For a lava fill n the base it needs to be back at least 4" so when you pour the glass on you won't see the lava through the glass. Yes they did move the lava back after they e mailed the pictures to us to see if they were doing it right.
The fireplace below has a mixed base of:
here are the pictures from start to finish, a couple of the pictures were a little fuzzy from the customer. Oh well.
Now typically is your fireplace looks like yuck, put candles in it and everyone will tell you how nice it looks! NOT! So don't do it! If it's dirty or looks like a skid mark, clean it and or paint it but don't put candles in it.
A typical fireplace where Fake Logs used to live. Now they are residing in the Fake Forest after leaving nice black skid marks on the walls of your fireplace, nice! Actually the soot you see in your fireplace is carbon monoxide but the fireplace manufactures which manufacture the Fake Logs just don't seem to tell you this little fact! It's poison and it's the furthest thing from being green that you could ever get. If you really still like Fake Logs then just sit in your garage with your car running and entertain your friends and family there. It's just a healthy.
The customer here could of painted his flex line to help hide it a little better. Again what was the plumber thinking, hanging logs? Maybe that's why we plumbed the line so high in the air?
Anyway after all of that it did turn out nice.
The outdoor fireplace pictures below are in Sacramento, California (for Nancy and Derek Long). This was built by Jake Moss and Jim Corbett who are constantly features on
DIY's Yard Crashers! We have worked with them several times and now we continue to help create some pretty cool features together. Here we go:
The glass that was installed is:
Amber base glass,
This next fire pit was built by Tim and Sarah, they simply built this with stacker stones and a bit of ingenuity. The used a crushed lava base with Black Base Glass topped with Black Reflective Base Glass. Then they used a Light Amber Topping to create the Fleur De Lis. This was done with a propane valve that we supplied. They used a wood burning fire bowl for the pit. The tank was accessible from the back of the fire pit.
Add the base crushed lava. Note we do not use the 3/4" size? Way to large for the glass as it will fall through. You can use the larger lava and then over it with the crushed lava to save some cash!
Below if you notice the Pilot Light and Thermo Couple just inside of the ring? This is a must if using propane, for safety.
And you're done!
The next fireplace is a typical 70's/ 80's I am trying to be creative with my logs and adding candles! NOT!
YUK!!!
The glass that was used was a base of Amber Base Glass and topped with a few pounds of Gold Base Glass.
Clean, sleek and it produces heat like you have never seen! Typically after 45 minutes to an hour we find that the glass gets up to and over 600 degrees, Guaranteed!
The next pictures was of a Bull Dog cut from 1/2" aluminum.
The next two pictures show the whiskers and eye brows inserted.
Below, Teena sent us finished pictures of the Bull Dog LOGO!
The glass that is used in the fire pit;
White Sand = Teeth and eyes,
Red Topping = Collar,
Amber Base Glass = Main body,
Starfire Base Glass = Studs on collar,
Evergreen Base Glass and Evergreen Reflective Base Glass = All around
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This fireplace and pan reside in Mexico!
Below is the fireplace as it started.
As you can see below is the dog house to allow air to flow to mix fresh air with the propane.
