Patio partitions and planter stands

A line between your tables and the walkway. 9 pieces here build a partition run: patterned panels in hexagon, circle or square cutouts, and end, middle and corner stands to hold them, with planter versions of each stand. Measure the run first. Panel lengths and stand types follow from that one number.

Panels and stands

Each panel is 29.50 inches tall and comes in 3, 5 or 7-foot lengths, in black or grey. A logo option is on the panel listing. The hexagon pattern panel is one of three patterns; circle and square cutouts carry the same sizes.

Stands stand 36 inches high on a 10 by 10-inch footprint. The plain stands weigh 13 pounds. Planter stands weigh 20 and hold greenery at the ends, the middle or the corners of the run. An end stand closes a straight line; a planter end stand does the same with a planter on top. Planter versions exist for end, middle and corner positions, so greenery can sit at every joint or only at the tails. Panels run around $387 each, and the planter stands reach $630.

The logo option puts your name on the side facing the street, a sign in its own right.

Working out a run

Start at the building and walk the curb line. Say the seating area runs 26 feet along the street with a 7-foot return at each end. The street side could take two 7-foot panels and two 5-foot panels with middle stands between them, plus a 7-foot panel on each return, closed by a corner stand at each turn and an end stand at each tail. The 10-inch stands take length too, so measure twice. Write the run down, panel by panel, before you open the cart.

Leave the walkway clear. Local rules set how far a sidewalk seating area may reach, so check them before the first panel goes down. Inside the line, hold 36 inches for service aisles.

What goes inside

Partitions frame the tables; they do not replace them. Fill the space from patio tables and patio chairs, and put the patio umbrellas where the sun hits hardest. More planter stands live in accessories.

Draw the run into an outdoor plan with a note for the logo, if you want one, and the panel color. At season end, rinse the panels, dry them and store the planters empty. The pieces arrive palletized, and setting up the run is your own crew's job.