OUTDOOR PATIO CLEAN UP & DIY BACK YARD MAKEOVER IDEAS | YARD WORK | OUTSIDE HOUSE PROJECTS
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- We're talking about all of our DIY Back Yard Makeover Ideas and plans to get our Back Yard ready for Summer Entertainment, as well as cleaning up our uncovered Outdoor Patio, and completing some Yard Work in today's video! Over the last few years we have showed you how to DIY Patio Pavers, collected the best outdoor patio furniture, and now we need to decide how to cover the patio in our back yard. We'll also be working on a Backyard Garden, and possibly building a DIY Fire Pit to enjoy our outdoor space this season. I hope you enjoy prepping for a new Patio Makeover, and hearing about all of our Back Yard Ideas to come!
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It’s been a rainy week, but at least I was able to get the Patio Cleaned Up! I also thought it would be fun to share some upcoming project plans with you & get your feedback on the things I’m unsure of. Thanks for hanging out!
Megan,Have you ever watched little blessed nest.She did the rock surface for a seating area .It turned out beautiful.Might help with ideas.She worked over a couple of years.Most was done after losing her husband last year.The area is beautiful,relaxing,and done on a budget.
Hey Megan! Your yard is going to be really nice this summer! Can’t wait to see it. Btw, I’m a retired police officer and had two police K9’s. They both lived with me. It’s more convenient because k9 teams can be called out at any time. I also worked in Iraq as a civilian police advisor/trainer for Iraqi police officers. Then, I worked 2 yrs as a bomb dog handler. He retired when my contract ended, so I was able to bring him home and he spent his retirement years with me.
Impressive resume 👏🏾
You’re amazing 🩵 I’m so glad you got to retire together. What a special bond 😊
@@foreveryoung174Thank you. I earned my retirement.😳
@@lovinglifeasmeganDon’t know about amazing. I just lucked out and had a career I loved, and got to work with some great dogs. They were amazing!
Police dogs live with their handler and when they retire they stay with the handler and family. You have some great ideas for the back yard, I'm excited to see what you do with it.
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I get excited to see outdoor work being done it keeps me motivated!
Also, yes police dogs are literally their handlers partner. They get to go home with them as it strengthens the bond between them🥰
I never knew that! So cool 🤗
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Hi Megan, i am enjoying this outdoor project series! I love being outside with you and seeing what you are planning. I cant believe how rude people's comments are. Just ignore and live your life with your sweet family!
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You could do a retractable awing off one side of the house. This way you have coverage when you want it. And can pull it in when you don’t. We have one and love it
I wonder if they make them large enough to cover our patio? It’s 16x21
I’m excited to see how everything comes out for your yard, have a wonderful weekend and Happy Mother’s Day to you and all the mothers 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Happy Mother’s Day!
Looking forward to your ideas!!
I’m hoping to be able to get it all done this month 😊
You're awesome, I feel ya about the lingering energy of 2020 😳🌞.. it's nice you have a large patio to entertain! I'd add some real trees to your patio for shade one on the corner.. and some pops of color for a cozier vibe.
I don’t want to plant trees around it. We I want something that will provide shade & also keep the clean up to a minimum
Canine unites keep their dogs with them 24/7 so it's possible that's what the slab was used for before you moved into that house.
It was!
We put cushions etc after the season/use away. So they always stay clean. They are not exposed to the weather.
We don’t have anywhere to put them.
We bought a storage box for outside
Hey Megan, I love seeing your videos all the time! I love seeing your DIY's because they're always amazing! I can't wait to see more videos every week! I hope you have an amazing Mother's Day with your family! ❤❤❤
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@@lovinglifeasmegan You're Welcome!!!
Looking forward to all your new projects. 💖
Me too 🤗
i think more flower, plantes, bushes would make the garden even more beautiful (my experience)
I think so too, but I struggle to keep them alive lol.
We built a pergola and attached it to the back of our house. The brand of brackets was toja grid. It’s been up for a couple of years. We love it.
I ordered a pergola! It should be here next year 🤗
Hi Megan. Looking well. Great content. Looking forward to yourr future videos. Thank you for sharing. Your awsome. Take care. 👌❤
Thanks for watching!
A pergola would be nice in your patio sitting area. Since you already have a concrete slab I would build another shed on it. The storage would add so much to your needs, like the bikes in there. But anyway I love outdoor ideas and improvements
We think we’re going to extend the base of the other shed & build one right off the back of it.
