| Want a beautiful back yard patio without | | | | a patio poured, look for times when cement |
| spending too much? Well here are some tips | | | | companies are not as busy as normal. Again, |
| that will let you build a patio while staying | | | | after Summer and Spring, business dies down |
| within your budget. 1. Patios can be | | | | so you can pick up better deals. Winter may |
| beautiful no matter what you use to build | | | | not be when you think of building your patio, |
| them. If you really like the look of stone, | | | | but it's a great time to get discounts from |
| there are a couple of things you can do. It's | | | | cement companies. Or, learn how to build a |
| fairly easy to learn how to build a patio | | | | patio yourself using bagged concrete. 4. |
| that looks like stone, but much easier on the | | | | Learn how to build a patio using low grade |
| wallet. Use broken pieces of paving stones. | | | | concrete. This is much cheaper than some of |
| Place them together like a mosaic on your | | | | the higher grades, and can be every bit as |
| patio area. You can then spray paint them | | | | beautiful. This will be even cheaper if you |
| different colors that are neutral and natural | | | | do it yourself. There are other ways to build |
| like stone. This works really well. 2. To | | | | a patio and make it look great you can check |
| save even more money, check your local garden | | | | them out at for easy instructions and |
| supply stores for paving stones after summer. | | | | advice. |
| Spring and Summer are usually the busiest | | | | |
| garden supply buying times of the year. After | | | | Jessica S shares more tips and advice on |
| Summer, everything gets marked down. So, this | | | | patios at How to Build a Patio. Want a |
| is your chance to sneak in and get paving | | | | garden? Visit Garden Design Ideas. Use these |
| stones and other garden supply items at a | | | | sites to make your backyard beautiful. |
| discounted price. 3. If you're going to have | | | | |