A gathering place for every season.

Outdoor fireplaces & fire pits, Raleigh, NC

Let the warmth draw you in.

Maybe it’s the warm glow on the faces of friends and family. It could be the distinctive aroma or the crackling embers that invite contemplation. No matter what pulls you in, there’s something special about gathering around a fire. Signature Outdoors will help you design the perfect outdoor fireplace or fire pit in your backyard to create your own year-round cozy retreat.

Choose a standalone fire pit that naturally integrates into a welcoming seating area, or install a large enclosed fireplace for a bold, sophisticated focal point. Gas or wood-burning and tailored to your home’s architecture, a fireplace or fire pit will become your favorite place to be.

An outdoor fireplace or fire pit creates outdoor living all year, providing campfire vibes during summer nights and warm ambiance for crisp, cold evenings.

Strategically placed, an outdoor fireplace can help screen your backyard and entertaining spaces from neighboring properties.

Choose cultured stone or natural stone in a wide variety of shapes and colors to create a customized gathering space for solitude or a multitude.

Enhance your fire pit area with a seating wall or intentionally set it away from outdoor gathering spaces with a charming paver walkway.

FAQs about outdoor fireplaces and fire pits

What is the difference between an outdoor fireplace and a fire pit, and how do I choose?
It comes down to seating capacity, footprint, and how you want to block the elements. Fire pits offer an open, 360-degree gathering area that accommodates larger groups for casual socialization. Fireplaces serve as a dramatic focal point, providing a windbreak, vertical privacy, and directional heat that channels smoke up and away from your seating area.
Do I need a concrete pad or special foundation before installing a heavy hardscape fire feature?
Yes. A full stone fireplace or large paver fire pit generates substantial weight that will shift or sink on raw soil or gravel. Signature Outdoors will excavate down to stable subsoil and install a reinforced concrete pad or deep, compacted aggregate foundation to prevent settling, cracking, and structural tilting over time.
Can hardscape fire pits and fireplaces be built for natural gas or propane instead of wood?
Absolutely. Signature Outdoors can create fire features tailored for wood-burning, liquid propane, or hardwired natural gas. Gas installations include discreet internal channels for fuel lines, igniters, and safety shut-off valves, finished with lava rock, fire glass, or realistic ceramic logs for a clean, push-button flame without smoke or ash.
How close to my house, trees, or wooden deck can a fire feature be installed?
Safety codes and local municipal ordinances dictate clear setback requirements. Generally, wood-burning features require a minimum clearance of 10 to 20 feet from combustible structures, trees, and property lines to protect against stray embers. Gas features often allow closer proximity, but we evaluate local building codes and site layout during design to ensure full safety compliance.
How do you protect stone and paver fire features from heat damage and seasonal cracking?
Direct heat can crack standard landscaping pavers and mortar over time. We line the interior burn chamber of every wood-burning pit or fireplace with commercial-grade firebrick and high-temperature refractory mortar. This heat shield absorbs extreme temperatures while keeping the outer stone and paver veneer cool and structurally sound through freeze-thaw cycles.

Gather around the glow with a custom fireplace or fire pit.

Whether you envision a cozy gas fire pit for starlit conversations or a dramatic stone fireplace to serve as your outdoor living anchor, Signature Outdoors can bring that vision to life for your Raleigh-area home. 

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