Fire Pits
Outdoor Kitchens and Fire

Fire Pits

Overview

The gathering place every backyard needs.

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Imagine your evenings ending around the fire instead of indoors. A fire pit gathers your people, stretches your outdoor season into cool East Bay nights and gives your yard a natural focal point.

We design your fire pit and its seating as one space, with room to move around safely and the right clearance from structures and plants.

Explore Options

Compare and choose.

Fire pit or fireplace?

  • Fire pit: open, social and all-around seating
  • Outdoor fireplace: a vertical focal point that blocks wind and anchors a lounge

Pair your fire pit with a seat wall.

Design and Style

Shaped to suit your home.

Linear gas

A long, low flame in a modern table or trough.

Round stone

The classic gathering circle, clad to match your hardscape.

Materials and Options

Selected for how you live, and how long it lasts.

  • Natural gas or propane burners
  • Wood-burning where allowed
  • Stone, block or concrete surrounds
  • Glass or lava rock media
Planning Your Project

What to know before you build.

Gas or wood?

Gas is instant, clean and often the better fit for fire-sensitive areas and air-quality rules. Wood offers crackle and aroma where allowed.

JAC RecommendsChoose gas in most East Bay neighborhoods. It lights with a switch, produces no smoke for the neighbors and is often the simpler path where fire rules apply.
Questions

What homeowners ask us.

Do I need a permit for a gas fire pit?

Gas lines typically require a permit. We handle the requirements for your city.

Are wood-burning fire pits allowed?

It depends on your location and air-quality rules. We confirm before design.

Modern backyard with a lawn and stone terraceOutdoor lounge with a fireplace at duskTerrace with lounge chairs at sunsetPatio dining area under string lights in the evening

The Dreamscape Quiz

What's your Dreamscape?

Family yard, host, retreat or easy care? Answer five quick questions and see the features and real East Bay projects built for the way you live.

Take the 1-minute quiz
Begin Your Project

Let’s design the outdoor space you’ve been imagining.

Schedule a Discovery Consultation
or call (510) 255-2013