Patio

My next personal goal was to make the patio more like a area that people could hangout and just relax. The patio area was small so I decided to use the carport for a patio area which gives the patio more area and a cover from the sun and rain.

All the concrete areas needed to be cleaned badly. I pressure washed all the concrete front and back

Front area being cleaned


Front Porch Cleaned


Patio


Back Patio Area Being Cleaned. You Can Guess The Dirty and Clean Area


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I recently went and bought new patio furniture. I bought a swing that you can lay the back part down and lay down on it. Also I got a small table with 4 chairs.

Small Table and Chairs


Swing


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I started to work on the fire pit. I'm not sure what to do with the top part or if I want to go back and put mortar on the bricks to make then not move at all. I might just so a small child runs into it.

Before


Beginning of making the firepit


First two rows put up


Third row going up


Third row going up


First Design up


First Design up


The patio is pretty square and I wasn't as fond as the rectangle shape so I moved the bricks around and made it more square. I think it looks better.


New Design


Now trying to decide on a top part


Changed the Firepit layout to a round circle and not a square


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I wanted to add some lighting but I wasn't sure how so I decided on rope lighting and I got about 48 ft of rope lighting at Lowes and it puts on more light then I thought. I do have about 3-4 ft extra at the end near the street side so I'm not sure what to do with it. I might undo the lighting on the front part (where you are looking at it), and make a up and down like a wave pattern. Not sure yet.

The new rope lighting (lights aren't that bright)


The new rope lighting


The new rope lighting (lights aren't that bright)


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Before


After (as to date June 09)


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I just got done doing some things to he patio and here are a couple of changes.

Changed the Firepit layout to a round circle and not a square


Patio Looking out to street


Patio now looking in from street (recently add the new flower planter on right corner)