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Fire pit?

31 replies

Sweetladyjane · 29/04/2023 18:22

Would I be unreasonable to get a small fire pit for my garden? I love the idea of them but not sure if it would upset the neighbours. I live in a terraced house but the gardens are quite big and I’d put it at the end of the garden away from the houses. We’d probably only use it a couple of times a month but not sure if they are antisocial?

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yumscrumfatbum · 29/04/2023 18:38

We have one, use it a few times a year. If you use dry seasoned wood you get minimal smoke.

Bintymcbintface · 29/04/2023 18:34

Floralnomad · 29/04/2023 18:25

My neighbours have one , they use it regularly , I keep my house well sealed as it affects my lung disease - they are selfish knobs who only care about themselves . Does that answer the question .

Having a fire pit in your own garden doesn't make you a selfish knob. Should people go round and survey their neighbours before having a bbq in case the smoke is troublesome to ailments too?

catgirl1976 · 29/04/2023 18:33

We got one last summer and it’s awful. All it does is blow smoke everywhere and gives off no heat.

it’s a really basic thing so maybe some of the nicer ones are better but the I got is now rusting at the bottom of the garden

takealettermsjones · 29/04/2023 18:26

You may well get a variety of replies here from "it's your property, do whatever you want" to "doing literally anything in your garden besides silent pottering is abhorrent." 😆

I have one, and I use it fairly frequently. I use the treated logs so that the smoke is as inoffensive as possible.

LouBaloo · 29/04/2023 18:25

We have a gas fire pit table and a smaller gas fire pit in our other seating area. I hate the smell of smoke and they’re perfect for chilly evenings.

Floralnomad · 29/04/2023 18:25

My neighbours have one , they use it regularly , I keep my house well sealed as it affects my lung disease - they are selfish knobs who only care about themselves . Does that answer the question .