You can find many pictures of decks and patios online by visiting manufacturing websites. There, you will be able to see dimensions and other important parts of building a patio.
Home improvement stores such as Lowe's or Home Depot have many magazines for sale that offer pictures of decks and patios. These magazines are very informative and are reasonably priced.
You can find about where you can find information about decks and patios and read information to compare prices on the internet or go to your local shops and en quire about it there.
Many home building companies and contractors, also landscapers have pictures of their projects online. If you find a DIY site, many offer plans and ideas there, as well as a forum to talk to others who are in the same situation.
You can get free deck plans at many companies online. If you're purchasing a deck, building a deck, or looking for ideas to add enjoyment to your backyard our Deck Plans site can help.
One good place to find patio and deck photos, would be shutterstock. Another good Idea may be to purchase magazines that have pictures of these items and frame them yourself.
I believe your local interior shop has offers on the information of decks and patios that suits your home and garden. They can also give you suggestions on getting interior designers.
You can find pictures of all kinds of decks on deckplans.com. There is a wide variety of decks and a whole bunch of different resources for building a deck.
It is a good idea to utilize the empty yard to build a deck and patio. You can refer to home and gardening magazines that do share ideas with pictures and DYI steps. You may also review online websites including: http://www.hgtv.com/topics/patio/index.html http://www.hgtv.com/topics/decks/index.html
http://www.hgtv.com/topics/decks/index.html has a bunch of different ideas and designs for decks. Decks.com also has free deck plans available to be mailed to you.
You can browse pictures of decks at landscaping.com. Browse these deck pictures for design ideas. The deck pictures are supplemented with a link to information discussing their designs.
While I am sure that these plans do exist in PDF format, I cannot find any online. I can find pictures of CAD files, and drawings of decks that you can have mailed to you, but I was not able to find any PDF plans for decks.
Try Home Depot and Lowe's. If that doesn't work, try a pool supply.