Field guide · Outdoor

The patio is a room. Measure it like one.

Decks fail the same way dining rooms do — pullback, walkways, and one grill parked where the path was. Indoor clearance rules apply outside; the sun is the only thing that's free. Inches throughout.

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Dining & lounging

PieceW × DNotes
Patio dining table60 × 38 · 72 × 38same 36″ pullback as indoors
Patio round 48″48 × 48seats 4
Outdoor sofa78 × 34loveseat 58 × 34
Chaise lounge28 × 78two side by side want 66″ of width
Adirondack chair31 × 36+20″ for the recline and the exit
Porch swing52–66 × 26+30″ swing arc front AND back
Patio umbrella 9′108 × 108the canopy circle — check the roofline
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Fire & heat — clearance is the whole game

PieceFootprintClearance
Gas grill52–56 × 2636″ working front; keep it off the house wall — check your manual and local code
Compact grill30 × 26same rules, smaller box
Fire pit36–44 round36″ ring of clear space; chairs outside the ring
Fire table52 × 32drinks on it, feet near it — plan seats around it

Fire clearances are manufacturer + code territory — our halos are planning aids, not permission.

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The big commitments

PieceFootprintNotes
Hot tub84 × 84+24″ service access on the equipment side; a filled tub is a structural question — ask before it's a surprise
Trampoline 14′168 × 168+36″ ring, clear of fences and branches
Playset120 × 120+72″ landing zones on the action sides
Hammock + stand110 × 48nine feet of commitment to napping

Yard pieces are where a to-scale plan earns its keep — a 14-foot trampoline plus its safety ring is a 20-foot circle, and most yards find that out after the box arrives.

Furnish the deck before summer does.

Upload the site plan or a photo, set the scale, and lay out the patio at true size — swing arcs, fire rings, and all.

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