Show HN: Patio Ask, a Perplexity-style DIY home improvement assistant

3 rocknrollisdev 0 7/31/2025, 7:49:17 PM patio.so ↗

Hey HN! I’m the founder of Patio and I’m excited to share our newest beta feature: Ask. It’s like Perplexity, but focused entirely on DIY and home improvement.

What it does:

Instant answers to your home improvement questions ("How do I weather-proof a deck?")

Curated how-to articles from top DIY sites

We built this because we hated hunting through dozens of tutorials to find one clear answer. Ask brings everything into a single, conversational interface—no more context switching between blogs and videos.

Would love your feedback

- Does it understand your DIY questions?

- Are the suggested articles relevant and high-quality?

- What features would make it indispensable for your projects?

Thanks for checking it out—looking forward to hearing what you think!

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