Why choose a 24x24 paver?
A 24x24 paver covers four square feet per piece, so a patio built from it has far fewer joints than one in a smaller square. Fewer joints give the floor a calm, modern look and make a small terrace feel larger, which is why the size suits contemporary houses, pool decks and rooftop gardens. The square shape also lays out easily in a straight grid or a running bond, and it works as the single size across a whole terrace.
20 mm porcelain pavers in 24x24
Most porcelain pavers in 24x24 are 20 mm thick, about 3/4 inch, roughly twice the thickness of an indoor porcelain tile, and the Nolitan line in Carbon, Sand and Smoke is made thicker, at about 1.18 inch. The Frontier20 range from Landmark Ceramics offers the broadest range of looks in this collection: limestone looks such as Indiana Buff, Ivory, Pearl and Charcoal Limestone, travertine cross cut looks in Silver, Pearl and Scabas, bluestone looks, slate looks such as Montauk Black and California Gold, quartz and marble looks such as Arctic White Quartz and Michelangelo Extra White, wood looks in Pepper and Walnut, concrete looks and terrazzo looks.
Other 24x24 porcelain pavers include concrete-look Beton in Antracite, Blanco and Grey, Cementique in Graphite, Silver and Talc, Argento Travertino, Tierra and Quarzo Gray, the Livingstyle and Vulkon lines, marble-look Praia, and the Legions, Soreno and Vortexa series. Porcelain gives a controlled, repeatable look across a large area, while some lines, such as Frontier20 Indiana Variegated and Bluestone Full Color, build in shade variation on purpose.
Natural stone 24x24 pavers
Natural stone 24x24 pavers come in travertine, marble, limestone and granite, mostly 1 1/4 inch thick, with some at about 1.18 inch. Travertine is tumbled, in Light Standard, Light Select, Chiaro, Latte, Walnut, Noce, Scabos and Silver, plus the Tuscany Beige and Tuscany Walnut series. Marble pavers include Mist White, Crystal White, Tundra Gray, Royal Beige and Vanilla Shadow, sandblasted or leathered, tumbled Fantasia Blanca and the blue Azure Breeze, a brushed Wynwood Gray and a fine picked Wavy Grey. Limestone includes Shell Reef, a brushed Myra Shellstone, Mayra White, Paris, a sandblasted Seagrass and Caribbean Blue, and granite comes as flamed Gray Mist and White Mist. Mountain Bluestone, sold as a flamed sandstone, comes at 1 inch and 1 1/2 inch.
Porcelain or natural stone in 24x24?
Choose 24x24 porcelain for a uniform color and looks such as concrete, wood and terrazzo; choose natural stone for real veining and tone variation. A porcelain paver gives a controlled look across a large area and comes in looks natural stone cannot give, such as concrete, wood and terrazzo. A natural stone paver has real veining and tone variation, and tumbled stone has softened edges, and travertine and marble in particular give a warmer, more traditional terrace. Both are typically made with a matte or textured face for outdoor use. Natural stone pavers are in stone pavers, porcelain pavers in every size are in porcelain pavers, and the full outdoor range is in pavers.
Colors and looks in 24x24
Grays, beiges and whites lead the 24x24 range, with blues and a few darks alongside. For a warm, classic pool deck, beige travertine and travertine-look porcelain such as Tierra or the Frontier20 cross cut looks are the usual choices. For a modern terrace, gray concrete looks such as Beton Grey and Cementique Silver, or a white marble such as Mist White, keep the floor calm. Blue tones come from Azure Breeze marble, Caribbean Blue limestone and bluestone looks, and the darkest options include Beton Antracite, Vulkon Nero and Montauk Black slate look.
Where 24x24 pavers are used
24x24 pavers suit open patios, pool decks, rooftop terraces, outdoor kitchens and the floor of a covered porch. On a pool deck, a light travertine or limestone 24x24 stays cooler than dark stone in the sun, while a gray porcelain or marble gives a more modern look. On a rooftop or a terrace beside a living room, a 24x24 porcelain in the same tone as an indoor floor can make the inside and outside read as one space.
