Patio heating ideas?

[Danceswithwires]

I don't think I would be comfortable with anything that burned actual wood on a wooden deck due to sap pops and flying embers (maybe with a full screen), I would probably go propane. also with propane you can kill the fire dead quickly, a wood fire will take hours to burn down

[ray1970]

I don't think I would be comfortable with anything that burned actual wood on a wooden deck due to sap pops and flying embers, I would probably go propane. also with propane you can kill the fire dead quickly, a wood fire will take hours to burn down

Good point. Maybe I need one of those Amish fireplaces I saw on TV. I think they are electric.

[cstone]

Chiminea?

[Irving]

Same suggestion as Aloha Shooter. A chiminea has a half chimney to keep smoke out of your face. They also make them out of metal with a metal screen around the whole thing to help catch sparks. The smoke can just blow right out of a metal one though. Part of the reason I went with a stove was so that I didn't have smoke blowing in my face all the time. If you went with some sort of stove, you could heat up hot chocolate on it, and probably cook stuff on it in the summer. Just a thought. Craigslist has a bunch of old stuff for good prices that you probably wouldn't use in your house, but outside or in a shop would be okay.

The other option is to get an open fire that is run on propane as Danceswithwires suggested. Ever seen the ones with glass beads in them? They have them at the Ace Hardware on 104th and Federal.
I couldn't find it on the Ace website, but one of these. http://www.mantelsdirect.com/Product...FewRMwodeSAA2g

[ray1970]

Chiminea?

That at would be cool. That is kind of what I had in mind but I am concerned about burning down my deck (which is attached to my house).

[Great-Kazoo]

Can't I have both, Jim?

In todays America, no you cannot. You can providing you give 4 to those who don't have ambiance.

That at would be cool. That is kind of what I had in mind but I am concerned about burning down my deck (which is attached to my house).

Throw some patio block down, then chiminea on top of the stone.

[MarkCO]

That at would be cool. That is kind of what I had in mind but I am concerned about burning down my deck (which is attached to my house).

If you use one of the raised metal stands like the pink one, you won't get enough conduction to cause any worries. Always keep a bed of old ash in the bottom and you will also kill the radiation to the deck. All you would need is something to close off the front so that you choke out the fire when you are done. The ones I have seen have a damper on the top.

I'd actually be less concerned with that than using some of the propane heaters. Amazon carries fire resistant pads for Chimineas by the way.

[Irving]

Chimineas aren't generally big enough to burn for very long either. That is both good and bad. A small chiminea will severly disappoint you with the heat it puts out. You might consider a model with two openings so people can sit around it. There is a chiminea place over at 92nd and Federal.

[Great-Kazoo]

Chimineas aren't generally big enough to burn for very long either. That is both good and bad. A small chiminea will severly disappoint you with the heat it puts out. You might consider a model with two openings so people can sit around it. There is a chiminea place over at 92nd and Federal.

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[meatman]

A neighbor gave me his old free standing wood stove. When I get around to it, I'm going to put it on platform topped with cement board, and put it on casters so I can move it around on the deck. I'll probably put a stack about 7 ft in the air with a cap on top.