Patio Installation

Read through step-by-step tutorials to help you prepare for any installation pertaining to your patio.

How to Install a Shade Sail

Carpenter Nathan Gilbert helps a homeowner create a cool, shady corner where she can watch her kids play in the pool.

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner install a bluestone patio in an urban backyard.

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada installs a bluestone patio with a reclaimed granite fire pit

Purchase a heater to enjoy your patio or other outdoor living space year round. Our review goes over the best patio heaters on the market.

Ask This Old House mason Mark McCullough installs a custom metal railing using anchoring cement

This guide will teach you everything you need to know about installing pavers, whether you're building a driveway, a patio, or a garden path.

In this how-to video and guide, learn how to lay a beautiful bluestone patio with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook.

Rough-hewn slabs of native rock make a patio and stairs that are at home in the landscape

From planning to materials and installation, our step-by-step guide shows you how to create a beautiful brick patio.

Interested in laying your own stone patio? Read our guide for step-by-step instructions on creating a long-lasting patio.