YinYang / Getty ImagesA flagstone path safely guides you into a house, while a patio or path entices you outdoors, into a front or back garden Flagstone adds permanence, strength, and durability to a landscape along…
Nor SunChoosing the Right SurfaceAvalon NorthwestIt's a big step out the back door: you've decided to build or remodel a patio. If it won't be the traditional concrete slab–or will be covering up an existing one–you'll…
Patio Surfacing and Flooring These seeded aggregate pavers are embedded in concrete and are fairly heavy. Lisa Hallett TaylorAggregate Block PaversWhen building a patio or path, one of the more fun but challenging decisions you'll have to make is…
Trinette Reed/Blend Images/Getty ImagesHow to Decide the Best Type and ShapeAnd Why Isn't it a Deck?Patio comes from the Spanish word patio, meaning back garden or back garden. Traditionally, it is the open inner court of a Spanish…
Clive Nichols/Getty ImagesMix up Materialspenguenstok/iStock/Getty Images PlusWhere do great patio design ideas come from? You might see patio designs on TV or get garden design ideas from a garden tour.Outdoor patios can be attached to a house or…
Outdoor Kitchen. Courtney Shearer3 Outdoor Kitchens That Will Make You Wish Summer Would Never EndWhile summer doesn't technically start until June 21st, I've always felt like Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kick off to summer. I…
Mark Turner / Getty ImagesSupplies List and Easy Instructions for BeginnersLaying flagstone patios in the sand, as opposed to mortar or concrete, is known as "dry construction." Dry construction is easier for do-it-yourselfers than wet construction.…
Picture of an elegant tile patio. George Gutenberg/Getty ImagesHow to Laying Tile OutsideInstructions for Building Tile PatiosLaying tile outdoors to build a new patio may seem like a daunting task. Indeed, it's a project that entails many…
penguenstok/Getty ImagesList of Supplies, InstructionsGrouting tile is one of the final and most important steps of a successful outdoor patio installation. Grout is a cement product used to fill the joints between tiles. Let's begin with a…
Getting the levels right on a patio is a time-consuming and pain-staking job but putting effort into it will give you a patio that looks good and drains well. The alternative is a patio where the…