I want to use my firepit on my wood deck. What do I need under it to fully protect my deck from the heat?

Question

It's an Evening Sky Firepit, sits fairly close to the ground.

Answer 1

I've just constructed and installed one. The first two answers are correct, though you don't strictly need the copper sheet. You could also use garden pavers.

The issue isn't so much about the deck catching fire as the deck retaining moisture under the fireproof board. You should at some points, especially after rain, move the pit and take up the board allowing the decking drying time. Even weather treated decking lumber splits and rots.

Rev. Steven

Answer 2

Not simply the mattress, the closet too. ;-; If I dropped one in all my crammed animals off of the mattress even as I was once seeking to sleep, and the room was once darkish, I'd permit it keep there considering the fact that I notion some thing could grasp my arm from underneath the mattress as I attempted to opt for it up. :three I do not feel that stuff anymore despite the fact that. I nonetheless get spooked by way of the closet if I watch a relatively frightening horror film despite the fact that. >->

Answer 3

cement board (then Copper for asthetics) from your local hardware store. the cement board won't burn and the copper diffuses the heat back up away from the floor.

Answer 4

A metal plate with wonder board (concrete on top)