Subject: I have a virtual landing area as my patio! Can't go wrong wrong with Author: Magnum : member since January, 2004 : 3922 posts Posted on: 2008-04-23 16:18:32

concrete [regular or stamped] as it never really needs tending to. I blow it off periodically and for the spring/summer clean I power wash it.

Pavers = if I'm thinking what you're thinking, tend to work their way to unevenness and eventually you get weeds once the weed paper wears out. The unevenness and chairs don't work well together.

Wood = needs a lot of tending to. We have a wood deck at out old house and it needed to be sanded and stained almost yearly.

Here's a pic of my patio. Don't mind the messiness, non-blooming trees and winter chairs around the table, we're just starting to finally get nice warm temps and I haven't cleaned or finished setting up for spring/summer yet. The patio basically wraps the entire rear of the house and is usually decorated by my kids with their damn chalk, lol. The only area that is not patio is the brick you see to the right of the pic. The brick is the walls of my dogs outdoor run / toilet:



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• A bit OT...Need a little help deciding on a Home Patio Project - ....albo 2008-04-23 13:54:53 (117 views)
  • might wanna try acid etched concrete - kevpm 2008-04-24 10:50:42 (47 views)
  • Jeez....thanks for the food for thought guys... - ....albo 2008-04-23 18:45:58 (53 views)
    • Do the cement- quicker time, less labor so cost might be ~. - bmw635 2008-04-23 18:52:38 (54 views)
  • We did flagstone paths, some low voltage lights, and an irrigation system - M.Wong 2008-04-23 18:09:56 (60 views)
    • I e-mailed you a couple before and after pics, FYI (nt) - M.Wong 2008-04-23 19:49:40 (48 views)
  • We did a multi level patio area with cover for the bad weather. (pic) - R7 2008-04-23 17:14:40 (139 views)
  • I have a virtual landing area as my patio! Can't go wrong wrong with (pic) - Magnum 2008-04-23 16:18:32 (130 views)
  • We did a great patio project about 5 years ago - sdmike 2008-04-23 15:10:33 (79 views)
    • Here are a few pictures of our stamped concrete patio (pic) - sdmike 2008-04-24 10:59:31 (73 views)
  • Re: A bit OT...Need a little help deciding on a Home Patio Project - mart 2008-04-23 14:41:59 (65 views)
  • Pavers are really nice, but a bit of manual labor involved. (url) - KevHouston 2008-04-23 14:32:45 (73 views)
    • There's an article in this month's This Old House Magazine about - JerrytheK 2008-04-23 15:46:33 (58 views)