Fire pit installation in Norton, MA

A fire pit is the thing you end up using most, and the thing most often dropped onto a patio that wasn't planned for it. Building it into the layout from the start is what makes it feel like part of the yard instead of an afterthought.

In Norton that usually means larger lots and drainage that has to cross the yard, so the path and patio drain together instead of fighting each other. Long runs need a low point designed in, not discovered after a storm.

With room to work, Norton pits often get a wider ring of seating and a gravel apron so the area stays off the lawn. On a big Norton lot the pit usually gets a wider gravel apron and more seating, since there is room and the area then stays off the lawn through the wet months.

A fire pit in Norton wants its own level pad and a clear ring around it, so the seating sits flat and the heat has somewhere to go. Building it into the patio layout from the start is cheaper and looks better than dropping one onto finished stone later.

• Built into the patio layout, with seating sized to the circle
• Matching stone, caps or a steel insert for a clean bowl
• Clearance and grade around the pit planned for drainage
• Seat walls, steps and lighting detailed alongside it
• Worked to Norton's grade and drainage, not a cookie-cutter layout