I never see anyone use straight leg pop up tents. We use them in the summer for a shade to extend our patio. They are just temporary but do the job in the summer. I don't know if it's too windy where you live, but you can stake the legs. Also, they are great for hanging plants around the frame. The tent tops are replaceable in different colors. And even if you don't have the tent top on they are great for hanging plants on the frame and you can move it around the yard when you want to. 😊
Do they have them as big as we need?
They have different sizes. Bought ours at Walmart. We usually get 10' by 10' but they make them bigger.
Just a suggestion but surely it would be better to have an area where you can store the carpets and cushions throughout the winter months to keep them cleaner. I agree with the idea of a special sand between your pavers. Much less weeding in the long run! Flowers and grass under your tree either won’t grow or will struggle in the shade and I agree with others that a fire pit near your tree is not a good idea 🥰. Everything looks so much better with your hard work today so far. Well done 👏
That would be ideal, but we don’t have anything like that.
Hello! You’ve probably already heard this from someone but, they make screened in “porches” made almost like your new shed but screened. We have one that we put in our patio slab and we LOVE IT. I can’t add a pic but it was Very reasonable!! 😊. It opens with a sliding screen door on both sides so we can come in one way and go out another!!
That sounds amazing! The problem we have is the size of our patio isn’t standard…so we had to get creative in our coverings lol.
It's coming along great! Sweeping some polymeric sand in between the pavers will save you from weeding for a really long time. Sprinkle some pellet herbicide before sweeping the sand, then soak the sand with water to harden it! I. Hate. Weeding. So. Much. Lol. I can't wait for the next video! ❤
We did that when we first laid the pavers, but I guess we just didn’t do it well enough lol
That leaf blower comes in handy when ya don’t gotta sweep or anything. And I don’t blame you for waiting on nicer weather where we live it’s been up in the air lately. My friend does power washing and stains decks too in the next couple of weeks he’s going to do my house my parents are working on our home little by little we had the house renovated, just added sprinklers last year they did the garden area and walk way with new bricks out in. It’s coming along so nicely. I just adore how you and Derek do your home inside and outside. That garden is going to look so nice I bet the girls can’t wait too! Happy early mama’s day to you, Megan! 💜
I would love to have a deck instead of a patio, but we can’t with our hvac system where it’s at 😩
Cant wait to see what yall do to your outdoor space...love your patio furniture... 😍
Thank you!
Looks great 😊
Thank you!
Love to see your outdoor videos love your outdoor furniture
Thank you!
So excited for you, can not wait to see the outcome
I can’t wait either! We’re going to have a huge BBQ when it’s all finished 🤗
Love the idea of garden there.
Me too! I can’t wait to plant it! I’m starting to worry that it might be too late in the season to start 😵💫
Can’t wait to see all those patio projects!
I’m so excited to get it all ready for the season!
Will look forward to seeing your out doors projects
I’m so excited to get them all finished 🤗
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I love to watch your back yard coming together and I love your ideas for the future. It takes time. We are retired now and last summer finally put a pool in for the grandkids. This year we are working on plants around the house. Can I just say how much perennials cost!!! It is so easy to get frustrated that it all can't be done at once but I think you appreciate it more if you put in the hard work one project at a time! Keep up the good work.
We’re going to try to grow everything from seeds, so it won’t cost too much 😊
There a sand you can use to settle in between the cracks box your pavers that once !used with water will seal those cracks to prevent the grass/weeds to grow
We did that the first year we had it but it didn’t work out well for us. We probably got the wrong sand or something
I love your vids!! Thanks Megan ❤
Thanks for watching 😊
Love to hear of your future projects ! You always have such beautiful results. 🤗👏🏻👍🏻
I’m hoping it’ll all come together this year 🤗
Good morning Megan. I will watch this when I get off of work today. Have a great weekend.
Good Morning! I can’t wait to hear your feedback about the back yard plans 🤗
This is so exciting. They make square gazebos that will work for you. I’m not sure of how much they cost. You guys always do great job. I can’t wait 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵
We don’t have a square patio. It’s 16x20
Good morning, Megan! Great video
Good Morning! ☀️
Maybe you could try a tarp or something less costly than a sun sail. Maybe a drop cloth? Looking forward to more outdoor videos!
That wouldn’t work because of rain & severe weather 😊 we’d rather invest in something durable
True. I found a sun shade on Amazon that wasn’t very expensive.
❤️Great job , good luck on your next project 👍
Thank you!
Good morning! ❤
Good Morning!
I love your idea for a raised garden bed on the cement slab. Having a trellis would be so pretty too! And adding a pea gravel area would be pretty too. There's another You Tuber that I follow who has some inspiring garden content - Jenna Pierce - and she has a pea gravel area of her backyard with a table and chairs and it's all landscaped beautifully.
