Patio questions
The outdoor floor, the chairs, the shade, and the step the door already requires.
What is the level change?+
The step, or the lack of one, between the door threshold and the paving. It stays. A flush patio is only honest if the photo is already flush.
Can the nearest chair sit in the doorway?+
No. Furniture stops clear of the door swing. The threshold has to remain a way in and out.
Is shade a roof?+
Shade is cover over the seats: umbrella, pergola, or sail. A roof that rebuilds the threshold is no longer a patio.
Can I change the paver and keep the step?+
Yes. Paving is the variable. The door threshold and the level change stay while the field of stone or brick is replaced.
How many seats should I ask for?+
The number who will actually sit there. If the paving cannot give each chair a pull-back, reduce the count instead of shrinking the people.
When is this a deck instead?+
When the floor is raised to the door height and needs rails and stairs. A patio sits with the level change. A deck is built to the door.
Can the step be read from this photo?+
Only if the frame includes the door and the ground beyond it. A close crop of paving hides the level change this page is supposed to keep.