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Fire pits

Pleasant Hearth fire pit (7)

7 pieces · 3 finishes · $84.32 to $451.99

By size

  • 28 in 1
  • 34 in 1
  • 36 in 1

By finish

  • Bronze 3
  • Black 3
  • Rubbed bronze 1
Pleasant Hearth fire pit

01 Fire pit

Bowl depth, shape and what comes with the pit

Our wood-burning pits differ in the bowl and in what surrounds it. Langston has a round bowl 12 inches deep, Killian an extra-deep one and Palmetto a round bowl with a wood grate inside. Hudson is a square steel frame on adjustable levelers, and Charlotte sets a slate top with a steel lid that turns the pit into a side table. For a pit you build yourself, pick a fire ring: a 28-inch round one, or a 36-inch square one that also stands on its own.

Before the first fire, settle where it goes. NFPA puts a fire pit outdoors only, at least 10 feet from anything that can burn, on brick, concrete or patio blocks, and clear of decks, eaves and low branches. EPA adds dry, seasoned wood at about 20 percent moisture and no burning on air quality alert days, and some towns restrict backyard fires, so ask locally.

Questions

Pleasant Hearth fire pit: your questions

Can you build your own pit with a Pleasant Hearth fire ring?

Yes. The 28-inch round ring lines a brick surround you lay yourself (bricks not included), and the 36-inch square ring works inside bricks or on its own.

Which Pleasant Hearth fire pit lets you cook over the fire?

Langston, Palmetto and Hudson include a cooking grid, and Hudson also brings a poker and a weather-resistant cover.

How do you keep sparks inside a Pleasant Hearth fire pit?

Close the mesh cover that comes with Langston, Palmetto, Killian, Hudson and Charlotte, and lift it with the poker where one is included. NFPA asks for a screen on every fire pit.

Two widths, two heights, one door

Take your readings tonight, note whether the fireplace is masonry, and open the door size that holds both numbers. The people at Pleasant Hearth size every door the same way, so one set of readings works for all of them.