When you’re shopping for a concrete fire table, most of what you see is the finished surface: the shape, color, texture, flame and overall design. Some of the most important parts of the fire table, however, are things you’ll never see. Reinforcement is one of them. A well-built concrete fire table isn’t simply concrete poured […]
A concrete fire table can be one of the most substantial pieces in an outdoor living space. But if you’re comparing fire tables online, it can be surprisingly difficult to tell how one was actually made. Two tables may both be described as “concrete.” They may look similar in photographs. They may even have similar […]
Some fire tables look right in a showroom photo. Others look right on a property. When those two things don’t match, you end up replacing a fire table that cost real money — and starting over. That’s exactly what brought a couple near Lapham Peak in Delafield, Wisconsin to our Hartland studio. They didn’t need […]
The fire table market runs from roughly $300 to $5,000 or more. That range is wide enough to stop making sense unless you understand what’s actually different between the low end and the high end. It’s not a brand premium. It’s material science, manufacturing time, and component quality — and those differences show up in […]
When MJS Landscaping Services designed the outdoor living space for a Metropolitan Builders Association Parade of Homes property in New Berlin, WI, the fire feature wasn’t an afterthought. It was in the rendering from day one — a round fire bowl at the center of a hexagonal paver circle, framed by a pergola and surrounded […]
Walk into any big box store this weekend and you’ll find a fire table for $299. Browse our site and you’ll find one starting at $2,695. Both burn gas. Both have a burner in the middle. Both will look decent in a backyard photo on day one. So why is the price difference so staggering […]
This is one of the most common questions we get — and the short answer is yes, you can use a gas fire table under a covered patio, but there are specific requirements around overhead clearance and ventilation that determine whether your setup qualifies. Get those right and a covered patio with a fire table […]
Most people ask “how many BTUs do I need?” and expect a simple number. The honest answer is: it depends almost entirely on what your gas line can actually deliver. Pick a burner that outpaces your supply and you’ll get a weak, inconsistent flame no matter what the spec sheet says. Get the supply right […]
Most people think of fire media as decoration — something to fill the burner area and make the flame look good. That’s part of it, but fire media is actually doing real functional work inside your fire table that affects how safe, clean, and consistent your flame is. Choosing the wrong type, or filling your […]
Most people don’t think about regret when they’re choosing a fire table. They think about how it’s going to look, where it’s going to sit, and how nice it’ll be to have people gathered around it. The regret usually shows up later — not because they chose something “bad,” but because they didn’t realize what […]
