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Yellow and white awning on a white building

Upgrade Your Patio with the Best Retractable Awnings Upgrade Your Patio with the Best Retractable Awnings

By Jasmine Harding

Colorful corners of the best shade sails on a lawn before testing.

Our Favorite Shade Sails for Beating the Heat in Style Our Favorite Shade Sails for Beating the Heat in Style

By Stacey L. Nash, Additional research provided by Andreana Lefton

A woman wearing white paints a white deck with a gazebo while on a ladder.

How to Paint a Deck How to Paint a Deck

By Bob Vila, By Glenda Taylor, Updated by Timothy Dale

A lineup of the best outdoor wood sealers next to test boards.

How To Keep Outdoor Wood Beautiful Year-Round: Best Sealers for the Job How To Keep Outdoor Wood Beautiful Year-Round: Best Sealers for the Job

By Tony Carrick, Additional research provided by Timothy Dale

Mature man cleaning the patio decking with pressure washer

What to Do When Your Patio Is Overrun by Moss What to Do When Your Patio Is Overrun by Moss

By Sandi Schwartz

Photo of new composite decking

After a Year of Living With My Decision, See Why I’ll Never Choose Wood Decking Again After a Year of Living With My Decision, See Why I’ll Never Choose Wood Decking Again

By Stephanie Cronk

A group of the best fire pit tables on a cement patio near a wooded area.

Our Favorite Fire Pit Table of 2025 is Easy to Start and Built to Last Our Favorite Fire Pit Table of 2025 is Easy to Start and Built to Last

By Katie Barton

The Best Deck Sealer Options

We Put the 7 Best Deck Sealers to the Test. Here’s How They Performed—and Which You Should Choose We Put the 7 Best Deck Sealers to the Test. Here’s How They Performed—and Which You Should Choose

By Michelle Ullman, By Glenda Taylor

A spacious outdoor deck stained a cedar color with patio furniture on top.

The Dos and Don’ts of Sealing the Deck The Dos and Don’ts of Sealing the Deck

By Timothy Dale, By Theresa Clement, By Bob Vila

A colorful array of the best patio umbrellas options folded down and packed together tightly

We Tested The Best Patio Umbrellas for Over 50 Hours and These Are the Top Choices We Tested The Best Patio Umbrellas for Over 50 Hours and These Are the Top Choices

By Michelle Ullman, By Tom Scalisi, By Kristen Mosier

A person using a push broom to distribute the best polymeric sand between cement patio pavers.

The Best Polymeric Sand Stops Weeds, Keeps Pavers in Place, and Delivers a Professional Look The Best Polymeric Sand Stops Weeds, Keeps Pavers in Place, and Delivers a Professional Look

7 different bottles of deck cleaner lined up on a wooden deck

Giving Your Deck a New Life Doesn’t Have to be a Chore Thanks to This Product Giving Your Deck a New Life Doesn’t Have to be a Chore Thanks to This Product

By Glenda Taylor

Installing Pavers - Installed

Patio Pavers 101 Patio Pavers 101

One of the best outdoor shades installed at the edge of a balcony patio to provide privacy from the yard.

After Talking to an Expert, This is Our Favorite Outdoor Shade for Proper Protection After Talking to an Expert, This is Our Favorite Outdoor Shade for Proper Protection

By Jasmine Harding

A group of the best cantilever umbrellas set up in a large grassy yard

We Spent 900 Hours Testing Cantilever Umbrellas and Our Favorite Features Multiple Tilting Angles We Spent 900 Hours Testing Cantilever Umbrellas and Our Favorite Features Multiple Tilting Angles

By Jasmine Harding, By Stacey L. Nash

A freshly wet backyard deck has a house plant and puddles of water on it.

How to Make a Homemade Deck Cleaner That Works Like a Charm How to Make a Homemade Deck Cleaner That Works Like a Charm

By Glenda Taylor

The underside of a deck with a critter wall after cleaning.

Have You Ever Cleaned the Underside of Your Deck? Have You Ever Cleaned the Underside of Your Deck?

By Theresa Clement

Finished concrete slabs

How to Finish Concrete How to Finish Concrete

Balcony deck with patio furniture and metal railings.

Deck Railing Height and Code Requirements Deck Railing Height and Code Requirements

By Nicole Fallon-Peek, Updated by Theresa Clement

How to Remove Concrete Stains

How to Remove Concrete Stains How to Remove Concrete Stains

By Michelle Ullman, By Bob Vila