{"id":11739,"date":"2026-08-19T08:50:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T08:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dkhardware.com\/blog\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=11739"},"modified":"2026-09-01T09:45:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:45:34","slug":"6-backyard-renovation-ideas","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.dkhardware.com\/blog\/web-stories\/6-backyard-renovation-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Backyard Renovation Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Roboto%3Awght%40400%3B700&amp;family=Mulish\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/><link 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Many areas permit anything above 12 feet.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:23.78641%;top:70.22654%;width:45.14563%;height:6.79612%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-c5efc7c9-cbb8-4904-b5fd-22cb3686f285\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-f77a12b3-11df-4dc2-9817-ec6b3ff83acc\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, -1269.57617%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:1.0752688172043012% 1.0752688172043012% 1.0752688172043012% 1.0752688172043012% \/ 4.761904761904762% 4.761904761904762% 4.761904761904762% 4.761904761904762%\" id=\"el-345190ff-6829-4100-9d19-d033107755e5\">\n<h1 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.17540322580645062% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.582524em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #cfcfcf\">Pergola<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:8.98058%;top:80.74434%;width:74.75728%;height:7.11974%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-86e8d491-8d48-45c9-9f78-a784c89398d0\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-3b48c599-356f-459e-a15c-4f48a8f4606c\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(121.75325%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6493506493506493% 0.6493506493506493% 0.6493506493506493% 0.6493506493506493% \/ 4.545454545454546% 4.545454545454546% 4.545454545454546% 4.545454545454546%\" id=\"el-0a1ad7e4-392d-48d7-acd5-97d72e521caf\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.16071428571428545% 0;font-family:&quot;Mulish&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #cfcfcf\">Filtered shade over a patio that gets unusable after two in the afternoon.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"cd8ea34b-7674-4883-8f5e-e11ee91d4191\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script 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aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:22.81553%;top:71.35922%;width:45.14563%;height:6.79612%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-84bb1884-949a-4ce9-990f-e309a1dff9fe\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(170.96775%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-33d2ba86-a5a5-4992-abb8-0453c5db1690\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-9c3e888c-2c94-4e2b-8926-ab9d82dc13f3\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:1.0752688172043012% 1.0752688172043012% 1.0752688172043012% 1.0752688172043012% \/ 4.761904761904762% 4.761904761904762% 4.761904761904762% 4.761904761904762%\" id=\"el-57cc07c6-09f5-4ca4-9b45-b5a1db301ad0\">\n<h1 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.17540322580645062% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.582524em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #b6b6b6\">Fire Pit<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:9.95146%;top:81.39159%;width:83.98058%;height:7.11974%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-81f5f001-3e1e-4e99-830d-7b37c61f796b\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5780346820809248% 0.5780346820809248% 0.5780346820809248% 0.5780346820809248% \/ 4.545454545454546% 4.545454545454546% 4.545454545454546% 4.545454545454546%\" id=\"el-9feb8295-ef1a-4360-b19c-ada3a743bd96\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.14306358381502868% 0;font-family:&quot;Mulish&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #cfcfcf\">The cheapest way to make a yard usable in October. Gas or wood, both work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:8.00971%;top:91.74757%;width:88.1068%;height:5.17799%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-4577d3ea-6458-4062-ac0c-2b3a3e080e41\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-690369d2-1745-4f54-8f93-ed0dcd8721c6\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.3333333333333333)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5509641873278237% 0.5509641873278237% 0.5509641873278237% 0.5509641873278237% \/ 6.25% 6.25% 6.25% 6.25%\" id=\"el-343712be-f7f8-483d-9fb5-69941b86362d\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.09848484848484823% 0;font-family:&quot;Mulish&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.210356em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Quick Tip: Keep it ten feet off the house and any overhang. Gravel or pavers underneath, never directly on decking.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"c430115c-4605-4d74-951a-2bddb358daf1\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-a16b1f13-2dc8-4c41-9b30-c8251431ab25\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":100,\"duration\":1000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-97b90561-cff0-488f-9206-ad558ec198a5\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"scale(0.3333333333333333)\",\"scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":100,\"duration\":1000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" 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1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#453d31\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-efb8329e-1d86-4c7a-ae1c-b90d51685e22\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/s.dkhardware.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5-3.webp\" alt=\"5 (3)\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/s.dkhardware.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5-3.webp 1080w,https:\/\/s.dkhardware.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5-3-1056x1877.webp 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style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.1199448529411758% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.582524em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #cfcfcf\">Outdoor Kitchen<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:10.19417%;top:80.90615%;width:79.36893%;height:7.11974%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-c3b56555-9b16-45e9-8534-4dfb98defb17\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-98707697-2f2e-4058-9ca5-f4363d1a7474\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(113.14986%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6116207951070336% 0.6116207951070336% 0.6116207951070336% 0.6116207951070336% \/ 4.545454545454546% 4.545454545454546% 4.545454545454546% 4.545454545454546%\" id=\"el-526a9e73-fc26-4eaa-bcea-19f7fff9be43\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.15137614678899058% 0;font-family:&quot;Mulish&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #cfcfcf\">Grill, sink, and counter in one run, so nobody walks back inside mid-cook.