An outdoor firepit will make a perfect addition to your home if you have a spacious backyard or patio. Like a fireplace, the outdoor firepit uses various devices to confine the fire within a certain area. Fires are built in the pit using wood, gas or charcoal.

The advantages of an outdoor firepit are obvious. On holidays, you can hold outdoor barbecue parties with family and friends; you can even enjoy sleepovers in the open. And since the fire is contained at all times, firepits are very safe to use. That means that you can put the fire pit quite close to your garden tables and chairs and keep warm while enjoying the outdoors.

The campfire or stone firepit is the most common of the many types of outdoor firepits; it consists essentially of a hole in the ground where the fire is built, which is the surrounded by a ring of stones to keep the fire in the hole. Then there are brick firepits, in which the fire is built inside a structure of cinderblocks or bricks on top of which a metal grill can be placed for barbecuing, and chimney firepits which are designed like indoor fireplaces. You can also buy portable tabletop firepits, which are essentially outdoor barbecue grills, or a gas fire pit which uses natural gas or propane. No matter what type of outdoor gas firepits you choose, know that you will have a great addition to your yard.

The first consideration when thinking about what kind of outdoor firepit will suit your home is the amount of space you have for it. A large permanent installation with seating is appropriate for homes with spacious outdoor areas so that guests can hang out in the firepit; homeowners with smaller spaces, however, will have to be contented with a portable firepit which they can store in the garage when they are not using it. The firepit should also have enough space around it so that people moving around its perimeter will not get burned.

Your budget is the next consideration. Permanent built-in firepits can cost you thousands of dollars while a portable firepit may only set you back a couple of hundred. On the other hand, you can also consider the price of the firepit as an investment, since it will significantly increase the value of your home if you ever decide to sell it.

Then you can think about the look of your firepit; what materials would you like to use? Although the obvious choice is brick, using stone can make the firepit look more attractive. A wide variety of stone types are available in various colors. You can find stone in almost as many colors as there are for plus size jumpers. The firepit can also be built of brick and then finished with stone on the outside. Also, will the firepit complement the environment in which you install it? A stone firepit works well with rustic backyards, while a copper firepit is better suited to a modern patio.

Finally, decide if you will install the outdoor firepit yourself or hire a professional to do it. The basic skills of most home do-it-yourself addicts is sufficient for basic firepits while professionals should take on more complicated installations. In particular, you should call in a professional contractor if the firepit you intend to build uses natural gas. Although you may spend more money, in the long run you will save more as installation by an expert will avoid costly repairs due to faulty installation later on. Ask the contractor you’re considering for referrals and ask them if they were happy with the job he did for them.

Although in these hard times, an outdoor firepit may seem like a frivolous expense, the many happy hours your family and friends will spend around it makes the price more than worthwhile.

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