I love Jenna’s yard! It’s so dreamy 🤗
Hi megan, I love the idea of the raised garden. That would be a beautiful garden feature. I'm thinking Alison mcphail on her channel did one. Just an idea, what about a water foundation or bird bath next to the new garden bed ❤
We don’t want to attract anymore bugs than we already have 😵💫
Hi Megan I can’t wait for all the outdoor makeover and power washing videos. I live in NC and it gets so hot and humid here in the summer it’s hard to sit outside.
It gets really humid here too ☀️
Amazon has the beds. That’s where I got mine.
Thanks for letting me know!
Hey Megan,
Wonderful ideas! We are having the same dilemma with our patio..
I have been looking into retractable awnings and pergolas..
The awnings are the more budget friendly solution...Right now, we are using large free standing patio umbrellas...I like how we set them up and they keep us cool but I'd prefer 1 thing that would cover the entire patio at once...
Have a wonderful weekend Suga
I ordered a pergola! I’d have loved a retractable awning, but couldn’t find one in the size we would need 😵💫
@@lovinglifeasmegan I cannot wait to see it!!!
You should do a fire pit set up where the dog kennel was! You can use the stone to make another seating area where you want to put the love seats.
I’m anxious about putting a fire pit directly under a tree lol
YES THAT WOULD BE NICE N YES KELLY CORNER N KARIE N KIMI COPE HAS THOSE RAISE BEDS N STARTED PLANTING SOME VEGGIES THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA 👍
I’ve been keeping up with Kelly’s & I’m amazed at all of the cucumbers she has harvested this year!
Our community does twice a year a free cleanup. May be something you want to check on in your area
I wish we had something like that!
It would scorch the tree branches , learned that myself!
That’s what I thought 😵💫
In our town the k-9 dog is brought home with the handler.
I never knew that 🤯
Good morning, Megan. Yes, the patio looks great for now until you can power wash it. I love your ideas! Maybe ask your local firemen about where to put your firepit! Do you have to get permission or a permit to have a firepit?♨️ I think your raise garden🍄🥒🥕🧅🍓🍅 will be a lot of fun with your girls! They'll enjoy it a lot. When they plant seeds or small plants & see them grow. Very exciting! I can't wait to see what you will be making & designing for your whole backyard! Thanks for sharing!♥️☺️🫂🐾🦉🪴🦋🌹✨️
I don’t think you have to have a permit, but I’ll definitely ask. Great idea 😊
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The sheed and play structure uses pressure treated wood. As you were informed, toxic for burning. The area under the tree would be a great idea, my tree branches are a little lower than yours. Just keep the branches trimmed every so often. Love the raised garden bed ideas. I'm actually doing one that will be focused on salads, everthing you would need for making delicious salads. Other ideas are planting for salsa making, or vegetables that are good for grilling/roasting. If you could hold off on covering the patio and doing it next year I would say, 2-3 sails, layer them and maybe even pick out different colors, not bright but muted. You use the hooks and I believe a tension wire to tighten them up I personally would focus on the gardens, fire pit area and plants around the yard, to two love seats. Take the money for the patio and put into the fire pit area... then next year focus solely on the patio getting covered. Enjoy and can't wait to see how everything turns out.
I’m thinking we’re going to do one bed for flowers, one for veggies, and 1 for tomatoes, with herbs in individual planters. 🤗
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Looks great!!! Yes K9 officers take the dogs home with them. My daughter’s boyfriend is a K9 officer and he brings his dog home everyday.
I never knew that! It’s pretty cool that a K9 officer used to live in our house 😊
You did a great job cleaning up your patio. It looks good. I love your plans for the backyard. You have a huge yard. Especially compared to CA yards 😂. I can't wait to see how everything turns out. Happy Friday ❤
We got very lucky! New builds in our area don’t come with this much land, but we live in an older neighborhood. 😊
What about big wood posts in cement and match that one in the corner in the bucket you already did and do that at each end of the patio and then some kind outside roller blinds attached to each side of the posts to keep the sun out and a sun sail just until you are able to get the gazebo of choice. 🌿
I ordered a pergola! Hopefully it will come in this week so that we can put it up & start using the patio 🤗
@@lovinglifeasmegan oh, perfect! That will be so nice!
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I would do a metal patio cover over your area. Would cost more but would last for years.
