4″
30×60 cm, 295×595 mm, 11 5/8 x 23 7/16″
30×120 cm, 295×1195 mm, 11 5/8 x 47 1/16″
40×120 cm, 395×1195 mm, 15 9/16 x 47 1/16″
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