Outdoor Fireplaces

An outdoor fireplace kit is a modular, wood-burning fireplace with a full-height chimney that you assemble on site. The chimney carries smoke up and away, so it reads as a built feature, whereas a fire pit or fire table is lower, open and often portable. Every kit in this collection is wood-burning with a chimney.

The Buschbeck Carmen at $1,999 is the lowest-priced fireplace here, a limited edition sold while stocks last. It still gives you a full chimney, a chrome cooking grill at four heights and German precast construction. Against the Ochre Living kits you give up the insulating volcanic pumice body, the rendered masonry finish and the longer 5-year warranty; Buschbeck carries 2 years.

Yes. It is worth choosing with that in mind. All four Buschbeck fireplaces include a chrome cooking grill with four adjustable heights over a 54 x 34 cm cooking area, burning charcoal or firewood. The Rondo Pizza Oven Kit adds a pizza oven insert and an infrared thermometer. From Ochre Living, the Ossa includes a barbecue grill and log retainer as standard; the Hotham and Perisher take a grill as an option.

It depends on your council and whether the fireplace is a fixed structure. Compliance is the owner's responsibility, so check your local council rules and observe total fire ban days before lighting a permanent outdoor fireplace.

Two different builds. Ochre Living kits are cast from natural volcanic pumice sourced from Iceland's Hekla Volcano, which insulates the firebox wall so heat radiates outward while the exterior stays cooler than solid concrete. Buschbeck fireplaces are precast quartz granite or quartz concrete, made in Waldbröl, Germany, with a real copper mantle insert on most finishes. Buschbeck list the Rondo and St Moritz as TÜV and GS certified.

You can assemble any of them yourself. The Buschbeck fireplaces come in around 10 sections and take 2 to 3 people roughly an hour, with only two mortared joints. The Ochre Living kits are larger and take longer, with detailed instructions supplied. Professional installation is available through My Acre as a quoted service. In every case the base must be level, stable and able to carry the weight, from 440 kg up to 1,100 kg.

There is no gas line or fuel bottle to account for; these are wood-fired, so your running cost is the firewood or charcoal you burn. Cost varies with firebox size, how long you run the fire and local firewood prices, so no fixed hourly figure applies. The larger the firebox, the more timber a long evening uses.

Yes, covered installations are possible. For sheltered spots, chimney extension blocks improve the draw so smoke exits the flue reliably; a rain cap helps keep water out of the flue when the fireplace is not in use. Check the clearances on the individual product page before you build under a roof.

Yes, if you want a permanent, built focal point with real timber fire without commissioning a bricklayer. These are complete modular kits you build freestanding or against a wall, priced $1,999 to $6,490, so you get the look of a bricklaid fireplace without the trade cost of one.

Ochre Living kits carry a 5-year warranty covering major structural cracks caused by manufacturing defects that prevent intended use. Buschbeck fireplaces carry 2 years. Normal hairline cracking, consumables, and heat or accidental damage are not covered on either. My Acre manages any claim for you rather than leaving you to chase the maker. Delivery is palletised and insured Australia-wide.