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I love your designs! Could you tell me about the fire pit and fuel source?

11 years ago

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debora carl landscape design

11 years ago

The fire element is fueled with natural gas, which is plumped to the site and distributed by a double gas fire rod inside the sand blasted block structure. The fire element was built on site. First we poured a 6" h rectangular base of smooth troweled colored concrete, then built a structure using 4" h x 6" x 16" concrete block, topped with a standard concrete cap. We then sand blasted the block structure with coarse sand to reveal the aggregate in the block. The gas rods in the interior of the structure are covered with small black lava rock. The concrete base is a good place to set drinks!

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Apartment 46 for the Home
11 years ago
That's it! Debora Carl needs to do my garden. Putting it out into the universe that I will have the means (and the house) to make that happen in my lifetime!
PRO
debora carl landscape design
10 years ago
Please see comments above that explain how it is built.
Stephanie Pangrazio
7 years ago
HI, can you tell me if this CMU is Mesa stone or Trendstone? And if so, if you were able to find anyone that had it in stock? Thanks!
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debora carl landscape design
7 years ago
The cmu is standard concrete block from Modern Builders in San Marcos, CA.
Stephanie Pangrazio
7 years ago
Thank you!

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