Your backyard serves many purposes. Using your backyard as an extension of your homes living space allows you to have a place to entertain friends and family. Building an outdoor fireplace or fire pit provides you a place where people can sit and relax after a long work day. Outdoor fireplaces work well when used in conjunction with a covered or screened porch. Fire pits make great additions to patios and around swimming pools. Fire pits also work well beside lakes, rivers, and streams in natural settings.
Planning is crucial to proper design of your new outdoor fireplace or fire pit. Ask yourself what you will be using the space for. Will you be entertaining friends and family or are you seeking a space to relax with your spouse?
You can also design your space with a multitude of single chairs allowing many to sit around, share stories, and enjoy the company of friends. Be sure to construct your fire pit in a diameter that will allow you to provide enough seating for your guests.
If you are looking for a more intimate setting, try using over-sized outdoor couches and chairs that seat two. This type of setting is more fitting for an outdoor fireplace but works well with a fire pit as well.
Fireplaces built outdoors are much like those built indoors. The chimney has to be tall enough to clear any roof lines by the appropriate setbacks and provide a strong draw. You should consider consulting a professional contractor before beginning construction, but there are some kits that can be purchased that can be installed by someone with minimal carpentry skills.
Fire pits can vary in size depending on your needs as stated above. Fire pits are built out of fire rated brick veneer over concrete block with a reinforced steel concrete footing. The floor of the fire pit is made out of fire rated brick with a sand base to allow easy leveling. You can add options like a gas fuel line can be added for igniting the fire and a plumbing drain line can be added for easy cleanup with a water hose.
There are also many great choices in portable fire pits which are of metal. When using these systems, be sure the fire pit is resting on a non flammable surface like a brick paver or concrete patio and not situated directly under roof overhangs.
Closing Comments
No matter what you decide to do, installing an outdoor fire pit or fireplace will be a great addition to your backyard and will provide you and your family many enjoyable evenings. - 29971
Planning is crucial to proper design of your new outdoor fireplace or fire pit. Ask yourself what you will be using the space for. Will you be entertaining friends and family or are you seeking a space to relax with your spouse?
You can also design your space with a multitude of single chairs allowing many to sit around, share stories, and enjoy the company of friends. Be sure to construct your fire pit in a diameter that will allow you to provide enough seating for your guests.
If you are looking for a more intimate setting, try using over-sized outdoor couches and chairs that seat two. This type of setting is more fitting for an outdoor fireplace but works well with a fire pit as well.
Fireplaces built outdoors are much like those built indoors. The chimney has to be tall enough to clear any roof lines by the appropriate setbacks and provide a strong draw. You should consider consulting a professional contractor before beginning construction, but there are some kits that can be purchased that can be installed by someone with minimal carpentry skills.
Fire pits can vary in size depending on your needs as stated above. Fire pits are built out of fire rated brick veneer over concrete block with a reinforced steel concrete footing. The floor of the fire pit is made out of fire rated brick with a sand base to allow easy leveling. You can add options like a gas fuel line can be added for igniting the fire and a plumbing drain line can be added for easy cleanup with a water hose.
There are also many great choices in portable fire pits which are of metal. When using these systems, be sure the fire pit is resting on a non flammable surface like a brick paver or concrete patio and not situated directly under roof overhangs.
Closing Comments
No matter what you decide to do, installing an outdoor fire pit or fireplace will be a great addition to your backyard and will provide you and your family many enjoyable evenings. - 29971
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