Fire Tables

For a small courtyard, the clearance envelope decides the fit, not the tabletop. The Pod 30 and Mix 600 fire pits usually beat every fire table in the range.

A townhouse fire pit comes down to boundary distance, not the title type. Tight blocks usually favour a 600mm bioethanol clearance over a wood fire's 2-3m.

A fire pit belongs on level paving or concrete, never on the lawn: EcoSmart rule grass out for theirs. On a Total Fire Ban day, no surface makes it legal.

Whether a fire pit is allowed on a balcony comes down to strata approval, not the appliance itself. Certified bioethanol is the realistic ask.

Radiant heat, not surface contact, is what a timber deck railing has to clear from a fire table. EcoSmart's own figure is 1,000mm, more than a fire pit needs.

A fire pit belongs on level paving or concrete, never on artificial turf. EcoSmart rule turf out for theirs; heat and embers can melt synthetic fibres for good.

How close a fire pit can sit to a fence depends on fuel type: 600mm for certified bioethanol, several metres for wood under state fire rules.

A side-by-side comparison of wood and bioethanol fire pits: running cost, cleanup, heat output and Total Fire Ban rules.

A fire basket is an open wire cage for wood; a fire bowl is a solid vessel that suits bioethanol too. Which is which, and what My Acre stocks.

Fire bowl vs fire pit: the real distinction is shape and scale, not fuel or burner technology, and it changes how well a small space actually works.

Outdoor fireplace vs fire pit: a permanent structure versus something freestanding, compared on cost, heat and how settled your outdoor-fire habit already is.

Fire pit vs chiminea for an Australian backyard: what real owners report about heat, smoke, cooking and durability, and where a bioethanol fire pit avoids the smoke question entirely.