This next fire pit was built by Tim and Sarah, they simply built this with stacker stones and a bit of ingenuity. The used a crushed lava base with Black Base Glass topped with Black Reflective Base Glass. Then they used a Light Amber Topping to create the Fleur De Lis. This was done with a propane valve that we supplied. They used a wood burning fire bowl for the pit. The tank was accessible from the back of the fire pit.
Add the base crushed lava. Note we do not use the 3/4" size? Way to large for the glass as it will fall through. You can use the larger lava and then over it with the crushed lava to save some cash!
Below if you notice the Pilot Light and Thermo Couple just inside of the ring? This is a must if using propane, for safety.
And your done!
Steve Hinojos (S.B. County Sheriff) built two fire pits using propane. One of which was a Wine Barrel Fire Pit and the other a traditional (oopsies on this one!). We will explain as we move on.
We supplied the know how and all of the parts to make his Wine Barrel Fire Pit a success! great job Steve!
We also supplied Steve with the all of the propane parts to make his fire table work properly as well. It's when we got his pictures that we noticed the ROCKS! You can't burn ROCKS, they EXPLODE! This you can see in the Famous "How Not To Do It" page. Initially he had no problems but once they took on moisture, sure enough he was back for some safe and sound glass!
All in all, great job Steve!
The next few Propane Pan pictures are of a rake pan. Being 1/2" in the front and 2" in the back. Sitting on 2" legs underneath. We also placed a 2 1/2" metal curtain on the front to conceal the controls and battery compartment. This pan is constructed in steel or can be made from any metal or finish you like. Each of these pans are built for your fireplace specifically. We have very few "off the shelf" items.The remote control allows to adjust from low to medium to high.
Testing the Propane Pan at 100,000 btu's. We used a triple 18" burner giving us 6 rows of flames.
If you look closely you can see the battery operated ignition system on the lower right of the pan.
Here is the metal curtain we made. The pan was made to be 3" smaller all around in the fireplace, the front being flush to the front of the fireplace with the metal curtain filling the voids on the sides.
Above you can see the simplicity of the curtain.
Now finished and ready for installation and Fire Glass!
The next fireplace is a typical 70's/ 80's I am trying to be creative with my logs and adding candles! NOT!
YUK!!!
The glass that was used was a base of Amber Base Glass and topped with a few pounds of Gold Base Glass.
Clean, sleek and it produces heat like you have never seen! Typically after 45 minutes to an hour we find that the glass gets up to and over 600 degrees, Guaranteed!
The fire pit below is a propane fire pit. Notice that there is no soot! If you do it right, then it is done right! We are very proud of this fact. The base glass is a Starfire Base Glass topped with a Copper Blue Topper.
On the picture below you can see the Propane pilot cover/ blow out box at the bottom of the picture. When I received these pictures I didn't understand the dark chunks???? The customer was being creative and dropped in a few chunks of lava.
This particular Topper is a Copper Blue Topper, meaning we use copper and chrome to manufacture the glass. What this means is that when the glass gets hot, it turns green (because of the copper) and when it cools it returns to blue (because of the chrome). We actually have almost 30 colors which change colors. We hope to introduce these chameleons in the near future. But for now they are just hiding amongst the other colors.
The fireplace below is in Pasadena, California. Ursula did a nice job, (2004!) but just recently she had us update it withe Sterling Silver walls.
The next 5 pictures are from Ursula in Pasadena. She just recently had us update her fireplace with a Sterling Silver interior. Nice touch!
The next pictures was of a Bull Dog cut from 1/2" aluminum.
The next two pictures show the whiskers and eye brows inserted.
Below, Teena sent us finished pictures of the Bull Dog LOGO!
The glass that is used in the fire pit;
White Sand = Teeth and eyes,
Red Topping = Collar,
Amber Base Glass = Main body,
Starfire Base Glass = Studs on collar,
Evergreen Base Glass and Evergreen Reflective Base Glass = All around
The next pan (pans burners and baskets) is a ventless conversion. We cut the pan with a 1/2" front and a 2" back. We bent the front to be removable but also hide the controls. We Build to your needs and imagination! Be sure to see our Metal Page!
The next fireplace was installed by Brent Freeby of BrentFreebyDesign.com.
The Video is located HERE or:
http://brentfreebydesign.com/fireplace.mov
This is a first for us,not posting a picture???
This is a Black Magic Fireplace in action! Thanks Brent!
The fireplace below has a Clear Base Glass with:
1/2" Clear Base Glass,
V Blue Base Glass and Chunky Base Glass,
Blue Green Base Glass,
Azurlite Base Glass
Blue Pyrite Base Glass on top.
The next fireplace of Barbara Duffy has an 1/8" Clear Base Glass under the Starfire Base Glass Topped With Purple Topper.
And of course how it looked when they started. YUK!
When burning, the diamonds have a convex bottom which make it appear that it is melting on the inside.
Nadine is very creative and always tries to add her personal touches.
Here is one more Ugly Glass picture! This is actually displayed in a fireplace shop in Temecula, California! You be the judge. This is why we take soooo many pictures to show what we actually supply!
This fireplace and pan reside in Mexico!
Below is the fireplace as it started.
As you can see below is the dog house to allow air to flow to mix fresh air with the propane.
This fireplace and pan reside in Mexico!
Below is the fireplace as it started.
As you can see below is the dog house to allow air to flow to mix fresh air with the propane.
