Can the firepit be placed on a wooden deck? I've been told that some firepits exude too much heat underneath and can damage wood decks.
1983151
Yes ours is on a wooden deck and we have no problems. It up high enough away from the wood
1983152
We have ours on a wooden deck and there's no problem at all. You will love this product!
1983153
Yes, this fire pit can be used on a wood deck - you're right, some fire pits should not be used on or near combustible decking; however this unit is safe to use.
1983154
Yes, it can be placed on a wood deck. We have a wood deck and have had no issues with it being too hot since the heat is emitted through the top, not the bottom. We love our fire table!! Hope this helped...
1983155
Mine is on concrete but it sits very high so I would assume a wood deck would be ok
1949884
I personally, would not use a firepit underneath a covered patio. The fire, should be able to escape from the pit into the open air. I'm sure it's been done before, I just don't think it's safe. Good luck.
414423
I placed my pit on a paved patio so I don't know. You may want to try fireing it up with brick or slate under the pit to deflect the heat if that is your concern.
2254092
Gets extremely hot - I wouldn't recommend it on a wooden deck. We have it on our patio with a grill pad underneath it to protect the patio from rust marks.
2203289
I think it would. My concern would be the bottom getting hot on the woods deck. It is elevated, but heat will get to the deck
1505344
I think using this on a wooden deck would be inviting trouble. The Weber doesn't have screened sides either so a coal popping out of the fire onto the deck could easily happen. I think your better off using a chimnea and although not sold at amazon, I really like the big green egg ones - http://www.biggreenegg.com/chiminea.html Good luck.
2192461
I haven't tried it on my wooden deck but it does transfer a lot of heat to the grass under it so I would use caution on a deck or maybe put paving stones under it to be safe!!!
1695021
I would bet if you use paving stone underneath and make sure the stone goes out 8 to 12 inches from every side of the fire pit it will be fine to use on a wooden deck. Make sure the stone completely covers the deck under the fire pit and there are no gaps.
2275676
Yes. We have had not problem and ours were for an outdoor firepit under a Pavillion. Thanks
414425
The decision and risk are yours, but I can provide some useful info. The inside obviously gets flaming hot. The rim and legs, i.e., the parts that would touch you deck, are not too hot. The pit's pan has a solid bottom, so no coals will fall through.If it was my deck, my primary concern would be sparks popping out. But this fire pit comes with a screened lid heavy enough to stay in place. The only remaining spark risk is when you remove that lid to roast marshmallows or to add more wood. I suppose you could get some sparks or even small coals through the pan's wider-meshed sides if you build up the coals too much or fail to clean out the ashes between uses. The decision and risk are yours, but I can provide some useful info. The inside obviously gets flaming hot. The rim and legs, i.e., the parts that would touch you deck, are not too hot. The pit's pan has a solid bottom, so no coals will fall through.If it was my deck, my primary concern would be sparks popping out. But this fire pit comes with a screened lid heavy enough to stay in place. The only remaining spark risk is when you remove that lid to roast marshmallows or to add more wood. I suppose you could get some sparks or even small coals through the pan's wider-meshed sides... » Read More The decision and risk are yours, but I can provide some useful info. The inside obviously gets flaming hot. The rim and legs, i.e., the parts that would touch you deck, are not too hot. The pit's pan has a solid bottom, so no coals will fall through.If it was my deck, my primary concern would be sparks popping out. But this fire pit comes with a screened lid heavy enough to stay in place. The only remaining spark risk is when you remove that lid to roast marshmallows or to add more wood. I suppose you could get some sparks or even small coals through the pan's wider-meshed sides if you build up the coals too much or fail to clean out the ashes between uses. « Show Less
2282469
I have used it with my fire pit on a wood deck as well as on my lawn and not ran into any problems
1267976
There are two different sized screens on the fire pit. The screen material cover the sides is roughly 1/4" X 1/4" (maybe 3/16") and we've never had anything come through it. Honestly the screen material across the top is pretty tight, maybe 1/8" x 1/8", but we rarely, if ever, leave the top on. I would think if you're burning something like pine exclusively, or something kinda wet, it might. Honestly though we've never had the issue other than the occasional "pop".
1736521
I would not depend on the fire pit giving off enough heat when windy or below 60 degrees; get an infrared overhead propane heater to supplement the unit's heat for comfort. It does give off heat, but mostly it is "eye candy". We are very satisfied with the build, design & function of the unit - a very good buy for the price.
1994143
No, not unless you have some type of heat shield that you can put under the fire pit. The pit gets very hot and will damage the wood under it.
659877
We felt the same way. We did not want to scratch patio. What we did is take a think round piece of Styrofoam (I think it came in the packing, if not we had one) and we painted as close to the color of the patio and put it under the firepit. Works perfect!
1623616
I put a bag of sand in the bottom of the pit. It does not get as hot, but I would be cautious of a wood deck. If you can find a grill Matt to put under it you should be ok.
1094734
Hi George, the best answer we can come with is probably. The main thing would be the size of the pit. When you use this under a grill, the charcoal tray/gas jets are probably 24 inches above the pad. A fire pit would be a bit closer. You might contact the company for a definitive answer. Sorry I can't be more decisive about this. I would,hate to have you with a mmelted mess or fire on your deck!