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