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Steel patio tables
One height, two kinds of top. 3 tables here, every one at 30 inches on a steel base: steel tops in black, plus a tempered glass top with an umbrella hole. If the sidewalk runs narrow and the look runs dark, start here.
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Tempered Glass Patio Table, Outdoor
- Tempered glass top
- Listed for patio use
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CompareSteel and aluminum patio tables
Know the wind, the sun and the curb line
Read the frame line first, then the seat: aluminum, resin, synthetic teak and coated steel all live outside. A few models are marked for covered patios only, so put those under a roof or an awning. Slatted seats shed a shower faster than solid ones, and a stackable chair cuts the nightly breakdown in half.
Tempered glass or steel is the main split in steel and aluminum patio tables, all at a 30-inch table height, so pick the top first and the umbrella plan second.
Check the top and base together
Compare the stated outdoor use of both the top and its support. Match listed dimensions, mounting requirements and base footprint before deciding how many tables fit the patio arrangement.
Leave room to move and maintain
Draw chair positions and service routes around each table. Review the care instructions for the actual top and frame finishes, and plan how tables will be moved or stored when the patio is closed.
One height, two kinds of top. 3 tables here, every one at 30 inches on a steel base: steel tops in black, plus a tempered glass top with an umbrella hole. If the sidewalk runs narrow and the look runs dark, start here. Choose the top first, then the shape, then match the chairs from the metal range.
Steel top or glass top
Steel reads as a city table: black, flat and plain. The black steel patio table comes in square, round and rectangular shapes in several sizes, at around $138. The black outdoor metal table offers square and rectangular tops in several sizes, around $265.
Glass changes the feel. The tempered glass patio table comes square or round, weighs 34 pounds, and has an umbrella hole through the top. A glass top wants a wipe between turns, so it suits a spot near the service door.
Sizing the row
Shapes matter more than finish on a sidewalk. Squares push together into a four-top and pull apart for two. Rounds take corners and soften a courtyard. Rectangles line a rail or a building face.
Sizes vary by listing, so set them against the space before you add to the cart. Two guests can just about share a 24-inch square. Push to 30 by 30 and their plates stop fighting for room, Four people? Reach for the 36-inch square, or go round at 42.
Hold the server's lane at 36 inches. Give every chair 18 to 24 inches to slide back into. On a sidewalk, the walkway comes first, and the local rules for your street decide how much of it you may use.
Rounds come on the steel table with the most shapes and on the glass top; the other steel table is square or rectangular only. All three sell with their base, so one line covers the whole table.
Matching chairs and shade
Steel tops pair naturally with metal chairs. The mesh, ladder and checkered backs in aluminum and steel patio chairs carry the same dark, open look, and so do the families in metal patio furniture.
Only the glass table here takes an umbrella through the top. For the steel tables, set a freestanding base beside the table from patio umbrellas, or look at the steel and faux teak choices in patio tables with umbrella hole.
Care is simple and steady. Wipe the tops after rain, rinse the bases when grit builds up at the feet, and store the tables dry at season end. Place each one in an outdoor plan before the order goes in.
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