White porcelain patio around a conservatory, Ashford, Surrey

A white buff porcelain patio laid in stretcher bond around a conservatory and along the back of the house in Ashford, Surrey. The light, softly veined slabs brighten the whole garden and give the conservatory a clean, level step out onto the paving. The offset rows follow the length of the house, which makes the narrower areas feel wider, and every threshold and edge is finished neatly.

Tina, the homeowner, reviewed the job on Google: "Absolutely over the moon with our new patio!"

The angled conservatory footprint called for individual cuts around its brick plinth and the door thresholds. We kept the main paving courses running through the area, fitting the edge pieces back to the building line. The wider photograph shows the overall layout, with closer views of the veining, joints and threshold cuts. These were taken before the adjoining ground and lawn edges were finished.