r/patio

Hey everyone - we are looking to demo our deck as it’s an awkward size to fit any decent patio furniture (that, and our dogs have absolutely destroyed it in the 10 months we’ve owned this home).

We are toying with the idea of doing a concrete pad for durability with the dogs and just a cleaner look. The pad would extend further out (the semi-circle filled with rocks would be part of the pad, and it would extend about to where the pile of junk begins at the edge of the yard)

The only issue is, the exit from the back door is 4ft off the ground. Currently our deck is raised and there are stairs from the back door to the deck, then stairs from the deck to ground level.

I asked AI to create some stair options but nothing really looks good or realistic. What are some decent solutions to this problem? We want to try to keep the concrete pad as low as possible to save on costs & have more privacy from our neighbors. Thanks in advance!!

Title says it all

Hoping for some help with a large patio design in Wisconsin.

We had a Trex deck there but the boards are failing, apparently contractor installed them without enough gap. So we have to tear it out, which is sad. That deck would get unbearably hot, so we plan to replace it with a paver patio.

I’m not looking for a detailed plan, just hoping someone with a good eye can help with general layout. We had a landscaper draw some plans, but they added more than we needed and didn’t include a couple things we want.

We don’t really want or need a larger footprint, what’s there is huge already.

Here’s what we want:

1. A place for an outdoor kitchen island/grill

2. A place for an outdoor dining table

3. A seating area

4. I’d really like to hang an outdoor TV that can be seen from the seating area but isn’t a total eyesore. Ideally the TV wouldn’t be facing west, as there would be too much sun on it in the afternoon and evening when you are more likely to watch it. If you are looking at our house, west is to the left.

I thought about putting the kitchen island where the dining table currently is, and have the seating area be a step or two down behind it. Then we could mount the TV on the back of the island. But then the TV would be facing west and I don’t think you’d be able to see it after noon.

Appreciate any thoughts!

I am trying to mount a 50” TV on my Alumawood covered patio. The post I’m considering using is 3” x 3” with 1” x 6” pieces on two sides. Essentially it’s an I-beam. I’m looking at a no drill option, like the MOUNT-GTM70 from Vivo. I was wondering if anyone has used this mount or a like product.

A nice simple addition to this patio.

I am getting a stamped concrete patio in the near future. It will most likely be a random stone or flagstone patterns design. Although I am unsure on what colors to use with my house. It is a dark color (called tuxedo and looks a little darker in person but you get the idea) house with white trim. Any help would be appreciated!

Hey everyone. I have this patio. It’s pretty old. There’s a solid 14x12 slab with another 2x14 extension. The extension is concrete bricks that are uneven and weed riddled. The connected path is more concrete bricks with the same problems as the patio but also with the extra headache of washout from the yard. I’m not sure how to tackle this and I’m not even sure what my end goal looks like. I’m afraid that this is either going to be super hard work or super expensive. I guess I’m looking for the path of least resistance (no pun intended) that makes this area look a bit more uniform and clean. Any ideas?

I'm admittedly a little bit of an idiot here and could use some help. I had the brilliant idea to completely cover my deck with a roof. We love it, but one day after it was built I couldn't help but wonder if having a grill under a roof is dangerous. When we built it, I used countless pictures as inspiration. Most seem to have a grill under a roof, so I didn't think anything of it. Anyway. After a brief internet search on fire safety, I'm too afraid to grill out here. Here is where my grill currently sits. I'm ignorant in this area. Is there anything I can do here to make it safe to grill out here? Am I over thinking this?

The only idea I have is an expensive one. That would be adding a paved patio at the bottom of the stairs and throwing in an outdoor kitchen. Not terribly fond of the idea for $$ concerns and bugs, etc. But I could throw in some other grills and a pizza oven...

Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks!

Looking for some suggestions on fixing my patio.

I put it down two summers ago with some of these concrete pavers from Menards. I haven't sealed them yet, because frankly it looks terrible. These pavers are on top of a layer of rock and sand. The issue I ran into during install was the variance in height between each paver. Sometimes up to a half inch difference. To fix this, I added/removed sand to try and level it out, but that became a cascading issue, and some of the pavers aren't sitting flat and rock when stepped on.

So, my thought is to pull them all up and do a bed of mortar to help make up this difference in height. I do live in the midwest, so freezing is a concern for me. Does this seem reasonable? Or does anyone have other ideas?

New patio with a cedar pergola and patio cover.

Just looking for some idea on best way to utilize my slab given the shape. Whether that's best type of furniture to use or otherwise

I’m planning on building a patio roof this summer, I was originally going to cut the stucco and attach the ledger board to the home that way. However I’m being talked into using spacers that are designed to sit between the home and the stucco. Supposedly they’re just as good and won’t require as much (or any) stucco repair.

I was also going to cut the concrete and dig out and pour proper footings for the posts, but I’m also being told that a helical pile will be much easier and strong enough for the job too.

I’m not really one for “shortcuts”, but wanted to see if anyone else had experience with these techniques and how well they’ve worked. Any advice/input would be greatly appreciated!! (This is in Utah County, so some snow load needs to be taken into account)

We are building a covered patio. Wife wants TV on exterior house wall. I want it inside the structure in a corner hanging. She things it will be less ugly on the wall, I think it will be hard to watch due to sun and won't be too ugly if placed under the covered patio. Thoughts anyone ?

How can I cover this because it’s ugly and can’t see how it will last.

I’m told it’s code for Wake county in NC

Any tips on how to properly do this? Am I missing anything? I am trying to reuse the old pavers.

I pulled the dirt away from the house, washed the wall, applied quickcrete and some liquid rubber.

Dug out the roots, put down the more soil, pea pebbles I brushed into the creases, and angled grade higher in that corner (has water damage to structure I patched)

Anything I am missing? What can I improve landscape wise?