We sit around them and enjoy the ambient light in darkness and the heat in the cool evening.
What do you put around a fire pit.
Clear an area at least 7 feet outward from the fire pit on all sides.
These firepits give you a location to put the fire as well as a cozy location to enjoy the evening with your loved ones.
After all what do we do with fire pits.
If you have a gas fire pit your options open up quite a bit.
Knowing how to put out a fire in a fire pit the right way the first time will serve you time and again when the party winds down and you have better things to do like seeing your guests off cleaning up getting to bed etc.
Without seating a fire pit is useless.
Personally i like round pits because they look great with my outdoor décor so i mainly looked at round firepit area ideas though some square designs did catch my eye.
But yes you can put sand in the bottom of your fire pit.
There may be other materials better suited for your purpose like gravel if you have it or dirt if you don t want to spend any extra money time.
Dig out the soil around the fire pit to a depth of about 2 to 4 inches removing all the dead plants and grass.