There's nothing more enjoyable than spending a long Arizona summer outdoors with family and relaxing by the pool in your personal backyard oasis. For many people, the backyard is a hot spot for entertaining guests, cookouts and family activities. In Arizona we are luckier than most that we are able to enjoy the outdoors year round, with more and more families are making serious investments in back yard fun. We'd like to highlight just a few of the ways to help these investments last a lifetime and minimize out of pocket expense.

The ToFixIt welding experts explain that there is a misconception about the expensive of repairing your patio furniture or any other metal product, no matter how big or small the project may be. Welders often provide fabrication and welding in all metals such as stainless steel, aluminum and copper.

Our customers come from all areas: commercial and residential air conditioning contractors, construction, restaurants, hotels and institutions, interior designers, landscape architects, engineers and local business owners.

Surprisingly, some of the most commonly repaired items we encounter are patio tables and chairs.

• The majorities of these repairs are completed same day, or in some cases while you wait.
• Many consumers don't consider repairing or custom designing the unique piece for a much lower cost for countless applications around the home.
• This is a great way to protect your investment and ensure that your backyard furniture can last a lifetime.
• Items that are broken, bent or simply need to be freshened up can often be made good as new for a fraction of the cost.
• Patio chairs are notorious for separating from their base damage that many homeowners would consider a devastating loss, and the chair would wind up in the trash. Have you ever attempted to purchase a replacement chair for an existing set? This can be exceptionally difficult, with style and vendor changing constantly and definitely not as economical and convenient as a repair.
• Fire pits and barbecues are great for unique design and can be the focal point of your entire backyard. Cookouts and nights spent around a fire with family and friends can be some of the fondest memories that families will cherish for a lifetime. Store bought fire pits are often quite small, cheaply constructed and lack the ability to customize to fit your environment. Items like steel fire pit rings and covers can be custom made inexpensively. The experts can build your own custom unit, or customize one you already have.
• Fire pit covers are great for keeping the elements out and concealing them when not in use and can become a decorative element by applying custom finishes, cutting patterns into the material or adding hand forged elements such as handles, vines or flowers.

For the more adventurous, the professionals can also provide design consultation and fabrication of custom elements such as chairs, benches, tables, pergolas and trellis, fire pits and barbecue islands. Do your homework prior to hiring a welder. Inquire about the fabricators years of experience working. This experience should include a repertoire of working directly with landscape architects, interior designers and contractors to assist you with any project you may have in mind.