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:10.19417%;top:92.0712%;width:82.28155%;height:5.17799%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-de9d50f7-d0b2-48d6-97d2-2d679574c63c\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5899705014749262% 0.5899705014749262% 0.5899705014749262% 0.5899705014749262% \/ 6.25% 6.25% 6.25% 6.25%\" id=\"el-a8fc6d72-3185-43e3-ba4f-a5bef05f4913\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.10545722713864278% 0;font-family:&quot;Mulish&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.210356em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Quick Tip: Water and power get expensive fast. Site it against the house wall where both already run.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"e4a4d52d-397b-41b1-9f6d-2346b3400beb\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-5d58ab5c-fc4f-47a8-a6f5-b7c84051e531\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":100,\"duration\":1500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-4d37fe45-6157-4bea-ab15-e83e6bba6d83\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[1,1]},\"delay\":100,\"duration\":1000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script 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style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.11134812286689358% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.582524em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #cfcfcf\">Privacy Screens<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:9.95146%;top:81.39159%;width:84.70874%;height:7.11974%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-4d37fe45-6157-4bea-ab15-e83e6bba6d83\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-0aa39542-cf42-41aa-913e-26579f4ff38e\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(3)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% \/ 4.545454545454546% 4.545454545454546% 4.545454545454546% 4.545454545454546%\" id=\"el-43082bf6-54f7-4e17-913c-630b04106e22\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.14183381088825192% 0;font-family:&quot;Mulish&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #cfcfcf\">Slatted panels block the one sightline you care about without walling off the yard.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:9.2233%;top:92.23301%;width:81.06796%;height:5.17799%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-1b79cca3-43b2-40bd-8f51-454fc59d06a2\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-111.37724%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-36ba0158-c1b9-4eb3-a70c-9630e520bdc6\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-3999e185-2500-42f9-9a5a-c469e17fed07\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5988023952095809% 0.5988023952095809% 0.5988023952095809% 0.5988023952095809% \/ 6.25% 6.25% 6.25% 6.25%\" id=\"el-2022159e-1f9e-4561-8139-09d1ebe5bee9\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.10703592814371228% 0;font-family:&quot;Mulish&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.210356em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Quick Tip: Screening one angle beats fencing the perimeter. Most cities cap rear fences at six feet.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"d5b46daa-7e16-47ba-b450-387b7a122466\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-7e3367f9-3062-40fc-ba0a-73d5219777e3\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-133.82353%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":100,\"duration\":1000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-a9a83b03-18bd-4355-8deb-61a8e6338b71\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":100,\"duration\":1000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation 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disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:22.3301%;top:71.19741%;width:66.01942%;height:6.79612%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-7e3367f9-3062-40fc-ba0a-73d5219777e3\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-133.82353%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-a9a83b03-18bd-4355-8deb-61a8e6338b71\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-6cabad61-aae9-4a89-964a-e4a3facb2703\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.7352941176470588% 0.7352941176470588% 0.7352941176470588% 0.7352941176470588% \/ 4.761904761904762% 4.761904761904762% 4.761904761904762% 4.761904761904762%\" id=\"el-fcb2c91a-b827-4617-84fc-7160b842b974\">\n<h1 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.1199448529411758% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.582524em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #cfcfcf\">Paver Pathways<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:8.73786%;top:80.74434%;width:88.34951%;height:10.67961%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-e432c6c0-6939-4b9c-8ddd-08244ae418bd\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-2032ed92-b0f2-48ab-bae4-aae685003237\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 267.00338%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5494505494505495% 0.5494505494505495% 0.5494505494505495% 0.5494505494505495% \/ 3.0303030303030303% 3.0303030303030303% 3.0303030303030303% 3.0303030303030303%\" id=\"el-fc85364d-c628-4f7c-a12f-f75524684878\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.13598901098901078% 0;font-family:&quot;Mulish&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #cfcfcf\">A defined path stops the shortcut everyone already walks from wearing into mud.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.80583%;top:91.42395%;width:75.97087%;height:5.17799%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-b0bbaf35-3157-40ab-b501-1483b9650d60\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6389776357827476% 0.6389776357827476% 0.6389776357827476% 0.6389776357827476% \/ 6.25% 6.25% 6.25% 6.25%\" id=\"el-69e0f4ae-02e4-48ef-a425-9db4f143a2af\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.11421725239616583% 0;font-family:&quot;Mulish&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.210356em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Quick Tip: Four feet wide lets two people pass. 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