{"id":309,"date":"2013-02-26T08:51:38","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T12:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/?p=309"},"modified":"2013-02-26T08:52:02","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T12:52:02","slug":"the-back-yard-fire-pit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/the-back-yard-fire-pit\/","title":{"rendered":"The Back Yard Fire Pit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">A very popular landscape option that we provide for our clients is the outdoor fire pit.\u00a0 Outdoor fire features extend the livability of the outdoor space into the evening as well as into the cooler seasons. Typically, we construct our fire pits out of stacked fieldstone.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/wall-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-312\" title=\"Fieldstone Fire Pit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/wall-8-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Fire pit, seat wall\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/wall-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/wall-8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/wall-8-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Although stacked field stone is the most common choice, we also build masonry fire pits.\u00a0 This is one of Joan&#8217;s projects in Great Falls, Virginia. The fire pit is veneered with fieldstone.\u00a0 The seat wall with couch is a nice touch too!<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/819601291.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-335\" title=\"Masonry fire pit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/819601291-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Fire pit in Great Falls, VA\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/819601291-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/819601291-445x300.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/819601291.jpg 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>We aren&#8217;t locked into the circle shape.\u00a0 Judy recently designed this uniquely shaped, brick veneered fire pit in Philomont, VA.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/brick-fire-pit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-310\" title=\"brick fire pit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/brick-fire-pit-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fire pit, flagstone patio\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/brick-fire-pit-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/brick-fire-pit-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/brick-fire-pit.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>We also build fire pits out of segmental wall stone.\u00a0 This is one of Craig&#8217;s projects in Hamilton, VA.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/modular-block-fire-pit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-313\" title=\"segmental wall stone fire pit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/modular-block-fire-pit-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Fire pit in Hamilton, VA\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/modular-block-fire-pit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/modular-block-fire-pit-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/modular-block-fire-pit.jpg 603w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Most of our clients choose to burn wood, but we install gas burning fire pits as well.\u00a0 With this option comes lots of choices&#8230;.do you prefer fire glass or the more traditional gas logs or lava rocks?\u00a0 Fire glass is very popular and there are lots of colors to choose from. This gas fire pit is part of an installation we did in Falls Church, VA.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/100_23391.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-340\" title=\"Falls Church fire pit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/100_23391-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"Gas fire pit\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/100_23391-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/100_23391-1024x835.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/100_23391-367x300.jpg 367w, https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/100_23391.jpg 1869w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another wood burning, fieldstone fire pit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Copy-3-of-100_1840.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-314\" title=\"fire pit in haymarket\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Copy-3-of-100_1840-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Fieldstone fire pit in Haymarket\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Copy-3-of-100_1840-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Copy-3-of-100_1840-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Copy-3-of-100_1840-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Copy-3-of-100_1840.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>All are perfect for enjoying with company on a cool evening&#8230;..also perfect for roasting marshmallows with all of the kids.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/modular-block-fire-pit.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A very popular landscape option that we provide for our clients is the outdoor fire pit.\u00a0 Outdoor fire features extend the livability of the outdoor space into the evening as well as into the cooler seasons. Typically, we construct our fire pits out of stacked fieldstone. Although stacked field stone is the most common choice,&#8230;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/the-back-yard-fire-pit\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read The Back Yard Fire Pit\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10,7,4,16,9],"tags":[26,34,28,35,13,36],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":346,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309\/revisions\/346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstreetlandscape.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}