Fire Pit Ventilation Holes

Best practices for ventilating a fire pit.

Fire pit ventilation holes.

In order to create the safest most functional ventilation system for your fire pit install cross ventilation. If the air holes or air intake vent have been plugged or don t exist at all you may have a hard time getting a fire to burn. You can also build a temporary fire pit using stacked bricks or paver stones. Our vents are designed to provide structural support to blocks that are placed on rows above the vents.

Without multiple vents gas can still get trapped on one side due to poor airflow. To work correctly the fire pit must have a constant supply of air. Some have suggested drilling small holes at the bottom the fire pit kit pavers to create more of a draft. We go through lots of fanning the flame and lots of smoke.

We built a fire pit on a brick paver patio using a fire pit kit. Has anyone done. If you do experience problems getting your fire pit to burn you may want to look into some of the following issues. A fire pit is a destination drawing families with kids armed for a marshmallow roast and adults wanting to enjoy cocktails and conversation into the cool of the evening it s a wonder how any backyard party ever got along without one.

We love it but there seems to be an issue of getting enough oxygen to the fire to get it started. Welcome to fire pit vents where we have vents for either gas or wood burning block fire pits. To do this place two vents on opposite sides of the fire pit to allow various exit points for heat and gas. The cheapest type of fire pit is a depression in the ground surrounded with a circle of stones to contain burning logs.