Creating The Perfect Outdoor Fire Pit Room In Your Backyard
Fire pit rooms provide the perfect space to relax after a grilled meal outdoors or spend the evening around a campfire with the family. If you’re looking to add an outdoor fire pit to your yard or are in the process of doing so, check out these tips to get the most out of your fire pit area.
The beauty of fire pits, or outdoor fireplaces, is that they are both fixed and open, meaning permanent built-in seating is easy to plan around them in a circular or semi-circular arrangement.
The shape around the fire pit created by the seating, whether square or circular, is in itself a visual statement that can be used to bring originality and character to your fire pit room.
This type of built-in seating can be constructed using concrete retaining walls and can be installed above or in the ground for a sunken-look fire pit. Concrete retaining walls, as well as natural stone such as fieldstone, are advantageous as they absorb some of the heat from the fire without becoming too hot, making seating warm and comfortable. Still, you’ll want to provide some extra cushioning for your fire pit seating area for added comfort and extra pops of colour.
Modern Amenities
While a wood-burning fire pit, or outdoor fireplace, is a modern echo of the primordial tradition of lighting a fire and socializing around a fire, that’s no reason you shouldn’t be able to enjoy modern conveniences in your home. Brazier area.
Comfortable seating, a nearby refrigerator where a chilled bottle of wine awaits, and your favourite music drifting from the outdoor speakers – these are some of the amenities that make fire pits the modern luxuries they are. Try to think of your fire pit room as an outdoor lounge with the fire pit as the central feature rather than a coffee table and go from there.
To take the next step of modernity and comfort, equip your patio design with a gas fire pit instead of a wood-burning one. This added extra allows you to have the ambience of the fire with the push of a button.
Accessibility
For optimal use, your fire pit room will need access to both your home and other functional outdoor rooms. Making your fire pit accessible to your home will ensure that your fire pit is not neglected for the convenience of the interior. At the same time, access to other functional rooms outdoors will provide additional opportunities for its use. Relocating a group of guests from your outdoor dining area to your fire pit room is easy if they are close together. You also don’t want your fire pit to be too far from the comfort of your wet bar. For outdoor gatherings, making your fire pit room open and available will give your guests a welcome invitation to make use of the facility and huddle around the fire.
Wood Storage
If you choose to go the traditional route of a log fire feature, you’ll need a place to store your firewood. This can be built into the seating, the structure of the fire pit itself, or other permanent features such as concrete retaining walls or exterior cabinets.
Whatever you do, make sure the storage method provides adequate protection from rain and ambient humidity to avoid the frustration of trying to start a fire with wet wood. To do this, make sure your outdoor cabinets are sealed, that you maintain a bottom row of logs to absorb moisture from the ground, and, if you have some type of cover, that it extends far enough over your woodpile to keep it dry.
Ventilation
Fire pits require a lot of ventilation. For this reason, many homeowners place their fire pits in the outdoor sections of their patio designs. This prevents too much smoke from inhibiting the use of the rest of the patio. Fire pits should also not be placed on covered patios unless a special chimney system is installed on the roof. Keep your fire pit outdoors with plenty of fresh air to fan the flames and achieve optimal fire pit spacing. Above all, it is essential to check with your local municipality for the individual requirements for your area.