Buying Guides
Three guides that start from the constraint rather than the catalogue: sizing a structure to a patio, choosing a grill for a covered space, and furnishing for six.
Start with the constraint
The specification every listing leads with is rarely the one that decides the purchase. For a structure it is the shorter side, not the area. For a grill it is burner count, not BTU. For furniture it is the floor the chairs need, not the number of seats.
The arithmetic behind the sizing guides is on the sizing pages, and the mechanics are in the reference guides.
Choosing a Pergola Size →
Start from the furniture and the slab, not the catalogue. The two measurements that decide it, and why the shorter side matters more than the area.
Choosing a Grill →
Burner count before BTU, cast iron before stainless, and the clearance question that matters more than either when the patio has a roof.
Patio Furniture for Six →
The set is the easy part. The floor it needs, the fabric that survives rain and the chair that turns are the three that decide whether it gets used.