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Before you break ground on your backyard brick patio, selecting the perfect location and materials is essential. While placing the patio right outside your back door seems like the logical choice, it ...
To upgrade a 7-foot by 7-foot concrete patio with a simple pattern, you'll need a little under 4 boxes of the TORURAL faux brick tiles, priced at $49.99 per box as of this writing.
Q: I would love to get some ideas on how to correct our uneven brick patio. The locust tree whose roots are causing the bricks to lift is not one we would want to lose, as it is our main source of ...
Spice up your patio or walkway this fall with Sun Bricks, the solar-powered ground lighting system that will guide people to your front door with their inviting glow. These flush-to-ground patio ...
A brick patio can be a gorgeous feature for your home, but maintaining it throughout harsh sun and snowy winters is important if you want to keep the patio looking great. Bricks are porous ...
This patio paver job is being done by a 65-year-old man. If he can do it with no helpers, so can you! (Courtesy of Tim Carter) Perspective by Tim Carter I’ve decided it’s time for a patio in ...
Choose a patio size that you can comfortably build over several days or a week—often, around 100 to 150 square feet. One helpful tip is to create a size that allows you to use full-size patio ...
Q: I have a brick wall around my patio and I’m noticing the bricks are starting to fall apart. At first there was a white powder on the face of the bricks and then the bricks started to flake apart.
This 1920 home perched atop a hill abounds with period details, such as a wood-burning fireplace, walnut banding on the stairs and an outdoor patio.
Patio of real brick has charm of imperfection Sat., Dec. 3, 2016 This patio was installed 45 years ago. The salvaged brick I used to build it is well over 100 years old, and it still looks to be ...
Highlights: All-brick ranch with split floor plan, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, about 4,200 sq. ft., 1.04 acres, main bedroom suite with separate sitting area/home office and access to the rear patio ...
Q Here in the Pacific Northwest, one solution I have found effective in the removal of algae from our brick patio is to spray the surface with apple cider vinegar. I use a pump sprayer early in ...