By installing a fire pit in your garden you will be able to gather with your friends in your garden during the night without worrying about the low temperatures and chilly weather. Also by having a fire pit in your backyard you will be able to camp with your children in your garden in full safety and more importantly without having to travel numerous miles away from the city to a forest and specialized camping site.
Take note that nowadays garden fire pits are becoming more and more popular amongst homeowners and home designers. This is why today you can find a large selection of different types of fire pits to choose from. Generally there are two types of fire pits: aboveground fire pits and in-ground fire pits. At the moment aboveground fire pits are more popular because they are easier to install and are surrounded by a low stone, rock, concrete or brick wall which prevents the fire from escaping. Some people go even further and build their low walls in a manner that allows them to use the wall as a seating feature. Note that the walls aren’t sold with the fire pits, meaning that you will have to build the wall on your own by purchasing all the necessary materials.
We realize that aboveground fire pits sound as a money and time consuming feature but they are a well worth feature as they tend to change the overall ambience of any backyard as soon as they are installed and lit. Also bear in mind that you can always use professional rubbish removal services if you are too tired to clear the waste after you have built the wall and placed your fire pit. Don’t worry that you won’t be able to find such services because nowadays there is a multitude of companies that provide professional rubbish removals at highly reasonable prices.
In-ground fire pits on the other hand represent basically a hole in the ground whit cemented walls in which the fire pit is place. By being underground the fire is protected from the wind and cannot escape. The main downside of these pits is that they don’t provide as much warmth as their aboveground counterparts.
Both types of fire pits are fuelled by one of two types of fueling: wooden fuel and gas fuel. People prefer the first type of fueling because it gives a more authentic feeling to the whole fire in the garden experience. The downside of wood fuel is that you will have to carry the wood from your garden shed to the pit and more importantly maintain the fire manually by adding new logs every now and then and by poking the fire in order to keep it from dying.
Gas fuel on the other hand is much easier to maintain as the only thing that you will have to do is to turn on the gas valve of the pit. However unlike wooden fuel the fire won’t die on its own so if you forget to turn off the gas valve of the pit the fire will go on until you do so, and you may accumulate a large gas bill along the way.