patios

In addition to barring people from lighting up inside private homes, the Carlsbad ordinance also prohibits smoking on private balconies, porches, decks, patios and common areas that are not designated as smoking locations.

They add native plants to their yards, patios or even balconies to provide food and shelter for wildlife.

So, people ask me about painting garage floors, steps, patios and even sidewalks.

These apartments often are entered through outdoor patios and courtyards and rise to no more than two stories, giving them a scale and design that could be mistaken for a single-family home.

Pools, decks, patios, among other common outdoor projects, are usually losers when evaluated on purely investment terms.