That’s what we’re looking at
Maybe a pergola kit would be cheaper 🤔. Have a great Mother's day! Can't wait to see the garden area and whatever projects coming up! 😊❤
I’ve been looking at retractable pergolas, so that we don’t eliminate all natural sunlight through those back windows
Hi Megan! My hubby works for a PD and yes, the K9 handlers typically bring their K9 home with them. Not all departments do that but the departments near me do. Many handlers also keep the dog with their family after the dog retires. Could you put the garden next to the shed and use the concrete patio for the firepit area? Hubby is also a firefighter and suggested not having the firepit under the tree, if you can help it. Just a suggestion - I'm sure whatever you decide to do will be beautiful. Can't wait to see your projects come together!
The concrete slab is still under the tree, but it’s not wide enough for a fire pit
@@lovinglifeasmegan Ah gotcha. I love your vision...can't wait to see you pull it all together. Enjoy your yard this summer!
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K9’s stay with their partners, so yes they do bring them home. They normally DO NOT kennel them.
It was definitely a dog kennel. I’m sure they didn’t leave the dog out there all of the time, but the yard isn’t fenced, so they probably had it in there when everyone was outside.
Do a pergola they make them already ready to assemble check that out see what the cost would be maybe get a sponsorship?
I’ll look into it!
K9 live with their handlers
So cool 🤗
Extend your patio and make different seating, dining areas.
We extended it 3 or 4 years ago now, no plans to make it any larger lol.
I wouldn’t put the fire pit under the tree. I would put the garden beds in a sunny spot not under a tree. It might be too shady. But a potting shed might look really cute there.
I don’t think I’m skilled enough for a potting shed 😅
@@lovinglifeasmegan it would be a great project though!
You have a big patio. It’s nice but I understand how hot it could be. And I understand the leech field. Ours is in the front yard. We have land. But our backyard is small and fenced for our dogs. And we have too many bugs and critters here. I’m always inside before it gets dark. We really can’t enjoy our land. We have carpenter bees in the daytime. I can’t stand those things. And lots of wasps. Our land is just wild except for where our house is. And it’s on the side of a mountain. So it’s all uphill or downhill depending on which way we’re walking. And downhill is much easier. We would like to move somewhere flat. You have a great set up. We had a fire pit under a tree at our old house. And it was fine. But it was the kind that had a screen cover over it. I can’t wait to see how everything turns out.
We had carpenter bees too! You’ll definitely want to get those taken care of. They can cause a lot of damage to your home if you let them go unchecked.
What about some retractable awnings on the patio on your house
That might be a good idea! I wonder if they make them big enough lol
@@lovinglifeasmegan They might. Do your homework looking for them something good you may come across.
Great job! Just curious, why did you put the plastic pots in the compost bin? Love this finished look. :)
I’ve always done that. The yard waste people take them
Have you looked at sun sail
Yep
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I can’t wait to work on our raised garden beds! 💐
How about adding a swimming pool - you have a big backyard
That’s very expensive lol
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What time I would what?
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Hola madre mia que paso 🙈 ese patio necesita urgente manos en accion 💪 vamos megsn que llego la primavera musica 🎶 escoba agua y a limpiar 👏👏💪🏡👩 vas a lograrlo 😀👉 desde argentina 🇦🇷💝💞🤗
Thanks so much for watching!
Hey, nice work I do have a question. Is the refrigerator an outdoor one or just a regular one, and if it’s regular how is it in the summer.
It’s an outdoor fridge!
Cheap weed killer for you, salt. Not sea or rock just plain table salt. Works really well
Do you add anything else to it?
Do you knw anyone who has shopped Temu or Wayfair for outdoor furniture ?
I don’t, I’m sorry. I’ve shopped Temu for organization items, and Wayfair for indoor furniture, but no outdoor furniture.
If your concrete area gets a lot of shade from the tree, the garden idea may not work as you like. Flowers and vegetables need full sun to grow, which is like 6-8 hours of full sun.
It does get 6-8 hours of full sun 😊
If you really wanna get rid of the concrete slab you can rent a jack hammer and do it your self
Maybe next year 🤷🏼♀️
Why don't you reuse them to build something for shade over your back patio instead of taking it to the dump
Reuse what to build onto the patio?
Instead of throwing the woods away why don’t you used them to make flowers and vegetables bed , it’s an advice think about it I know that you can come up with a beautiful design
It’s not in good condition
Honestly, I wouldn't have a fire under that tree. It might be okay, but sparks and embers can fly high, and in my opinion, it's just not worth the risk.
I think so too 😩
Fire pit would be too close to the tree...I'd find a different place for the fire pit
That’s what I was thinking 😩
Why not just build a roof over the patio?
That’s expensive, and beyond my skill set.
Don't know Butcher 👍
Huh?
Expensive…but where you live….screened in patio
How would you know where I live lol? A screened in patio would cost a lot of money.