Ideally it should be placed close to the center of the deck as possible so there is plenty of space on all sides of it.
Can you put a gas fire pit on a trex deck.
Wood burning fire pits are not recommended on top of trex decking unless.
Before using a gas fire pit on your deck you must consider where you are going to place it.
Is it just me or is trex decking really ugly.
I recommend using a barrier.
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The heat alone can warp the decking materials as well as embers can burn the deck as well.
When boys pick on dd 6 she growls at them like a trex.
Most of the fire pits in trex ads that show a fire pit are gas burning.
Fortunately trex doesn t say no to fire pits altogether and recommends using a barrier between a fire pit and the deck surface they mention wood burning specifically.
The fire pit is not installed on top of the trex decking.
Trex decking can soften at about 176 degrees fahrenheit so you have to very cautious on the size of your fire.
In this case the fire pit is installed by cutting around the trex decking.
A fire resistant material is installed under the fire pit and a protective wall made of stone or other fire resistant material is installed to hold the fire pit in place and also to protect the decking from heat.
In general the safest type of fire pit is a gas or propane fueled pit manufactured specifically for use on a deck.
It looks like plastic.