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.
Can you put a gas fire pit on a trex deck.
Is it just me or is trex decking really ugly.
When boys pick on dd 6 she growls at them like a trex.
In this case the fire pit is installed by cutting around the trex decking.
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.
Before using a gas fire pit on your deck you must consider where you are going to place it.
First you should never put a fire pit directly on your deck with no protection.
I don t want to have to maintain a wood deck.
Wood burning fire pits are not recommended on top of trex decking unless.
Well the answer is a little muddy.
Trex decking can soften at about 176 degrees fahrenheit so you have to very cautious on the size of your fire.
The heat alone can warp the decking materials as well as embers can burn the deck as well.
I recommend using a barrier.
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It looks like plastic.
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.