I live in a Dallas suburb and am looking for some patio furniture. I have purchased the usual big store stuff that lasts a couple of years and then falls apart, but now I want some quality pieces. Where is there a place that fits the bill in Dallas? I can find a deal on just about anything under the sun but not patio furniture. I’m finding that a quality Chaise lounge can cost five hundred Dollars and up a piece, is there nowhere to find quality at a reduced price?
My wife is specifically looking for a pit group but we’re not finding what we want and my internet searches are coming up short. The businesses with quality pieces hardly post a thing about them. There is a concerted effort to make it impossible to comparrison shop as they dont give you prices or specific information. The sites are incredibly vague.
Where to go?

Noticed on my second set of patio furniture which is less than a week old that I have burn marks on my patio furniture cushions. They are nearly a foot long and bad enough i have to dispose of my cushions. I though my old set someone had accidently spilled grease on them or something and in the sun they melted the fabric as the cushions were old. However in less than a week on my new cushions I noticed on large long burn looking mark at an angle. Then I noticed a few strips of dead or dying grass at the same angle next to the chair. The angle is suggesting a neighbor who we don’t talk to but have had issues with on noise complaints is spraying them. They would have to shoot the stuff about 25 feet or more over their fence. Don’t want to point fingers but its scary as I have small children and its very odd. Any suggestions or advice or what this chemical burn could be from?

My white patio chairs are dirty looking, and I’ve tried so many things to clean them to no avail. Any suggestions?

My husband removed an old wooden deck that was on the back of our house and under it was a cement patio. I want to paint it and use it instead of another wooden one. We replaced the poles that hold up the roof with new ones yesterday, I want to paint the cement but how do I do it..use cement paint or epoxy? I have included 2 pics 1 of what it looks like now and one with the way I would like to paint it. I do have new patio furniture for it already. Any ideas of how i can also spice it up a bit on a budget?
Now

What I would like it look like

Also the 2nd pic shows grass planted where the old deck used to be

I have a HUGE fly problem in my yard/on my patio. I have tried spraying the patio furniture with bug repellant, I have an electronic bug zapper (which only works on bugs at night, like moths), and those sticky fly strips. Nothing works to actually repel them. Anyone have any ideas????

I live in Southeastern Oklahoma where the ground cracks from the heat every summer. I am going to build a flagstone patio around our inground pool, but I need to know whether it is better to build the patio on sand and crushed rock, or a concrete bed. Or if it’s better just to use sand and dirt beneath (for the old-world style, moss between the flagstones look – which would be nice)? However I build this, it needs to have excellent drainage and be an even surface for patio furniture. Also, once the flagstone is set, is it better to mortar between the stone? I don’t want everyone getting sand or crushed rock in the pool.

Everyone is starting to scare me now….
I live in central NJ.

i thought it was just going to be heavy rain and heavy wind and the damage would be just trees knocked down, power outages and lawn ornaments/patio furniture that people didn’t put away flying around.
Is it really going to be alot worse than this in NJ?

People are making it sound like my house is going to be torn apart into pieces.

Please give me a realistic explanation of how bad it is going to affect NJ. Thank you.

Our polaris pool cleaner stays in our pool 24/7, only coming on with timer. However when its on it constantly is squirting water (salt water) everywhere and has ruined all patio furniture and windows. Is this normal????

There are two squirrels who come into my patio, and they like to climb on the patio furniture, rip open the cushions, and take out the bedding. I have since taken all the furniture and put it away in the garage..I would like to have my patio furniture back.. Does anybody know of a way to stop them from destroying the patio furniture.. With out disposing of the squirrels.. Anybody else ever had this problem? THANK-YOU.. Have A Good Day

Digging under fence, getting in trash chewing my patio cushions(only one left) well I want to know how to train her properly I don’t want to get rid of her but husband gets soooo mad. Any help would be appreciated.

Are there any real reasons for spray paint? And don’t tell me to repaint your patio furniture. I see the utility departments using it on streets for digging projects, but what if it was stopped being produced to combat graffiti and tagging? Wouldn’t tagging still exist with big fat magic markers?

We just got a new patio with a built-in fire pit in the center. How should I furnish it?

I have used pepper spray, bleach, household cleaners, etc and nothing works. As soon as I get the smell gone, they come back and spray again. I read something in the "HALEY’S HINTS" book that perfume can stop a cat from scratching on the furniture, but not sure if it will work for stray-spray. I’ll try it and let everyone know if it works.

I have painted a plastic outdoor patio table and need to protect it with something other than a sheet of plastic. I have heard of stays clear but I haven’t found anything more on the product. I want something that won’t yellow in the sun. Any ideas?

I have an oak table from Ikea that I want to paint or stain black to match the decor in my home. It has a glossy finish to it. I looked up Krylon paints but there were several options. I don’t have a whole lot of space to do this. I would be taking the table and chairs outside to my small patio. Any info would help, thanks!