McKinney / Fire Pits

Fire Pit Installation in McKinney

Gas, propane, and wood fire pits set into McKinney patios, built in stone, pavers, or concrete to match the yard.

If you are looking to add a fire pit in McKinney, you usually have a backyard that is already in place and want a spot the family gathers around once the evening cools off. We see it most in Stonebridge Ranch and Tucker Hill, where the patio is set and the fire pit becomes the center of it. That is the fire pit work we do.

The first call is what it burns. A natural gas fire pit is the common pick in McKinney. You flip it on, you turn it off, and there is no smoke or ash to deal with. It runs off the home's gas line, so a licensed plumber ties it in while we build the stone. Propane works where no gas line reaches the spot, fed from a tank hidden in the base, though you do refill it. Wood gives you the smell and the crackle and costs the least to build, but you are hauling and storing logs and minding the smoke. Most McKinney yards we build land on natural gas.

The pit itself is stone, pavers, or concrete built over a steel or aluminum burner insert that holds the gas ring and the lava rock or fire glass. Natural stone and travertine read well next to a finished patio, manufactured pavers keep the cost down and match a lot of the newer Stonebridge Ranch builds, and a poured concrete bowl gives a cleaner, modern line. We match the surround to your patio and coping so it looks like it was always there, not added on later.

Built-in is the larger share of what we do, a permanent pit set into the patio and matched to the stone around it. A freestanding pit or fire table is the lighter option if you might move it or want it gone in a few years. Placement matters more than people expect. A fire pit needs open space overhead and clearance back from the house, the fence, and any cover, so we follow NFPA clearances and keep it off anything that should not take heat. On a covered patio a fire pit is usually the wrong call, and an outdoor fireplace that vents up a chimney is the better one.

A fire pit reads best with seating built around it. A low seat wall wrapping the pit gives everyone a place to sit and ties the area together, and it pairs naturally with a retaining wall when the yard is already getting grade work. The choice between a pit and a fireplace comes down to how you gather. A pit is open and low and everyone faces in around it. A fireplace is a tall built structure against one side, more of a focal wall, and it costs more. We walk you through which fits your yard.

We build fire pits across McKinney, Prosper, and Celina. 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 McKinney, or pair the pit with a new outdoor kitchen. Down in the mid-cities, here is our fire pits in Colleyville.