Ash
Contributing Editor, FirePits.com
Ash writes the fire-pit buyer's beat at FirePits.com — sizing, materials, fuel, and the install math that makes or breaks a residential patio.
The beat at FirePits.com covers the full research-to-install arc: sizing math (how many BTUs for which patio square footage, which diameter seats how many), material tradeoffs (GFRC vs Corten vs copper vs powder-coated steel), fuel decisions (natural gas install math vs propane tank run-time at scale), and the install-day details nobody warns buyers about (foundation requirements for a 450-lb fire table, clearance to combustibles, gas-line sizing per NFPA 54). Every piece is grounded in a specific residential install context, not generic advice.
Ash's writing style defaults to specific over clever: real BTU figures, real dimensions, real lead-time estimates based on dealer-side experience. When an answer is 'it depends,' the article says so and explains what it depends on. When there's a right answer, the article says it directly. Readers who want hedge-everything prose should look elsewhere.
Beat
- Fire pit sizing + BTU math
- Material comparisons (GFRC, Corten, copper, steel)
- Residential gas-line install (NFPA 54)
- Pool-deck + bond-beam install patterns
- Fire table + fire bowl buyer's guides
