Gas, in almost every case on a terrace this close to a house. It lights instantly, it goes out instantly, it produces no embers to land on a cedar pergola, and it is the only one most HOAs and historic districts will approve. Wood is better company; gas is better neighbours.

What we build 07 / 10

Fire Features

Masonry firebox with 25 mm air gap · NFPA 58 clearances · CSA-listed burner and key valve

NJ HIC # 13VHXXXXXXXXXLicensed & fully insured · $2M general liabilityGoogle 4.9 / 5 — 127 ReviewsTecho-Bloc / Unilock / Belgard AuthorizedHouzz Pro

Fire is the reason a terrace gets used in October. It is also the one element on a patio that can hurt somebody, so the clearances are not negotiable and the burner is always a listed assembly with a key valve where an adult can reach it and a child cannot.

How we build it

Dimensions you can hold us to

FIREBOX: Firebrick core · 25 mm air gap The gap is what stops the veneer cracking as the core expands.
BURNER: CSA-listed assembly With a manual key valve located outside the heat envelope.
CLEARANCES: Per NFPA 58 To structures, combustibles, overhangs and property lines.
GAS: Sized line · key valve · air mixer Sized for the BTU of the burner, with the mixer set for the fuel.
MEDIA: Rated lava rock or tempered glass Never river stone — trapped moisture makes it explode.

Materials

Firebrick

Full firebox core

Bluestone

Hearth and cap, thermal finish

HPC / Warming Trends

CSA-listed burner assemblies

Process

In the order the work happens

Siting & clearances

NFPA 58

Position set by the clearances and by where the prevailing wind actually comes from.

Gas & rough-in

Sized line · key valve

Run, pressure-tested and inspected before any masonry closes it in.

Firebox & veneer

25 mm air gap

Firebrick core, air gap, then the veneer and the cap.

Commissioning

Flame set with you present

Media laid, flame height set, and the key valve demonstrated before we leave.

Fire Features we have built

Budget ranges published

Stand-in art

Saddle River, NJ

A terrace that had to sit level with a 1928 sunroom.

Paver Patios & Walkways · Fire Features · Outdoor Lighting $86,000 — $104,000

All fire features projects

Questions people ask

Wood or gas?: Gas, in almost every case on a terrace this close to a house. It lights instantly, it goes out instantly, it produces no embers to land on a cedar pergola, and it is the only one most HOAs and historic districts will approve. Wood is better company; gas is better neighbours.

Where we have built this

Saddle River Bergen County

Start here

Planning fire features?

Four short steps, about ninety seconds. You will get a written range before anyone comes out — and if we are not the right fit, we will say so on the call.

201.555.0148 Mon–Sat · 7a–7p

NJ HIC # 13VHXXXXXXXXX · Licensed & fully insured · $2M general liability · Google 4.9 / 5 — 127 Reviews · Techo-Bloc / Unilock / Belgard Authorized · Houzz Pro