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Cool desert evenings are made for a fire. Our fire pit installation in Chandler, AZ gets you there. Call (480) 219-0038 and we will build a wood burning or gas pit in stone, block or concrete, set on a patio with room for seating around it. We are family owned, licensed, bonded and insured, and your free on-site estimate comes with a written quote.
Tell us where the yard is and we will come measure it.
Chandler summers push everyone inside, but from fall into spring the evenings are made for sitting out. Desert nights cool off fast once the sun drops, and that is when a fire earns its spot.
A fire pit gives the yard a place to gather, and a built one looks like it was part of the plan from day one. Fire pit installation in Chandler also means thinking about HOA rules, the patio cover overhead and where the smoke drifts.
Ready when you areReady for cool desert evenings around your own fire pit? CGL Landscaping builds fire pits and seat walls in Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa and across the East Valley, set on a paver or travertine patio. Book a free on-site estimate or call (480) 219-0038.
These are the six layouts we get asked about most. They range from a simple wood burning ring to a gas pit tied into an outdoor kitchen.
The right setup depends on how many people you seat, how close the house is and whether you want wood or gas. Block seat walls, a paver path and lighting turn a pit into the part of the yard people head for.
Curved block walls built at sitting height, so there is seating around the patio without hauling out chairs.
A curved paver walk through the rock, so the fire is easy to reach after dark.
Flame at the turn of a valve, no wood to store and no smoke drifting next door.
The crackle and smell of a real fire, with room to add logs from any side.
Cook at the island, then move a few steps over to the fire. Both built as one plan.
A prebuilt kit assembled and set in place on a proper base, for a simpler job.
We come out, pick the best spot with you, and show how much room the seating really needs. No charge.
A pit needs space around it for seats and for people walking behind them. We measure the patio, mark the pit and the seating, and check the distance from the house and trees before we price anything.
We also look up. Patio covers, pergolas, palm fronds and mesquite branches all need room above a fire, and the usual wind direction helps decide where the smoke will drift.
The pad and the layout come first. A pit that sits on a flat, firm base stays level and looks right.
For a gas pit, the supply route is planned before any pavers or concrete go down around it. For wood, we build the interior to handle the heat and leave the pit easy to clean out.
Pick the location, measure, price it.
Ground dug out, base compacted.
Block or stone walls laid, interior finished.
Pavers, travertine or concrete set to meet it.
Clean up and a walkthrough of the finished pit.
Very few pits stand on dirt. Most sit in a patio, with turf or rock beyond it and a few lights so people can find their way back to the house.
Pavers, travertine or concrete give a solid, level floor for chairs around the fire. Low voltage landscape lighting along the path and a paver walk from the back door finish it.
Each fire pit is quoted on its own, after we see the space. Four things set the number more than anything else.
A wood burning ring set into an existing patio is the simplest build. Gas, seat walls, stone veneer and a new patio around the pit each add to it.
Gas pits add the burner and a supply run to the spot.
A wide pit with seat walls takes more material than a small ring.
Stone veneer, block or concrete each price differently.
A new patio under the pit is a bigger job than a pit set into an existing one.
Here is what homeowners in Chandler and nearby cities have posted on Google after working with our crew. Their words, not ours.
CGL Landscaping is a local, family owned company, and fire pits are one part of the outdoor spaces we build. Patios, lighting and planting around the pit come from the same crew.
Anything else, just ask when we come out. The visit costs nothing and there is no pressure after it.
These are the fire pit questions Chandler homeowners ask most. They cover wood versus gas, clearance, sizing and Maricopa County No Burn Days.
Gas lights at a valve and makes no smoke. Wood gives a real fire and is simpler to build. It comes down to how you plan to use it.
Far enough that heat and sparks do not reach the walls, eaves, patio cover or trees. Your HOA may set its own distance, so we check the spot with you before building.
Often, yes. A gas pit may mean cutting in a path for the supply, and a heavy stone pit needs a surface that can carry it. We look at the patio first.
Maricopa County calls No Burn Days in the cooler months, when wood fires are restricted. Check the county forecast before lighting wood. Gas pits are generally not affected.
It depends on how many people sit around it. Too wide and nobody feels the heat, too small and it gets crowded. We size it to the seating you want.
Chandler and the nearby East Valley, including Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe, Queen Creek and San Tan Valley.
We build fire pits in backyards from Ahwatukee out to Queen Creek. Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe and San Tan Valley are all in between.
HOA rules on fire features vary from one East Valley community to the next. Check yours before we plan, and we will build to what it allows.
The shape and finish follow the rest of the yard. These are the main choices we build in Chandler backyards.
Round pits suit a group sitting all the way around, while square and rectangular pits line up with modern pavers and clean concrete. Stone veneer, block and concrete can each be finished to match the house.
A classic ring in stone or block, good for a group sitting all the way around.
Clean lines that sit well with modern pavers and concrete.
A burner inside a built surround, lit at the valve.
The pit ringed by built in walls at sitting height.
CGL is a family owned landscaping company in Chandler. Our own crew builds your pit, and we plan it as part of the whole yard, not as an afterthought.
That means one company for the pit, the patio under it, the lighting and the plants around it. You deal with one crew and one written quote.
Get a free on-site estimate. We pick the spot, plan the seating and give you a written price for the fire pit.
Call CGL Landscaping or send the form and tell us whether you are leaning wood or gas. We will set a time to look at your yard before the cool nights arrive.
