The Grandkids Patio: Shade, a Fan, and a Dinner Table
A Fullerton grandkids patio done right: a solid insulated aluminum cover, a 60-inch fan, and a table sized for the whole Sunday-dinner crowd.
Category Lifestyle & Use Cases
Two-Zone Patio Cover: Dining and Lounge Under One Roof
See how one aluminum cover splits a 20-by-24 Rancho Cucamonga slab into a dining room and a lounge your family uses from morning coffee to night.
Turn a Hot SoCal Slab Into a Work-From-Home Morning Patio
A covered aluminum patio turns a hot SoCal slab into a 7 a.m. work-from-home office. See the furniture, fan, and shade specs that make it work.
Hosting the Fourth Under a Solid Patio Cover in Yorba Linda
A west-facing slab hits 120 degrees by 2pm. See how a 20x14 solid-roof aluminum cover keeps a Yorba Linda Fourth of July outside from noon to fireworks.
Laying Out a Summer BBQ Patio for an Anaheim Hills Yard
A SoCal homeowner walks through a 20-by-12 covered patio set up for summer BBQ hosting. Specific zones, grill clearances, fan and light placement.
Why a Covered Patio Is What Finally Made the Pool Deck Usable
Most SoCal pool decks sit unused after 2pm in summer. Here is how a 14x20 aluminum cover along the deck changed one Yorba Linda family routine.
The First Warm-Evening Dinner of the Season: What a Covered Patio Actually Changes
Saturday May 16 hit 75 in OC. The slab under a year-old aluminum cover held 71 by 6:45 p.m. The first warm-evening dinner is what a covered patio actually changes.