Patio
For other uses, see Patio (disambiguation).
The Andalusian Patio in Córdoba, Spain.
A patio (/ˈpæti.oʊ/,[1] from Spanish: patio [ˈpatjo]; "courtyard", "forecourt", "yard") is an outdoor space generally used for dining or recreation that adjoins a residence and is typically paved.
Construction
Patios are most commonly paved with concrete or stone slabs (also known as paving flags). Patios can also be created using bricks, block paving, tiles or cobbles.[2]
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Patio in the Oxford Dictionary".
- ↑ Fwa 2005, p. 10-.
References
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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Patio". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. - British Precast Concrete Federation (1973). Paving Flags (to B.S. 368: 1971). British Precast Concrete Federation.
- Mildenhall, Henry Seymour (1983). Laying Precast Concrete Paving Flags. Cement and Concrete Association. ISBN 978-0-7210-1288-9.
- Fwa, T.F. (28 September 2005). The Handbook of Highway Engineering. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3950-4.
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