Extend The Outdoor Living Enjoyment Bu Purchasing Propane Patio Heater

By Tom Vandeventer

A patio or outdoor living area is a great way to make a small home seem much larger. Many people are now buying outdoor living furniture that includes sofas and chairs. During the late spring, mild summer and early fall, these areas are a great place to relax and spend time with friends or family. A propane patio heater allows you to use that patio even when the nights turn cold.

If you live in an area where nights are very cool, even during the summer, you may find that a patio heater allows you to spend more hours outside enjoying your patio in early mornings or late evenings.

There are several styles of propane patio heaters available. Umbrella heaters have an umbrella shaped cap that directs the heat back toward the ground. In the base, there is room for the needed five gallon propane tank. The actual burner is held up in the air so that the heat does not present a danger for children.

Propane logs can also be installed in an outdoor fireplace to heat the area in cooler times. These logs, made of ceramic, have the look of a real wood fire without any of the mess. They are very good at warming a patio area for your enjoyment.

Other patio heaters have the appearance of a fire pit. The fire pit can be metal or brick, but has a flame that warms the air in the patio area. The propane or gas flames in the fire pit are much easier to maintain and create no smoke or ash. You will not have to carry heavy firewood from a woodshed to the fire pit in order to keep warm. When you go in at night, your hair and clothing will not be covered in the smell of wood smoke.

An average ten by fifteen patio is sufficiently heated by one patio heater. Larger patios may require more than one heater to keep guests warm.

The new anti-smoking policies have many businesses scrambling to provide customers and employees a warm area for the winter to light up. A patio with a patio heater can satisfy the demands of customers that are tired of standing in the cold to smoke. Bars are finding the heated patios are an effective way to draw back many customers that are not returning because of smoking laws.

In restaurants, patio heaters make it possible to use patio seating after there is a bite in the air. Since many customers prefer patio seating, you can increase the number of available seats in your eating establishment without having to build more walls. Patio heaters provide the necessary warmth.

In addition to propane patio heaters, you will find that there are heaters that can be powered by natural gas or electricity. Be sure that you check out the options before making your final decision on how to heat your outdoor living spaces. - 31813

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