Fire Pit Installation in Dallas-Fort Worth

Adding a fire pit should be the fun, easy part of a backyard. We build them the right way: a poured footing, fire brick or a steel ring at the core, and a stone surround set to take real heat. The result is a pit that holds up for years, through Texas summers and winter cold snaps alike.

The first choice is fuel, and there are three real options. Natural gas lights with a switch, throws no smoke or ash, and never runs out. It needs a gas line run from the house to the pit, which is the main cost beyond the pit itself.

Propane gives you the same clean flame and switch-on convenience off a tank you hide in the base and refill. Wood-burning costs the least to build and gives you a real crackle and a bigger flame, though it makes smoke and ash and wants a spot clear of the house and fence. Some HOAs restrict it too.

Most DFW homeowners we build for go natural gas for the convenience, and we talk through all three at the estimate.

Most pits are built-in, set permanently into the patio with a stone surround so they look like they've always been there, and that's what we build most of. A freestanding fire bowl or fire table sits on the surface, can run on propane with no line, and moves if you rearrange the space.

If you want a feature that anchors a seating area, build it in. If you want something simple you can move around, a freestanding bowl or table does the job.

On materials, the surround is usually flagstone, travertine, or a manufactured stone veneer over a block or poured base, with a cap you can set a drink on. The core takes the heat: a fire brick liner or steel ring on a wood-burning pit, and a steel burner insert and pan on a gas pit, so the flame never touches the decorative stone directly.

We match the surround stone to your existing patio, pavers, or pool coping so the pit looks like it was always there. A round gather-around pit, a square modern pit, a fire table, or a fire bowl set into a pool or spa wall are all on the table.

The build comes down to what's underneath. We pour a proper footing so the pit doesn't heave with our clay soil, set the fire-rated liner or burner pan, and lay the surround in heat-rated cement.

Placement matters too. We follow NFPA clearances so the pit sits a safe distance from the house, the fence, the eaves, and anything overhead. A simple gas line usually doesn't need a permit, but some DFW cities and many HOAs have rules on open flame and setbacks, so we check your jurisdiction and HOA before we build.

A fire pit pairs naturally with a low seat wall wrapped around it. A seat wall, usually 18 to 24 inches, gives you built-in seating so you're not dragging chairs out every time.

Capping it in the same stone as the pit ties the whole area together, and we build the wall and the pit as one piece. See retaining and seat walls for how those go in.

A fire pit is open, lower cost, and gathers people in a circle. An outdoor fireplace is a tall masonry structure with a chimney that anchors a wall and blocks wind, and it costs several times more.

If you want to sit around the fire, build the pit. If you want a wall focal point, look at the fireplace.

On the pit, cost comes down to fuel and the line run, the size and stone of the surround, whether you add a seat wall, and site access. We measure and give a fixed number on site. Most pits go in over a few days.

A fire pit is a natural add-on to a patio or an outdoor kitchen project, and doing them together means one crew, one material palette, and one timeline.

We install fire pits across Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, and Frisco, starting with a free on-site estimate.