Use A Patio Heater To Enjoy Your Outdoor Space
Saturday, 6. March 2010
As homeowners continue to seek out those ways to maximize their living space, they inevitably turn to the outdoors where a patio may be in use in temperate weather. But as temperatures drop and the outside becomes a place we avoid, outside gathering spaces fall to the wayside until the thaw. However, with a safe and efficient patio heater, outdoor space can be enjoyed year round.
Those in search of a patio heater can most often turn to their local home improvement store to find something to meet their needs. You can find a patio heater of any style, color, and cost that will not only provide the heat you need but transform the look of your patio. For those who prefer to keep their outdoor space as natural looking as possible, an in-ground patio heater can look similar to a fire pit and blend seamlessly in with the environment. Wood or charcoal can be used to ignite this style of heater.
More popular, however, is the stand-alone patio heater that comes in a variety of sizes and colors, and is made from a variety of materials. The pot-belly stove stand-alone patio heater is quite popular today; its wide mouth allows you to load and ignite wood, charcoal, or smokeless pellets; the smoke is vented at the top. This style of patio heater is compact and quite efficient, generously heating an entire outdoor space in very little time.
Choosing an appropriate patio heater largely depends on its frequency of use. If your outdoor patio is something that could easily extend your living space if only you could use it all the time, then choose a more permanent, efficient patio heater. You may pay a little more, but it will be well worth it in space gained. For outdoor space that is used infrequently, you may be better off with a lesser model of patio heater. Choose a design that will work efficiently with less expensive fuel sources.
No matter which patio heater you choose, you will find a whole new world opened for you as you begin to enjoy your outdoor space regardless of the weather.
Michelle Bery
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gia Says:
Logistical question about an unorthodox wedding… second attempt…?
Ok, I am rephrasing this question, because some people misunderstood…
The reception will be on a beachfront patio on Lake Tahoe. The trouble is- the patio will only comfortably seat 90 people, and we have 120 coming, including the wedding party (which is 16 people). They won’t let us expand the dance flooring onto the beach at all because it’s a public beach. We really only need the space during dinner service, because after that we are removing some of the banquet tables and adding cocktail tables. I do NOT want to have the reception indoors, as the ballroom is outdated and frankly, ugly.
Would it be ridiculous to have the ‘head table’ be a big white beach blanket and beach chairs right next to the patio? The wedding party and some of our younger cousins and friends would all sit out in the chairs… We have already spoken to some of them who like the idea, and are on board to sit in beach chairs. My grandma saw my post on facebook and practically demanded that she get a seat in the sand!
Now, before you go all crazy- consider that we are serving Texas BBQ and playing a lot of classic rock. We are serving lots of bourbon cocktails with funny white trash names and having an extensive beer ‘buffet’. Also, we’ll have a game of horseshoes set up while others dance. It’s not your typical wedding, but it is still going to be very nice, with organic food and good wine. So it’s not that I’m trashy and can’t afford seats for everyone…I just want everyone outside on the patio. If some of the tables have to go inside, then we will have to decorate the entire hideous ballroom, and I really do not want to do that. At the same time, I don’t want to offend any old people. Do you think they’ll be weirded out by us not being at proper tables?
I know old people get all weird about wedding ettiquette..
Also- there are definitely going to be 110 people at least, 120 at max. There will be no children (we are having them all babysat at the hotel so their parents can enjoy).
Also, we are renting lots of outdoor heaters and buying a bunch of blankets that match the colors so that nobody will be cold. So, no one will want to be inside.
Thanks for your time, and if you have a genius (or just good) idea, please let me know! If you just don’t like our ‘theme’, please keep it to yourself- I don’t care.
Reba Says:
That sounds like the best solutions for your problem. Although I would check and see if you can get some tables out onto the sand, just because it may be difficult for guests to eat out of their lap (especially barbeque). If you could rent some folder tables and have some beach chairs, I think have the head table on the sand is a nice idea, very unique.
Another idea would be to not have a sit down dinner and just have appetizers and drinks, and not have the tables to begin with, just a thought!
Good luck!
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