How to Redo the Patio

Wood Patio

• 1

  Clean the wood by pouring oxygen bleach into a bucket of water following the manufacturer's instructions for the type of oxygen bleach you are using. Soak the solution in the sponge and clean the wood boards.

• 2

  Allow the patio to dry. Counter-sink the nails on the patio by holding a nail on top of the nail head in the wood board. Pound the nail against the nail head with a hammer until the nail head is deeper in the board.

• 3

  Sand the surface of the patio with a power sander. You can rent one from your local home-improvement store. Sand the entire patio with coarse sandpaper and then with a finer sandpaper.

• 4

  Apply epoxy resin sealer on the boards. Allow the boards to dry before placing furniture on the patio.

Concrete Patio

• 5

  Add decorative bricks to concrete patios. Clean the concrete with a wire brush and concrete cleaner.

• 6

  Trowel mortar onto the concrete in a small area until 1/2-inch thick. Butter the back of the brick by scraping mortar on the surface.

• 7

  Lay the brick firmly into the mortar on the concrete. Place the second brick next to the first leaving a 3/8-inch space. Finish placing the brick pattern over the entire patio.

• 8

  Fill in the seams with mortar. Wipe up the excess with a wet sponge. Allow the mortar to dry.