Starfire Base Glass,
Bronze Rust Copper Base Glass mixed in,
Gold Reflective Base Glass,
Azurlite Base Glass,
Cobalt Blue Diamonds,
Amber Diamonds,
Caribbean Blue Cubes!.
The fireplace looks outstanding! There is a glass sculpture in the center which and is amazing!
Notice the 3" tall 1/2" thick front screen at the bottom! Pretty amazing!
The next several pictures show you a flip top box design for a fire pit control panel. It is constructed from stainless steel or could be made from aluminum. The trimming valves are for adjusting the flame are inside along with an electronic key to activate the electronic ignition. These were made for an apartment complex and only the management had control of the electronic ignition. Here are the pictures.
These two separate boxes were made to fit each specific fire pit.
The next fireplace was installed by Brian Cooper. The glass that he installed is:
Starfire Base Glass,
Bronze Reflective Base Glass
and
Emerald Green Topper.
Nice, huh?
2" method, sand base for lighter colored glass.
The fire pit below was designed and built by Tamara Lyons and her wonderful family! Junior help most. The glass that was used is:
Bronze Rust Copper Base Glass,
E.D. Diamonds, Red and Orange,
Amber Diamonds,
Orange R140 Topper, this particular color is one of our chameleons. It turns a bright cherry red when heated and cools back to orange when cooled!
The fire pit had three sets of burners. One in the center and one on each outer edge. This way you can control how large, how much and where you can have fire when you want it.
This is how it started
Pea gravel base
Measure once, cut twice.
Ohhh, what color?? There are sooo many. What to do????
So we sent a make up of what colors they liked. We can do this for you as well. Just tell us what colors you want and we will mix a batch and send you the pictures!
You should of seen the rest of the back yard! Who needs a house! I would live in the back.
This next set of pictures of a fire and water feature is now in Nebraska with Brian Johnson.
We will explain as we go:
The water spins in the lower bowl spilling over giving you white noise.
The lights on the inner edger can be LED or Incandescent, which ever you prefer.
A 12" center-less stainless steel ring is used
The glass we used for testing is Starfire Base Glass
The bottom holding tank can be as close or as far as you like. The hoses which return the water to the lower tank can also be above the water line creating a trickling water noise. This can be adjusted to your desire.
Now with fire!
You can see the holding tank 24" below and the water is dripping into the tank.
We cut a pattern of a top to conceal the edge light. That is the border you are seeing.
The next two fire pits were at the same location, Newport Beach California.
We installed an electronic ignition in each fire pit. We will explain as we move on:
These are spark to pilot ignition systems. Notice the 1/4 turn ball valve on top of the ignition box.
We then made a flip top box to access the valve to adjust the flame height.
We used the old burners that were already in the fire pit previously.
We filled the fire pit up with the rock that was previously installed.
Then we covered everything back up with their lava. The flip top box was also covered with lava. We just left it exposed so you could see how this was done.
Both fire pits were electronically controlled by a Questron system. Simply by power on or power off. The flame can only be adjusted manually.
If you are building a fire pit or fire table and did not plan for and where your controls will be located, we have a solution! We can build a Flip Top Box to conceal your controls for propane or natural gas. Here are 8 pictures for your possible project. We can modify these is dozens of ways to fit your fire pit project.
This is just the Copreci Valve and Air Mixer installed in the box. We can build a box to hold the FPPK with auto start as well.
The next fire pit was created by Mike. He used a metal flower pot/ planting tub and just connected it to his gas line. He installed
Clear Base Glass and Gold Base Glass on top.
You can see the logs just outside of the pan on the left, yuk! I personally would of installed a ring burner, but that is just me!
But you have to admit, it is a good idea!
This next fire pit was designed and built by Phil. He installed :
Randy Micek did a nice job on his Palm Desert home! He painted the interior with
Ivory Fireplace Paint. The colors he installed are:
Now we have a splash of color!
The next fireplace
ventless conversion was from Eric at Neutral Interiors.
We built a pan to recess into the floor of the fireplace and to access the controls Eric cut a hole on the left side of the fireplace for easy access in the event it had to be reset or turned off.
We will explain as we move on:
The lower hole is the access hole.
Simple, clean and finished! He installed Starfire Base Glass.
Our newest customer is "Google"
Here is what they sent for us to replicate and we did, in 1/2" aluminum!
Here is the progression of "Google"!
Above is what Google asked for. Below is what we produced! How did they find us you ask? They GOOGLE D' us! Of course.
Below is the aluminum frame work that you will never see under our glass
Below we poured our crushed lava to enhance the colors to come. We filled the letters with numerous Toppings for the pictures you are about to see.
Finished! Now we send it off to be installed in Mountain View California to be installed in front of corporate GOOGLE! The fire pit also will include an electronic ignition as well. We wil provide all pictures after the installation from XL Construction.
The next fireplace belongs to Scott Dexter. He installed:
The next several pictures are of Gisella Hunter in Palm Springs. She had us install a
Blue Green Base Glass, painted the interior a Antique Ruby Red, then she topped it with:
Then if that was not enough, she had us build two VortexED Fires to set next to the fireplace.
The next fireplace was installed by Kirk Lewis. He wanted a splash of matching colors and he got it!
He installed:
Bronze Base Glass,
Bronze Rust Copper Base Glass,
1/4" Black Base Glass,
California Gold Base Glass,
Platinum,
1/2" Bronze Base Glass,
and 1/2" Starfire Base Glass.
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