In Houston Texas, a backyard patio is a great landscaping attraction for residential home. It is where families and friends can come together for dining, socializing outside, sunbathing, or just enjoying the seasonal weather changes. Depending upon the type of backyard you have, determines the type of patio you can construct. Whether you want to include a flower bed, a garden, or an adjoined swimming pool, you are only limited by your imagination and budget.
There are popular backyard patio styles that serves different purposes, but you can also incorporate a little of each into your patio design. These designs include the outdoor dining patio, a living room patio, a bistro patio, or a sundeck patio. The outdoor dining patio is an al fresco experience with dining patio table and chairs and it should be placed near the backdoor of your home for easy access in serving food. The general space for an outdoor dining patio is 12 feet by 12 feet.
A living room patio is very popular with family and friends. A fire place or a fire pit is a great asset to this style. The spacial measurements work well at 16 feet by 18 feet. A bistro patio can accommodate a petite table and chairs with at least 6 feet by 6 feet of space. A beautiful sundeck patio is a central location for swimming pool, sauna, or other water landscapes. Chaise lounges with thick cushions are great for this style.
The advantages of a backyard patio is its design functionality. Also, incorporating a backyard patio will take up a portion of your grassy area so that there is less to mow or water. Backyard patios are also a great real estate investment. The disadvantages, if there has to be any, are the types of surface materials you want your patio floor designed out of. Let’s discuss natural stone as your backyard patio surface. First, it is extremely durable and can withstand a lot of traffic. Natural stone is fun to work with because it is available in a variety of textures and colors. Its disadvantage is that you pay for the best – it is around $10 to $25 per square feet.
Concrete can look for attractive and its bare cost can be as low as $4 per square feet. However, one of its disadvantages, is that over time, it will develop cracks and it will fade. But the stamped concrete material has exhaustible patterns that are beautiful and elegant. Pavers are available in different shapes, sizes, textures and designs. Pavers is easy to work with and can be a DIY project for a backyard patio. Its disadvantages are its shifting feature, where grass or weeds can brow in between its gaps. Brick pavers are about $8 to $20 per square feet and if pavers are set with mortar, the cost is a little higher.
Backyard patios are an extension of your home and with the right planning, construction, and design, can become a multipurpose outdoor area. Constructing a backyard patio is a lot easier than adding a new room to the interior home because there are no walls, ceilings, doors, or windows to add. Mother nature has already provided all that you need to create a DIY patio or you can use the services of a qualified contractor. Designing a backyard patio gives people a great outdoor freedom, plus patio’s can be designed in fun shapes like a circle, a square, a rectangle, or interconnected styles with amazing free form designs.
