fireplace | raised garden beds | trellis | outdoor pillows Two summers ago, our small backyard went through a large overhaul, one of which was the addition of an outdoor fireplace! Originally, our mid-century was wood burning, but we converted it to propane using this fire pit kit plus a few random parts necessary for our install. […]
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fireplace | raised garden beds | trellis | outdoor pillows
Two summers ago, our small backyard went through a large overhaul, one of which was the addition of an outdoor fireplace! Originally, our mid-century was wood burning, but we converted it to propane using this fire pit kit plus a few random parts necessary for our install. While the propane setup usually worked fine, we found many of the connections to be finicky and more temperature sensitive than we’d like. A few cool-weather outdoor hangs with friends were cut short when the propane valves frosted over or our propane tank expired unexpectedly. On top of that, the cheapest propane exchange we’ve found in our area costs $16 and one tank on full blast would usually only last 4 hours or so. Bummer. Converting the fireplace to its third incarnation by way of natural gas seemed like the perfect solution to our dilemma, so when we had the basement walls open while remodeling the garden apartment’s kitchen last summer, we had our trusted contr...