I recommend using a barrier.
Can you put a gas fire pit on a trex deck.
Is it just me or is trex decking really ugly.
Trex decking can soften at about 176 degrees fahrenheit so you have to very cautious on the size of your fire.
Well the answer is a little muddy.
Wood burning fire pits are not recommended on top of trex decking unless.
Ideally it should be placed close to the center of the deck as possible so there is plenty of space on all sides of it.
When boys pick on dd 6 she growls at them like a trex.
I don t want to have to maintain a wood deck.
First you should never put a fire pit directly on your deck with no protection.
Fortunately trex doesn t say no to fire pits altogether and recommends using a barrier between a fire pit and the deck surface they mention wood burning specifically.
In general the safest type of fire pit is a gas or propane fueled pit manufactured specifically for use on a deck.
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The fire pit is not installed on top of the trex decking.
In this case the fire pit is installed by cutting around the trex decking.
Before using a gas fire pit on your deck you must consider where you are going to place it.
The heat alone can warp the decking materials as well as embers can burn the deck as well.