Questions tagged [patio]
For questions generally relating to outdoor ground-level flooring areas such as patios.
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How do I pour a patio cement slab in my backyard next to my home without voiding the warrenty?
I am building a new house and would like to build a patio that extends the length of the house from one end to the other. My warranty would be voided if I pour the slab and it touches the home ...
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Safely Shoring Up a Roof During Patio Demolition and Reconstruction
I'm about to begin a project and am seeking recommendations for safely supporting a roof while performing structural work underneath.
I have a house built in 1971 with a raised wooden floor foundation ...
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How should I direct water away from my foundation and doorway? (Brick patio on concrete slab)
I have a brick patio laid on top of a concrete slab with a generous slope toward my foundation and garage entrance. Water routinely makes its way under the door in the garage, and during heavy rain I ...
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Pooling water concerns on screened in patio
I want to screen in my porch and keep the bugs out. I'm using this video as a general guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVhosIZ4hGo&list=WL&index=1&pp=gAQBiAQB
My problem is that I ...
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Demolishing Concrete Patio that Protects Foundation and Door Threshold
Past questions have considered the general case of removing a patio that adjoins to a foundation, but I was hoping to show a few photos of my job and see if any specific advice applies here. My house ...
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Does ¼” #10 clean rock settle as much as sand as a patio base?
When using sand as the bedding layer of a paver patio, during final compacting the pavers will settle 1/4-3/8". This settling needs to be taken into account when figuring the height of the base ...
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Using concrete as an edging restraint for a paver patio
I've been seeing a lot of references to using concrete as an edge restraint for pavers. I am more familiar with the plastic edge restraints. With the plastic type, you install them before you do the ...
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Patio door (installed), it's a right-hand opening door but we need a left-hand opening door
I had sliding patio doors installed a few days ago. I had Home Depot do it. They're standard "door on the floor" Home Depot doors, not custom. The door is right-hand opening but we need a ...
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Non-slip grip tape not lasting on worn outdoor concrete pathway. Non-slip paint?
We have a portion of very smooth and worn outdoor patio area concrete that, over 52 years, has become like a polished surface and now is extremely slippery in the rain/when wet, a hazard for my ...
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Updating the side yard with pavers and planers. Looking for feedback/input on foundation
I’m wanting to fix up my side yard that leads to our patio. The general idea is to use the existing concrete foundation as my base and add sand, pavers, poly, etc (Following a recommended YouTube) to ...
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Grading between house and patio
Installing a 60’x20’ concrete patio that runs the length of my house and attached garage. My furnace inlet/out pipes are located on that side of the house, so I was thinking of starting the patio 3’ ...
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How can I mitigate water on a patio installed higher than pier and beam footing?
(Forgive all of ignorance and incorrect terminology, I have no idea what I am talking about.)
Pier and beam house, a concrete patio was installed directly abutting the back of the house by the ...
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How to repair patio with missing edge on an incline
I bought a house with a patio that is surrounded by a bed of stones which are held in by by a treated wood bar. On the other side of the wood is a 8 inch drop to a vegetable garden. There's a french ...
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How can I remove rust stains from outdoor vinyl flooring?
I have an outdoor patio on the second floor which receives runoff from the shingles. It has been stained horribly over the past 3 years with this rust colored buildup all over it.
I tried using a ...
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Paver patio below yard grade
I’m running into a challenge as I’m building my paver patio and hope I can find some guidance. My issue is that I’ve done the excavation and made sure to have a consistent slope of 1/8 inch every foot ...
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Looking for some advice for my future patio
I'm looking to build a patio in this area where there is currently crushed stone. These were already there when I purchased the house. My question is, can I just compact this and build a patio on top ...
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Paver patio slopes
I’m working on my paver patio and need some help on slope due to what I consider a weird situation. There was a concrete patio here before over a year ago that we had to get torn out due to insane ...
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help identifying composite decking brand
I'm repairing an existing composite deck. Most of the parts are composite sleeves over wood and the wood has basically all rotted away inside the sleeves. Some of the parts have cracked due to the ...
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How to prevent water from pooling at back door when it rains
I have an uncovered, concrete patio and front porch, and spent who knows how long researching and testing out different outdoor mats. I live in Va, so I get everything from blazing sun to downpours to ...
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Rotted Rim Joist/Sill Plate Behind Concrete Patio
hoping for some guidance on a rotted rim joist/sill plate found in the crawlspace. The rim joist in question runs along the front of the house and is parallel to the other joists. I believe the front ...
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Replacing a small rotted deck, question about framing/step
So the small deck (or patio? it barely feels worth calling a deck at this point) on the front door of my house was rotted and sagging, so I pulled it out. After going over the DCA6 guide, I realized ...
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Freestanding Patio Cover Beam Size
Trying to build something like this but with a 16ft span: https://www.backyarddiscovery.com/collections/slope-roof-gazebos/products/12-x-9-5-arcadia-gazebo
I'd like to build a slope roof patio cover ...
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What should go under my stone house foundation?
After diggers have cleared out the rock around my back wall, I can see that in some spots the foundation appears to have gaps underneath. I assume if I kept digging it would eventually hit rock again....
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How to restore my old pebble stone driveway?
My driveway and patio is all made of this pebble stone / pebblecrete / pebble dash / chattahoochee from the 70’s. It’s in pretty bad cosmetic shape. I don’t have it in my budget to rip it out and ...
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How can I support a flexing exterior threshold?
I've installed a new patio door which has wider threshold and now it bends a little when I step on it since it has no support underneath. Any ideas hot to cover that area and add support so it looks ...
