Patio around a fire pit goal.
Good size patio for fire pit.
A good size for a bistro patio is about 6 to 7 feet in diameter.
This is a few inches shorter than standard patio furniture seat height.
So now figure how much room you want to have around the fire pit.
If you want to be able to sit on the edge of the pit itself go a bit higher 18 20 inches will be comfortable.
A fire pit itself is rarely bigger than four or five feet across and the patio space around it should be an additional six feet or so on all sides.
They may also incorporate seat walls water features and.
So at the 36 inside diameter with say 14 coping that gives us an outside diameter of 36 14x2 64 inches.
By having a wider coping you can use the fire pit for more the just a fire pit.
Once the fire is lit people will tend to gather around it.
15 to 20 feet 4 6 to 6 1 meters long and wide or larger most fire pits besides the small movable models are 3 to 6 feet 0 9 meter to 1 8 meters across.
In terms of space you will want to plan for seating that will allow for both group settings or cozy intimate one on one time.
A good rule of thumb is to make an above ground fire pit 12 14 inches tall.
A fire pit itself is rarely larger than four or five feet across.
Design a lounge area for hosting a group around an outdoor fire pit approximate size.
Be sure that you leave room to move chairs around and walk behind them.
The patio space around it should be an additional four to six feet on all sides.