chiminea

purdita

Can you use a chiminea or a fire pit on decking or will it scorch?

crumblepie

madlyn ( and anyone else interested).

Taken delivery of my small, cute and perfectly formed chimnea. It is small but as there's only me it will be fine. The instructions specific to the one I've bought say that you have to put sand in the bottom to prevent cracking, there is a small grate that fits on top of that, and that wood is not to be burnt on directrly on the base.

It looks like the outside has already been sealed.

Piggo_2

We've just bought our first chim now. We were busy cleaning the ground and getting everything ready so will definitely follow some of these tips before using next weekend - that's the plan if the weather holds anyway!

madlyn

crumblepie wrote: »

madlyn ( and anyone else interested).

Taken delivery of my small, cute and perfectly formed chimnea. It is small but as there's only me it will be fine. The instructions specific to the one I've bought say that you have to put sand in the bottom to prevent cracking, there is a small grate that fits on top of that, and that wood is not to be burnt on directrly on the base.

It looks like the outside has already been sealed.

great, just wish my local argos would get them in stock.
so you can burn wood as long as you have sand in the bottom??

crumblepie

madlyn wrote: »

great, just wish my local argos would get them in stock.
so you can burn wood as long as you have sand in the bottom??

Do they have them in stock online?

Yes you can burn wood. All it says in the instructions is wood must not be burnt directly on the chimnea base.

madlyn

still not got one. must be a very popular buy at argos right now.
may get a fire oit after all.

how are you getting on with yours crumblepie?

crumblepie

glad you asked madlyn:D

Spent a bit of time with bits of paper and kindling for the small fire stage which was a bit of a faff, and I'm not sure I'd done enough to seal the chimnea or whatever it was supposed to do.

but last night because it had been so nice i decided to have a go at a 'proper fire'! I used one of those home log things (the ones in a paper bag) because I didn't have anything else to burn. It was lovely....i did have to be quite near to feel the heat but I like a good fire and it was nice to sit outside and chill out with a hot chocolate in my hand.

madlyn

i'm like you, i love a good fire. if you are going to have one make it a good one!
there is something so very relaxing about sitting near an open fire, thats why i'm torn between a chiminea and a fire pit.

and was the "faff" worth the effort?

crumblepie

madlyn wrote: »

i'm like you, i love a good fire. if you are going to have one make it a good one!
there is something so very relaxing about sitting near an open fire, thats why i'm torn between a chiminea and a fire pit.

and was the "faff" worth the effort?

It was worth the effort. I know they needed to be small to start with to cure the chimnea and stop it from cracking but the small paper ball and kindling efforts weren't as good as the real thing.

I suppose a fire pit would throw out more heat because it's open?

madlyn

being practical, a chiminea would sit in the corner of my patio just perfect, taking up a small amount of space.
but a fire pit would give off more heat, which is great but would also take up a bit more room.

glad you are enjoying your chiminea though.