Need help finding patio stones - Good flat paving stones hard to find

[landa]

We are about to lay a new patio - a large one of around 100sqm. We want a light gold colour and a stone which is fairly smooth or very lightly riven. We do not want it to look aged. We seem to have look at loads of suppliers - without finding what we want. Natural stones look nice - but can be rather white or very riven. The concrete varieties are nearly always excessively riven.

For interest, we prefer to be able to have several sizes of stone and a circle. AND, we do not want to pay an arm and a leg for it.

Is there any such product out there?

[James C]

Hi landa,

Have you looked at Bradstone old riven slabs in autumn gold or maybe TopPave Bronte slabs in york buff colour(more cotswold than gold though)? Both have a subtle riven texture and are available with circle kits.

James

[landa]

Thanks, James. We thought Old Riven a possibility, but it is still more riven than we like. Have not looked at TopPave, so will try that.

landa

[Tony McC]

Honey Millstone from Stonemarket? If you prefer natural stone, have a look at their Cotsdale, a buffy-light yellow limestone that's a lot smoother than other riven flags.

Some of the genuine yorkstones are truly golden-buff and come in all 'degrees' of riven-ness (suerly that can't be a real word, can it? Rivenosity? Rivenation?) but cost more than the imported stone. Johnmson Wellfield in 'Uddersfield do a lovely creamy-gold flagstone.