Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Safety First With Fire Pits


Fire pits are a fun and functional tool for outdoor recreation, but like anything involving an open flame, there�s always a risk. Whether indoors or outdoors, certain precautions should be taken when handling and maintaining fire pits so everyone stays safe while having a good time. This is especially true when children are around. Accidents happen, and the best thing to do is be prepared.


The glass fire pits are usually made out of glass, aiming at making them look like they are holding burning embers or wood logs. This sometimes looks extremely authentic, so much so that many people do not believe it is a fake or an imitation unless they touch it. These fireplaces are not only looking great, but also make for some extremely exquisite and unique interior decoration pieces.Rich Irwin of Painting and Scott Byron of landscape architectural firm Scott Byron & Company are busy this time of year, helping homeowners get their outdoor spaces in tip-top entertaining shape. They offer these tips for preparing a summer-perfect outdoor season:Exiting the vast web, I turned to my friends and books to find out about glassware and fire pit glass. Again, I came up with very little information. Some of my friends were of the opinion that the term indicated the use of glass in making fire pits. Using this hint, I looked up again seeking information from this angle.This time, I was luckier. I did find some descriptions of glassware and fire pit glass but the description was not sufficient for me to gather an in-depth idea about the term; neither could I get any more leads. Out of what I read, I gathered that glassware and fire pit glass, as a term/phrase may be referring to the fancy glass fire pits that are becoming so popular.Scott Byron & Co is an award-winning landscape architectural company founded in 1983. With locations in Lake Bluff and Wadsworth, Ill., Scott Byron & Company provides design, installation and maintenance services to residential and commercial clients.Founded forty years ago by Tom Hester, Hester Painting & Decorating provides homes and high-profile commercial establishments with high-end decorating services. Widely regarded as a leader in the fields of painting, faux painter chicago, and exterior and interior maintenance, Hester Painting & Decorating utilizes an enormous repertoire of finishes and wall covering techniques to create unique environments for its clients.Smoke with wood burning fire pits is unfortunately an avoidable part of the process. Though difficult to control, try to keep away from the direction in which the smoke is blowing for obvious reasons. Smoke is carcinogenic and is especially harmful to individuals with respiratory ailments. Some models do actually come with a wind break which helps to control the amount of and direction in which smoke goes.

When you�re finished enjoying the warm glow of the fire, caution must once again be exhibited when breaking everything down. Never ever move fire pits or logs that are still burning, glowing from embers, or have not fully cooled down. Not only do you risk burning yourself, but in the case of standing fire pits, the unit could fall over and catch something else on fire.




Author: Tonya Kerniva


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