This article will show you how to build your own low-cost patio or deck using mostly recycled wood pallets.

With a few discarded pallets, I created a comfortable outdoor sitting space—for a quarter of the price of store-bought models.

Patio furniture—and good furniture in general—can get pretty expensive, especially when it's as enormous as this DIY project. Redditor torontoitguy po ...

The homeowner revealed that the deck area was "made from mainly free pallets". She was able to source these from Facebook, keeping the total cost of the project to just £120.

When you set a budget for the deck or patio you want to install, size is also going to be a factor. And even if you want a large outdoor hangout space, you need to consider the size of your yard.