Fire Pits
Benefits of a Fire Pit
- Fire pits create a cozy atmosphere: Whether you’re hosting an outdoor party after the summer sun has gone down, or you want to snuggle up with your family.
- They light up the night: Not only does a fire pit provide warmth once the day’s sun has gone down, it can change the aesthetics of your home and give your area a wonderful warm glow.
- Extend your home: Fire pits are ideal for creating an al fresco lounge space– an extension of your home where you can relax and socialize.
- Help you relax and unwind: When the sun goes down, there’s nothing better than to relax and unwind watching the flames dancing. In fact, a study by Christopher Lynn, Anthropologist at University of Alabama claims that the effect of fire helps us become calmer and more sociable and even causes our blood pressure to drop!
- Are usable all year round: It’s not just the summer season when you can enjoy sitting round a fire pit, you can enjoy outside living all year round. Transform your Halloween, bonfire nights and even Christmas Eve with the warmth and comfort of an outside fire.
Types of fire pits
Wood-Burning Fire Pits
Wood-burning fire pits give you the look, feel, crackle, and smell of an authentic camp fire. But you can not control the flame, and will have to add wood often, as well as storing it. Wood-burning fire pits come in a variety of styles and sizes, can be sunken in ground or above. And can be made of brick, stone, and block.
Propane Fire Pits
One of the best ways to stretch your outdoor entertainment season is to install a propane fire pit – an outdoor structure that can be made from concrete, brick or stone in a variety of configurations. Connected to either a 20-lb propane cylinder or your central propane tank, a fire pit will give you an evening by the fire under the stars without the smoke, embers, and ashes of a wood fire. You can also control the flame, it burns cleaner, and you never have to store, chop, or buy wood.
Gel Fueled Fire Pit
Gel fueled fire pits uses cans of isopropyl alcohol fuel, which burn roughly 2 - 3 hours. They are environmentally friendly and very low maintenance. They do not produce smoke, ash, or soot, and many of them are portable. These are best for small areas, table tops, and accent lighting. The one negative is that they give off very little heat.