What's Underfoot? A Quick Guide to Patio Surfaces
Patios and terraces have always been popular outdoor spaces.
Whether a Parisian courtyard or a rooftop alcove, only porches
and sunrooms beat out these paved (or semi-paved) retreats in a
recent survey of my readers as the most ideal outside living
space. Let's examine some of the wide variety of patio surfaces.
Patio Stones Somteimes called flags or slabs, patio stones are
flat square or rectangular blocks of pressed concrete. Standard
sizes generally include 2' x 2', 2' x 2