Seeking that “outside” is as cozy, beautiful and protective as “inside” is what Alkern has been claiming for 50 years by developing concrete and reconstituted stone solutions, technical and aesthetic, to give shape to all desires. landscaping and undoubtedly succeed its pool surroundings, its terrace, its paths or borders ...
Alkern thus offers a particularly varied range, made in France, frost-resistant and ultra-easy to maintain, meeting all needs as well as all desires and tastes. Indeed, the wide range of Alkern solutions, of resolutely contemporary or authentic inspirations, makes it possible to perfectly personalize your exterior thanks to a multitude of solutions in paving stones, slabs, swimming pool copings, pillars, low walls, Japanese steps or even facings and fountains. .
Alkern thus offers no less than 32 ranges of pavers (including 20 national and 12 regional / 115 colors) and 32 ranges of garden slabs (26 national and 6 regional with 87 colors).
Thus, its new Geoceramica® slab combines the refinement of ceramic and the robustness of concrete, in a cocooning spirit, while its Infinito slab with its degraded effect will reveal all its beauty in the rays of the sun. Alongside these two new products, emblematic references, such as the Ghisa and Volcanik ranges, confirm the fact that all the Alkern references constitute a veritable collection ready to adorn the outdoors with the finest finery!
Geoceramica®: a raw appearance for a soft effect
Exclusive to Alkern, the Geoceramica® slab features an elegant surface in quality porcelain stoneware on a draining concrete support, the strength of which ensures optimum durability. This slab is equipped with integrated spacers guaranteeing an easy and regular installation. Geoceramica® has the advantage of being extremely easy to install, since it is very stable, it suffices to lay it directly on sand or gravel. This simplicity also characterizes its maintenance, knowing that it is resistant to stains, efflorescence and greening. Unique in size (60 x 60 cm, with a thickness of 4 cm), giving it great maneuverability, the various trendy colors it offers (evokes greige, marmostone black, lava slate, and many others on request) compete originality and subtlety. Non-drivable, Geoceramica® resolutely gives substance to exteriors, combining contemporaneity and comfort.
Infinito: the slab that gives character
Offered in 60 x 60 cm slabs for 4,4 cm thick, 4 shades (Black, Textured Gray, Medium Gray and Tavo), the Infinito slab, exclusive to Alkern 2021, combines quick installation (on sand, gravel or on pedestals ), original finish and hydro-M factory treatment. Not drivable, Infinito presents beautiful degraded tones which will be sublimated in the light of the solar rays.
Indicative public price from 82,36 euros per m2, excluding tax and excluding installation.
Ghisa and Volcanik: create a cozy and exceptional outdoor space
The industrial style seems, at first glance, far removed from any warm arrangement. And yet, the hammered effect of the most modern of the Ghisa reconstituted stone range gives character to the floors and cleverly plays on the contrasts with a plant environment. These clean slabs with different finishes, almost "Zen", invite you to relax, especially when they are installed around a swimming pool for example (with coordinated copings). Available in large format 75 x 45 cm (thicknesses of 3,5 cm in nuanced gray and stone tone and 3,6 cm for the Metal finish), again very trendy, they are accompanied by a quick glued installation, on sand or gravel.
Another emblematic reference of Alkern's expertise, the Volcanik polished lava stone-look slabs, available in gray or sand tones, rely on minimalism and naturalness, for atmospheres that are both zen, chic and relaxing thanks to their dimensions of 75 x 45 cm by 3,5 cm thick accentuating the feeling of space.
And always the sure Alkern values to be selected from the 2.500 references, so that everyone can find what they are looking for.
Whether it is to arrange the surroundings of a swimming pool, to structure a garden, to personalize the terrace, to install a low wall along a path to reinforce its character, to dress its external walls, or to create a fountain, Alkern offers a variety of solutions revealing the potential of these outdoor living spaces.
On the cobblestone side, in addition to aged or non-aged finishes, single or multiple formats, a draining function or not, a choice triptych is required: Baroco, available in aged or classic version, with a patinated, slightly bumpy appearance and with irregular edges with its varied dimensions (mix of 6 lengths from 12 to 17 cm in 6 cm thickness), will perfectly suit the charm of the pedestrian and traffic areas of old or modern residences. Baroco pavers benefit from an Aquaprotect treatment during its manufacture. Note also another major asset for Baroco which claims a quick and easy installation, including in curves.
Aged Newhedge, with a striking naturalness of realism and timeless nuanced colors (15 x 15 x 6 cm for all Gray, Coal, Ivory, Brick or Sunset colors and in format 30 x 22,5 x 6 cm for Coal and Gray) which justifies an Aquaprotect treatment in the factory. As for Reverso which, as its name suggests, can be used on a sand bed with its structured face (with a harmonious material effect), or its smooth face, opening up the field of possibilities to the most creative projects (19,5 , 13 x 13, 13 x 6,5 and 13 x XNUMX cm).
Regarding the slabs, the authenticity of the Grada mineral design (60 x 60 x 3 cm) in Ferrum color gives style to the terraces and patios, as does the light relief of Luna (50 x 50 x 2,3 and 60 x 40 x 2,5 cm) and its natural stone look, gives them a touch of elegance that will be reaffirmed again with its matching copings.
In another register, the Novabois concrete slabs (50 x 50 x 4 cm and 50 x 50 x 5,3 cm, classification T11, i.e. up to 2 kg of load per wheel) available in brown and gray, warm the exterior by their wood aspect, while offering real comfort of installation and as always, maintenance. On the practical side, note also the ease and speed of implementation thanks to installation on studs, which also generates a perfect flow of water and simplifies the passage of electrical ducts.
As for Japanese steps, path slabs, borders, facings, jarterres, pillars and other fountains, Alkern offers a rich range of around fifty references, which can be combined in total harmony (thus, Ardoisière borders are coordinate with the matching slabs and a fountain of the same texture) or, conversely, play the opposition card (the rustic aspect of the Rive Rétro counterbalancing the modernity of the Japanese Trapez step for example).
Alkern also offers superb references for interior design with, for example, Schist siding with its raw appearance and unstructured relief (60 x 14.5 cm in 0.5 or 2 cm thicknesses available in white or anthracite), or even tiling Chatelaine, perfect replicas of stone slabs conferring nobility and elegance (4 colors available Flame Red, Stone Tone, Incarnate Pink and Shaded Gray).