Fire Pit Tables

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A Fire Pit Table Is a Table That Happens to Burn That is the whole argument for the format. A fire bowl is an object you gather around; a fire table earns its space during the day as a surface and becomes the fire when the temperature drops. The burner sits in a recessed opening with a ledge of solid surface around it, so drinks and plates stay on the table while the flame is lit. Where the Fuel Goes, and Why It Varies This is the question to settle first, because the answer is different on almost every model. Propane tables need somewhere for a cylinder roughly two feet tall. Many designs here conceal it inside the base behind an access door, so nothing shows and you open a door to swap it. Plenty of others have no cavity for it at all, so the tank stands alongside on a hose and a cover to hide it is sold separately. Natural gas models need no tank, with the line coming up through the base, which means nothing to refill and nothing to hide, at the cost of having a line run professionally. Ethanol tables take fuel poured straight into the burner, with no line and no cylinder at all. Check the individual product page for how a given table handles its fuel. Shape Decides the Seating, Not the Look Rectangular tables are the most common here and suit a sofa with chairs facing it, because the flame runs the length of the conversation rather than sitting at one point. Square tables put four sides on equal footing, which works for four chairs around a compact patio. Round tables have no head of the table at all, so nobody is left out of the circle, and they fit awkward corners better than a rectangle does. Height Should Match the Furniture You Own Coffee height sits with deep lounge seating and keeps the flame low in the middle of the group. Dining height works with standard patio chairs and lets people eat at the table. Bar height suits stools and standing groups and brings the flame nearer to seated eye level. Several designs offer the same table in more than one height,