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I want to put a firepit on a wood deck – The manual says no. Just a precaution?
We have one of those metal fire pits that are off the ground, and fully enclosed by a screen. The instructions way “Do NOT use on a wood deck or any combustible surface.” Problem is, a wood deck is the only place we have to put this. Is this just a precaution they are required to put in the instructions? Do any of you have an outdoor fireplace on a wood deck? If I got one of those fireproof “grill mats”, would that suffice?
They do put the warning on there to protect themselves against a lawsuit but if you place it away from any railings and insure it is covered when in use then I have had no problem with mine. I did however use a grid of stepping stones underneath to insure that any hot legs did not do damage to the deck.
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