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Chat Thread: An Idiot Abroad: Spain or Italy or France !????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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DeacDiggler said:
we have gas logs on our patio but it puts out very little heat. Simply aesthetic.
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Same. Our builder made that choice without giving us an option.

So I want a fire pit for our backyard instead. But I can't decide if I want to hire someone to do it or do it myself. Yard is relatively flat, so I think I could do it myself, but if I want nice pavers and stuff, I'd rather just hire someone to do it and have it look good. The quote I got was for like $8k, which seemed ridiculous.
 
DeacsATS said:
Same. Our builder made that choice without giving us an option.

So I want a fire pit for our backyard instead. But I can't decide if I want to hire someone to do it or do it myself. Yard is relatively flat, so I think I could do it myself, but if I want nice pavers and stuff, I'd rather just hire someone to do it and have it look good. The quote I got was for like $8k, which seemed ridiculous.
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Ha, that seems about right for professional hardscaping like that (assuming you're putting a bunch of pavers/etc around the firepit too).

The tricky part is making it last and built to handle drainage and stuff, IMO. You don't want your firepit to turn into a pond everytime it rains.
 
DeacsATS said:
I don't know how I feel about this without seeing pics of guys standing around it drinking beer or some "7" female toasting marshmallows.
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It comes in much bigger sizes as well, up to 42 inch diameter. Look up cowboy cauldrons. I knew a guy who used to use it to cook the game he brought back from Africa.
 
cookoutdeac said:
Ha, that seems about right for professional hardscaping like that (assuming you're putting a bunch of pavers/etc around the firepit too).

The tricky part is making it last and built to handle drainage and stuff, IMO. You don't want your firepit to turn into a pond everytime it rains.
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Yup, that is exactly the feedback I have received from people much handier than I. I don't want some piece of shit setup that I'm going to regret from day one because I suck at projects like that.

There is an older guy across the street that did a ridiculous overhaul of his backyard (~$60k)... Bird sanctuary and a ton of hardscaping. Those were the guys that said $8k. Expensive, but I've seen their work and it is awesome.
 
Why the hell do you design a fire pit that will get red hot and stay that way for hours and then surround it with trip hazards.
 
cookoutdeac said:
lol yeah, we actually have a 30" NG fire pit at my place (42" total diameter, but the flame part is in a 30" middle part)

its around 100k BTUs but even then it's only keeping you warm if you lean kinda close to it.. still a pretty solid 3-season item, and doable in the winter if I dress approriately/drink enough whiskey
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wow have fun sucking putin's dick!

/tuffalo
 
My fire pit gets less use than it should. I’d rather not huddle around it for warmth, but at the same time I don’t want to sweat to death so it’s a narrow band of acceptable temperatures.
 
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