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Why is newly poured cement patio already chipping?
We had our entire back patio poured by a company that prides themselves on cold weather material. Why is this chipping only 5 months later?
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How to protect Patio door from rain [closed]
Have a rental property and this house has patio on backside. There is no canopy or awing over my patio door. It been getting damaged at the bottom due to rain.
How to protect this patio door from rain?...
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How do you level and fasten joists over uneven concrete for a deck?
Update/solution for future reference: I used a laser level set 20in. above desired top the joists and then laid a joist on its side next to where it would ultimately be positioned and then used a ...
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Which is better for a patio: 16 ft or 8 ft planks? [closed]
When laying the planks for a patio, is there any advantage to keeping them at 16 ft, and adding the extra few feet, as in the first image, or is it a better idea to splice them every 8 ft, as in the ...
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What's the safest way to attach support wires to posts for long runs of string lights?
A very crude drawing of my patio/pool is below. I want to light the place up with LED string lights, but I am wary of damaging the pergola posts. Specifically for the cables that would cross the pool.
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Sliding Patio door mortise lock not able to take out
I need to replace the mortise lock on my sliding patio door.
The process, which includes removing two screws and take out the existing lock, seems to be straight forward.
But I am not able to take out ...
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Is my plan for a covered patio build reasonable?
I’m looking to build a covered patio. It will be 13’ long and 35’ wide.
For the ledger I will be using 2x8s attached to the house with 5” lag screws. The rafters will also be 2x8s 16” oc. I have 6x6 ...
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How can I span a 25ft beam?
I'm planning to build a detached patio cover over an existing 24'x30' slab. I want to cover half of the slab and intend to pour new footings directly outside the existing slab. If possible I would ...
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What is the proper way to protect house from raised patio installation?
I'm in the middle of a project where we removed a rotting deck (termites) and are in the process of installing a raised patio with pavers. The fill the contractor is using for the paver foundation is ...
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Can I stain my recently-installed Hollandstone brick pavers (patio)
We just had a hollandstone brick paver patio installed. One problem: wife had sent the contractor the wrong paver color.
Patio is a “River” hollandstone from unilock (mostly tans with some blue/gray). ...
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Are loose-stacked bricks a suitable base for concrete steps?
We have a contractor building a set of concrete steps outside of our house (will be leading to a new French door whenever we get the door). They are using a bunch of left over bricks as filler they ...
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How can I install a new patio door where overhead framing obstructs access?
I am getting ready to replace a window and install a patio door to the outside which has a covered patio. However, the top of the window, roughly where the top of the patio door will fit, will be very ...
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Options for hanging string lights on patio?
I'm wanting to hang string lights to cover my 20x20 patio but struggling with the best option.
I had been planning to use two 8' 4x4 posts secured to 26" half whiskey barrels by retrofit post ...
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How do I slope a retaining wall for a raised patio?
I am planning a raised paver patio for my back door. The patio will be 8' x 12' and will need to be 2' off the ground. My understanding is that a patio should have a 1/8" slope away from the ...
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How can I prevent mold and rot in a ground-level deck?
We bought a townhouse a few years ago and they had just put this wooden patio in. It was just unfinished wood and I was lazy, then we had a baby, and never got around to sealing it.
We have finally ...
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Can I remove this door sill?
I have Amtico flooring booked in to replace the existing vinyl and I’m wondering if this sill can be removed to create more space or is it part of the structure/ support for the patio doors? Sorry for ...
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Installing outdoor ceiling fan on stucco, no electric box
I’m wanting to install an outdoor ceiling fan on my back patio, the covered area is stucco and there currently isn’t an electrical box. Don’t know where studs are either. Is this an easy DIY or should ...
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How do I properly rebuild this retaining wall?
Retaining Wall breakdown progress
I wanted to replace the posts on my porch but the retaining wall was getting dangerously close to them so I had to address it first.
I started taking it down and I ...
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Tying Into Existing Gas Line Near Patio
I have a natural gas line entering the back of house for indoor fireplace one foot from my patio. I would like to buy a natural gas grill for the patio. Of course I would hire the work done, but first ...
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Raised paver patio - does it need to be replaced?
hoping for some help here. Can’t tell if salesman are trying to hose for me for cash.
This patio was built 3 years ago, right before I bought my house. Prior inspector (not mine) said there may need ...
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How to Prevent Lizards from Entering Screened-In Patio with Thin-Bolted Aluminum Door?
I'm seeking advice on effectively blocking lizards from entering my screened-in patio. I don't want to kill the lizards, I just want them to stop getting into the screened-in patio and getting stuck, ...
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How wet a hole (with rain) is too wet to put concrete anchors in? [closed]
A few weeks ago I drilled 1/4" holes in my patio slab to mount some ~6' tall 4x4s with post brackets and wedge anchors (for a catio - ideally able to bear the weight of jumping cats). But I didn'...
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Outdoor Wood Refresh
We bought a new home in April and I'm looking to refresh and update some wood beams for our patio and possibly some wood walls on the shed to clean up the look a little bit.
I'm wondering if using ...
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Lean to free standing patio cover
I am building a 12'x 20' free standing lean to off the back of the house. I am planning on using 4"x4" posts with a 4"x6" beam across the back and front, with a 4"x6" ...
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patching crack in flagstone patio
My flagstone patio is developing cracks at the joints. I would like to know how to patch/seal them to avoid water from sipping excessively into the ground. I understand patching is not a water proof ...
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