Bill Edwards

Thanks everyone for all of the great suggestions.  I think I’ll go with a steel fire ring inside my stone fire pit with fire brick (if I can find it 🙂 or sand on the bottom to protect the existing patio.  Thanks again, lots of good knowledge on here!

Thanks, Jason.  I don’t like the elevated fire pits because of having no air flow beneath the fire.  I would prefer to use a fireplace grate inside my firepit (which is ringed with retaining wall block).  What about putting 1.5 inch thick concrete square “stepping stones” underneath the grate to protect the original patio?  Thanks again.