Also, if you're looking for more eco-friendly flooring for your patio, an indoor/outdoor carpet may not necessarily be your ...

It costs about $27 for a 4.75-gallon container, which covers about 350 square feet (10 feet by 35 feet). Drive-Maxx also fills hairline cracks and doesn’t have to be stirred.

I have spread indoor-outdoor carpeting over broad areas as a temporary, seasonal fix. Is there a better solution, short of tearing up and replacing the 800-square-foot deck?