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A yard builder asks whether the manufacturer discloses environmental impacts, whether the price is shown before making contact, and whether installation instructions are free. These decide 50 points out of a hundred.
Score shows how the company does on our comparison criteria, on a 0–100 scale. Rankings cannot be bought.
Basic metrics · 74.7
+ A very wide product range of paving stones, patio slabs, retaining wall blocks and kerbstones with product-specific information
Basic metrics: 74.7, rank 1 · no change
Basic metrics · 72.6
+ In the online shop (kauppa.lakka.fi) the prices of paving stones and concrete products are shown in euros, so the buyer gets the price without a request for quotation
Basic metrics: 72.6, rank 2 · no change
Basic metrics · 68.3
+ There is a comprehensive range of paving stones and landscaping products, laying patterns, designer instructions and certificates, as well as its own online shop with delivery areas
Basic metrics: 68.3, rank 4 · ▲ 1 place
Basic metrics · 62.4
+ An exceptionally comprehensive product information and documentation section: environmental product declarations (EPD), CE marking, M1 emission classification, BY low-carbon classification and Avainlippu (Key Flag)
Basic metrics: 62.4, rank 5 · ▲ 1 place
– Environmental declaration for garden products: The EPD topic page and the site sitemap do not point to an environmental declaration for garden products.
Basic metrics · 69.9
+ Garden product prices are shown directly in the product listing in euros (e.g. from 5.39 euros and 3.63 euros)
Basic metrics: 69.9, rank 3 · ▼ 2 places
– Environmental declaration for yard products: The front page does not mention an EPD for yard products. Subpages load only as a JavaScript shell, so they could not be read.
Basic metrics · 55.7
+ One of the widest selections of paving stones, slabs and wall stones on the market, with product information
Basic metrics: 55.7, rank 6 · no change
– Environmental declaration for yard products: EPD is not mentioned on the front page, the documents page or the reseller page. No EPD page was found in the sitemap.
Weights are fixed. All companies are measured on the same scale. Read the full methodology.
| Buying motive | What is measured | Scale | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental declaration for garden products QUESTIONDoes the manufacturer report the environmental impact of garden products in a verified way? | Is an EPD environmental declaration or equivalent for paving stones and landscaping products published on the manufacturer's website. | Own EPD for yard products published = 100, EPD only at a general level = 50, no EPD = 0. | 24 p |
| Price is shown before purchase QUESTIONCan I see the prices before I get in touch? | Whether the manufacturer publishes a price list or online shop prices for garden products. | Price list public = 100, some prices in the online shop = 60, prices only at the reseller = 30, only on request for quotation = 0. | 16 p |
| Installation instructions online QUESTIONCan I get the paving stone installation instructions from the manufacturer for free? | Does the manufacturer's website have step-by-step paving stone installation instructions. | Step-by-step guide on own page = 100, only a general article = 50, no instructions = 0. | 10 p |
| Basic metrics | Digital quality, transparency, reachability and AI quality score | Basic metrics × 0.5 | 50 p |
We scored 6 Finnish manufacturers of paving stones and concrete yard products on 23 metrics. The key question for someone building a yard: are product prices, dimensions, environmental declaration and reseller network already visible on the site, or are they only revealed through a quote request or from a reseller?
Paving stones, patio slabs and retaining wall stones are usually bought once, and the choice shows in the yard for decades. There is a big difference between manufacturers in how openly product prices, dimensions, environmental declaration and the reseller network are visible online already. We compared six Finnish manufacturers by how much the buyer learns before requesting a quote.
Product price list, online shop prices or price examples publicly shown (not only a quote request) (22), reseller network or points of sale listed or searchable (14), environmental declaration (EPD), CE marking, M1 or other sustainability/carbon footprint information shown (12), product information shown (dimensions, material, colours, load class, technical data) (12), installation and design instructions or a material quantity calculator available (10), online shop or direct ordering option (8), product warranty or frost-resistance guarantee stated on the site (6), delivery or home delivery and its terms stated (6), business ID (Y-tunnus) or operating company shown on the site (6), contact details shown (phone or e-mail) (4)
Transparency is 30% of the basic metrics, i.e. 15% of the total points · these metrics make up its 100 points · the full formula and the other pillars
How to read the comparison correctly: Half of the points come from buyer's questions, i.e. things the buyer finds out before deciding. The other half measures how openly the company publishes its prices, terms and contact details. Clear differences in points indicate a genuine difference: one tells you the price immediately, another only after logging in. Close scores should not be read as a ranking order, because every measurement has a margin of variation. The measurement accuracy and the full calculation formula are open in the methodology.
Customer experience is brought into the assessment separately. We also collect customer feedback and customer experiences about companies through separate surveys. The survey results will be added to the overall assessment later.
A buyer of paving stones and slabs rarely compares price alone: dimensions, colours, load capacity, installation instructions and the product's environmental declaration (EPD) also decide.
Some manufacturers sell their products with price lists through an online shop, others only through a reseller network without public prices.
The sustainability of concrete products (carbon footprint, CE marking, M1) has become a buyer's selection criterion, so the findability of this information on the website is essential.
Every company is measured with the same public formula: half of the points come from buyer's questions and half from basic metrics, which have four pillars: technical quality, transparency, reachability and AI quality score. Ranking cannot be bought, and you can see the origin of each point on the company's profile. Read the full methodology →
Some manufacturers show them. For example, Lakka and Rakennusbetoni present product prices in euros online, while some manufacturers state the price only through a quote request or a reseller.
An EPD is a third-party-verified declaration of a product's environmental impacts over its entire life cycle. Finding it, together with the CE marking and the M1 classification, on the site shows that the manufacturer shares product information openly.
Some have their own online shop (for example Rudus, HB-Betoni, Lakka), some sell only through a reseller network. An online shop enables price comparison and direct ordering.
The load class tells whether the paving withstands, for example, passenger car or heavier traffic. For driveways and yard paths a thicker and more durable stone is chosen than for walking paths alone.
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