So now figure how much room you want to have around the fire pit.
Average height of fire pit.
By having a wider coping you can use the fire pit for more the just a fire pit.
While a basic fire pit costs 700 on average prices run the gamut from 300 for a diy install of a homemade fire pit to 1 400 or more for a professional install of a pre built fire pit.
A good rule of thumb is to build the walls up no higher than about 1 foot high.
If your fire pit is too tall you won t be able to prop your feet comfortably on the edge.
Fire pits are designed fixtures meant to contain a controlled fire and prevent it from spreading.
Lets say 4 for a sitting area and such.
The exact height you choose for your fire pit will depend on how you plan to use it.
A good rule of thumb is to make an above ground fire pit 12 14 inches tall.
If opting for an above ground fire pit height is an important consideration.
On the other hand if it s too low you ll end up bending over just to be close to the flames.
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If your fire pit is too short people will be bending and squatting to get closer to the flames.
At 15 inches the fire pit is a nice height to put your feet up.
So at the 36 inside diameter with say 14 coping that gives us an outside diameter of 36 14x2 64 inches.
Do btus affect flame height.
We have built fire pits that are at ground level and some at 24 inches tall.
Or you can convert the fire pit easily to a coffee table with a piece of carpentered wood or.
We find that around 1 btu has the heat of a single candle so an everyday 1500 watt floor heater provides around 5k btus of comfortable heat a portable patio heater provides 40k btus and a medium sized fire pit for residential or commercial use is around 90k btus on average.
Fire pits vary greatly from rudimentary pits dug into the earth to ornamental gas burning structures made of stone brick and metal.
The idea of a fire pit is to provide warmth and if walls are too high it can be difficult to feel any warmth from the fire or to see the flames.
Height of your fire pit.
Most chairs are about 18 inches tall.
If you make the pit too high you won t be able to prop your feet on it comfortably.
The height of your above ground fire pit takes a bit more thought however.