| The long summer evenings mean we have | | | | chilly and you still want to sit outside |
| even more time to enjoy our outdoor | | | | for a while. |
| spaces, and if you have your own veranda | | | | Many fire pits have mesh covers that sit |
| to relax on then you will find it easy | | | | over the top, but even those that do |
| to spend more and more time outside in | | | | still get very hot while in use (and for |
| the fresh air. | | | | some time after the flames are put out). |
| Of course this kind of area is just the | | | | This means you need to be particularly |
| beginning of how to enjoy your garden. | | | | careful if there are any children |
| It takes a few finishing touches to | | | | playing nearby. It can be a good idea to |
| really make it desirable and more | | | | situate the fire pit well away from any |
| stunning to the eye. One great example | | | | play area, or anywhere too close to a |
| of how to make the most of your patio | | | | doorway or step where an accident is |
| area or veranda is by adding a fire pit | | | | more likely to occur. |
| to your overall design. | | | | Fire pits are very safe provided they |
| Fire pits are exactly what they sound | | | | are located in the right place and used |
| like - a manmade pit in which you can | | | | properly, but it is always advisable to |
| build a roaring fire to keep you warm | | | | follow a few simple rules to ensure that |
| during the late summer evenings. But | | | | nothing untoward occurs. For example |
| instead of being built on the ground | | | | make sure you don't place it too close |
| they are now designed in a modern way, | | | | to any other structure, otherwise there |
| using materials such as stainless steel | | | | is a risk of scorching and burning. |
| and cast iron to create a free standing | | | | Another point to bear in mind is that |
| structure that can be placed wherever | | | | while the wood inside the pit is |
| you wish. | | | | burning, none of it should be hanging |
| Styles vary considerably, ranging from | | | | over the edge of the pit itself. It |
| ultra modern designs to more basic fire | | | | should all be sitting safely inside it. |
| pits are more traditional in appearance. | | | | One final point is to make sure your |
| Some of them also have built in grills | | | | plants are safe. It's easy to forget the |
| which allow you to use them as a simple | | | | presence of hanging baskets containing |
| kind of barbecue - and there is nothing | | | | flowers that trail down outside of them. |
| quite like tasting a burger cooked over | | | | Even if they don't actually burn, many |
| a flaming fire pit! | | | | flowers don't enjoy extreme heat like |
| A fire pit will make your outdoor patio | | | | this and you may end up losing some of |
| even more user friendly than it is at | | | | them if the fire pit is too close by. |
| the moment. They give off a lot of heat, | | | | Install-a-Veranda is Australia's leading |
| enabling you to stay outdoors far longer | | | | supplier and installer of verandas, |
| into the evening than you may be able to | | | | patios, pergolas and carports. For a |
| do otherwise. You might also want to | | | | free consultation please visit Patios. |
| light it during the day if it is a bit | | | | |