Fire Pits and Fire Tables

Yes, with the right clearances and construction. Gas fire tables like Napoleon's Patioflame series are listed appliances with safety valves that cut the gas if the flame goes out, and they're routinely installed on stone patios and properly built decks across North Idaho. Wood-burning pits need more separation from combustibles plus a spark screen, and we confirm all clearances on site before any installation.

Most residential fire tables run 40,000 to 60,000 BTUs - Napoleon's Hamptons fire table, for instance, puts out 40,000 BTUs, which comfortably warms a typical seating circle. Larger custom fire pits and exposed, windy sites benefit from higher-output burners, and manufacturers like HPC build CSA-certified burners well into the hundreds of thousands of BTUs for big installations. We size the burner to your seating layout and exposure.

Most propane fire tables conceal a standard 20-lb tank inside the table's base behind an access door, so there's no visible tank or hose - Napoleon's Hamptons Square Patioflame Table, for example, hides the tank within its aluminum surround. If you'd rather skip tank swaps entirely, most models convert to a hard-plumbed natural gas line, which our installers handle regularly across Post Falls and Spokane.

A fitted cover is the single best winter investment - it keeps snow and rain off the burner pan and media. Quality units anticipate weather: Napoleon builds drainage holes into its burner pans so rain drains away instead of pooling. Before a North Idaho winter, shut off and disconnect the propane tank or close the gas valve, clear out leaves and debris, and keep the unit covered until spring.

Absolutely - that's one of the best reasons to own one here. Gas fire features light reliably in cold weather and stretch patio season deep into fall and through mild winter days in Coeur d'Alene and Spokane. Just brush snow off the burner area before lighting, and keep a cover on between uses.