Colleyville / Fire Pits

Fire Pit Installation in Colleyville

Gas and wood fire pits in natural stone, built into Colleyville patios and pool decks for backyards set up to entertain.

Most people looking for a fire pit in Colleyville are finishing a backyard that is already built for having people over. The lots here run large, the patios are set, and a fire pit becomes the spot the evening settles around once dinner is done. That is the fire pit work we do.

What it burns is the first decision. Natural gas is what most Colleyville yards run, on and off with a switch, no smoke and no ash to mind during an evening with guests. It ties into the home's gas line, which a licensed plumber connects while we handle the stone. Propane is the route where no line reaches the spot, fed from a tank tucked into the base. Wood is still built on the bigger lots that have the room and want the smell and crackle, though it is more work to run. On the entertaining lots here, gas wins for how easy it is to start and shut off.

The pit is stone, pavers, or concrete built over a steel or aluminum burner insert that carries the gas ring and the lava rock or fire glass. On Colleyville estate lots natural stone is the usual pick, because it matches the coping, the patio, and the rest of the hardscape so the whole yard reads as one. Travertine stays cooler underfoot, and a poured concrete bowl gives a cleaner modern line where that is the look. We bring samples and set them against what is already in the yard.

Most of what we build here is built-in, a permanent pit set into the patio or the pool deck and matched to the stone around it. A freestanding pit or fire table is the lighter option for a smaller space. Placement takes some thought on these lots, since the pit has to sit clear of the house, any cover, and the pool equipment, with open space overhead. We follow NFPA clearances on every build. Poolside is a common spot, and there the stone has to take both splash and heat without cracking.

A fire pit works best with seating built into it. A low seat wall wrapping the pit, often in the same stone as a retaining wall or raised planters elsewhere in the yard, gives everyone a place and ties the space together. On the larger Colleyville lots the question is often pit or fireplace. A pit is open and low and everyone faces in. A built outdoor fireplace is a tall focal wall against one side, more presence and more cost, and it is the better call under a covered patio where a pit cannot vent. Some of these yards have room for both.

We build fire pits throughout Colleyville and the mid-cities. Want a real number? Fill out the form for a free on-site estimate. We measure it, we quote it. See the full patio and outdoor living work, everything we do in Colleyville, or pair the pit with an outdoor kitchen. Up in Collin County, here is our fire pits in McKinney.