The Hard Yard

Outdoor furniture and heat, measured for the patio it lives on.

What this covers

Patio furniture, umbrellas, fire pits, heaters, deck boxes and cushions. Umbrella spans against table diameters, heater coverage against seating radius, clearances against the structures they sit near.

How we work

• Specifications come from manufacturer listings, manuals and spec sheets — not from marketing copy or from another site’s summary.
• Every figure on the page is traceable to a source we link. Where two sources disagree, the guide says so rather than picking the flattering one.
• Products are compared on the dimension the question is about. A guide about depth ranks on depth, not on how heavy something is to ship.
• Nothing is recommended that we could not measure against the space it has to fit. Where a number does not exist, the guide says that instead of estimating one.

How this is paid for

We compare what manufacturers publish with what owners report after real seasons outside. Links may earn us a commission, which never survives contact with a verdict.

Edited by Sam Oyelaran.