2019-06-01+Woman+and+Home

Makea saving

If you’re on a shoestring budget, there are affordable options

Makeanimpact

An eye-catching fire pit, basket or bowl will look good, as well as keeping you warm

Makea meal

Fire pits can also double as barbecues. Here are two great hybrids

IndustrIal

roundFIre

Basket

Welove

theglobe

shapeof

thissteel

burner,which

is designed

torustonce

placedoutside.

£149,the

Farthing

FoscotFIrePIt

Standingonthreelegs,this

smallbutmightyheatmaker

willgraduallyagetoa rusted

finish.£60, Garden trading

dancookFIrePIt

Theremovablegrillcan

beaddedwhenthecoals

arereadyforcooking on.

£169.99, dobbies kadaIFIrePIt

Thestandraises

thisto a niceheight

forcookingon

andit hasa large

grillareaforlarge

quantitiesoffood.

£230,Garden

trading >>

concrete-lookFIrePIt

Thebowlshapemeansthiswill

slotcomfortablyinto your space.

£59.99, dobbies

FallenFruItsoxIdIsed

rust-eFFectWoodlandFIrePIt

Thecut-outforestscenemakes

thisa littlebowlofmagic.

£152.99, amazon

NeedtokNow

Q

canI burnanytypeofwood?
Wetwoodwon’tburnashotas
seasonedlogsandwillcreatemore
smokeandpollution.Buyseasoned
logs(moisturecontentoflessthan
20%)orleaveunseasoned logs to
dry for six months.

Q

Howdoyouextinguish
thefiresafely?
Keepa bucketofsandorcold
ashesanda shovelhandy.Make
surethatyoumovepartiallyburned
logsawayfromeachothersothey
coolquickerandusethe sand to
smother the embers.

Q

Is burninglogseco-friendly?
Burningwood,asopposed
togasorcoal,is largelycarbon
neutral,astheCO2 is absorbed
by young trees.

Q

Is woodsmokea healthrisk?
Smokefromwoodstoves
andfireplacescontainsminute
particlesandgasesthatcancause
respiratoryproblems.Thisis more
ofa problemwithindoorfiresand
indoorwoodburners,butdostand
upwindofthesmokeandlimityour
exposuretonomore than a few
hours at a time.

TopTip

addrosemary

totheflames

fora better

aroma.

a firepitcreates

a cosy focal point

let’s go outside

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