Outdoor Fireplace Design Criteria
When it comes to an outdoor fireplace design, there are basically a few things to consider like the design itself, chimney, and type of burning if gas or wood, as well as placement or zoning.
First you should pick a fireplace design that will fit in scale with the size of the yard and home. For this, you can ask the contractor if there is a stone or stucco on the house that you can match or any architectural elements that you can bring down into the shape of the mantle or chimney. If using wood burning outdoor fireplaces, remember that it generate smoke. Follow the code that obliges chimney height be 2 feet taller than neighboring structures like patio covers and homes. When you make a decision of having a fireplace in the yard, the first thing in mind is that what type you will use. Will you want a burn wood logs or only faux logs with a gas flame? Whatever your choice it, it is necessary to follow certain guidelines in the installation of wood or gas type. When it comes in placement, ask you city about it. Zoning guidelines differ from city to city, but most of them limit the closeness you can build a fireplace to the existing home, and contain side and rear property line setback guidelines. Even in the communities you are in, rules with regards to slope setbacks and height restrictions of taller structures on view lots are also inevitable so better to follow the set of rules given to you.