sparc
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We have a large wood deck constructed from 2x6 deck boards over 2x10 joists every 16 inches.
It is very sturdy and once held a 500 gallon hot tub. The hot tub is gone but the large (1200 sf) deck remains.
We've been thinking about putting a wood burning firepit out on the end of the deck which would be greater than 12 feet from any structure.
The style pit I have been thinking about is one that I saw at Lowes. It is square and enclosed on the sides with a fire bowl that sits inside the all metal frame. I was thinking of placing this on some bricks to raise it up off the deck about 1.5 inches to allow air in and cutting four or five1" or so diameter holes on each side just below the top to let the air out. This would create a path for any heated air to flow up and out away from the deck with cooler air being drawn in under the edges of the pit. This air would not fuel the fire since it would be outside the fire bowl.
Inside the pit under the fire bowl I was thinking of placing a metal pan a couple inches deep, again raised up off the deck using some paving bricks 1.5 inches thick. This I think would reflect any heat back up away and create an air space to protect the deck below.
Anyway, this is all theoretical at this point, just wondering if anyone has done something like this and how it worked out.
Yes, I have a source of water nearby (<15 feet) and will not leave the fire unattended and will extinguish it when we are done.
If you have built something like this I'd be interested to hear how it worked out and also what you might have done different if you were to do it again.
It is very sturdy and once held a 500 gallon hot tub. The hot tub is gone but the large (1200 sf) deck remains.
We've been thinking about putting a wood burning firepit out on the end of the deck which would be greater than 12 feet from any structure.
The style pit I have been thinking about is one that I saw at Lowes. It is square and enclosed on the sides with a fire bowl that sits inside the all metal frame. I was thinking of placing this on some bricks to raise it up off the deck about 1.5 inches to allow air in and cutting four or five1" or so diameter holes on each side just below the top to let the air out. This would create a path for any heated air to flow up and out away from the deck with cooler air being drawn in under the edges of the pit. This air would not fuel the fire since it would be outside the fire bowl.
Inside the pit under the fire bowl I was thinking of placing a metal pan a couple inches deep, again raised up off the deck using some paving bricks 1.5 inches thick. This I think would reflect any heat back up away and create an air space to protect the deck below.
Anyway, this is all theoretical at this point, just wondering if anyone has done something like this and how it worked out.
Yes, I have a source of water nearby (<15 feet) and will not leave the fire unattended and will extinguish it when we are done.
If you have built something like this I'd be interested to hear how it worked out and also what you might have done different if you were to do it again.