Fire table buying guides, how-to articles, and expert advice from CastinCrete.
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 […]
Yes, in many cases you can use a gas fire table under a covered patio. But the fact that your patio has a roof — or even a high roof — isn’t enough by itself to determine whether a particular fire table is appropriate for the space. The fire table has to be designed for […]
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 […]
Before we start any build, there’s one decision that has to be made first: propane or natural gas. Unlike finish color or table size, fuel type isn’t something you change on a whim later — the burner, valve, and orifice are configured during construction based on which fuel the table will run on. So it’s […]
We’ve hauled a lot of fire tables to the dumpster over the years — tables we didn’t make. If you want to understand why the price range on fire tables is so wide, we’ve written about it in detail. Customers come to us after buying what was marketed as a “concrete fire table” online or […]
