Patio and gazebo area - a plan

That is just an illusion of the photo @Scrungee, coupled with the way that it used to look (it doesn't show the variations in levels on that photo at all); we did have a ponding problem at the time that photo was taken, but over the intervening years we have levelled things up and the patio now runs off to gravel traps at either side, with the bulk going over to the left where there is a proper drain.

We still have a ponding issue in one corner, but that is the corner that hasn't been levelled up yet - hopefully this week once I clear the pile of firewood from it.

I did think about big pots with bricks etc in, but then wondered if it might damage the metal and cause corrosion? I don't really want to put concrete 'boots' on it, as I need to be able to move it should we have to move house, so anything I do has to be moveable. The frame around the bottom might be the answer, but would that not cause a trip hazard? (Just thinking that we often sit out there with a few jars!)

I'll try and get a photo later today (it will be messy as I have everything at sixes and sevens at the moment, so please don't judge!)

 

Just have the frame on three sides - to include all four feet. The fourth side is the entrance and uncluttered so no tripping, unless it's over your own feet!

 

Ah, that wouldn't work for us - it takes up most of the patio, so we have to walk through it on a regular basis.

 

OK, apologies for the really bad image (and the mess) - the sun would burn the eyes off you here today.

Here is the patio and gazebo (covers currently off):



Don't panic, the chimnea usually sits outside the gazebo.

I quite like the idea of half barrels - must admit, I hadn't thought along those lines....

 

Ah, £30 each! Not this year... sleeper it is

 

They are a wee tad too big @Sheal, mostly due to the side curtains that have to be attached to the legs when retracted.

I had a look at a sleeper today, and immediately gave up on that idea too - by the time I cut it small enough to be useable without tripping over them, they would be way too light. So, I think I am going to go for one of these fellows on each leg, and then fill it will slate.##

 

Gazebo frame had a minor repair today, and then I checked all the joints to make sure everything was tight; security lights were rewired, then the colour floodlights were fitted to the gazebo frame - just had time to test them as the rain was starting, so didn't manage to get the gazebo covers on.

 

If I can wangle it, I might even do a video @Sheal - the slight problem is that my camera is my phone, and the controller for the lights is my phone....