Building a Stacked-Stone Outdoor Fireplace Chimney That Drafts Right at 1,270 Feet in Dawsonville
Fire Pits and Fireplaces · Dawsonville, GA Building a Stacked-Stone Outdoor Fireplace Chimney That Drafts Right at 1,270 Feet in Dawsonville Primetime Pools GA · 13 min read · Fire Pits and Fireplaces The homeowner in Kensington Ridge had already torn out one fireplace. Built by a previous contractor in 2021, it smoked back into […]
Forsyth County Outdoor Fireplace Chimney Code — An NFPA 211 Compliance Walk
Outdoor Fireplaces · Forsyth County, GA Forsyth County Outdoor Fireplace Chimney Code — An NFPA 211 Compliance Walk Primetime Pools GA · 13 min read · Fire Pits and Fireplaces A Bethelview homeowner called us after a Forsyth County inspector red-tagged their brand-new outdoor fireplace — chimney 14 inches shy of code, refractory liner omitted, […]
Building a Natural Stone Fireplace in Dacula That Won’t Crack in Year Three
Firepits & Fireplaces · Dacula, GA Building a Natural Stone Fireplace in Dacula That Won’t Crack in Year Three Primetime Pools GA · 13 min read · Firepits & Fireplaces A homeowner in Sycamore Ridge called us last October about a three-year-old outdoor fireplace another contractor had built for him — hairline cracks running from […]
Linear Gas Fire Troughs for Milton Modern-Farmhouse Builds
Fire Pits and Fireplaces · Milton, GA Linear Gas Fire Troughs for Milton Modern-Farmhouse Builds Primetime Pools GA · 14 min read · Fire Pits and Fireplaces A client off Freemanville Road bought a 2019 modern-farmhouse on three acres — black standing-seam roof, white lap siding, cedar soffits, granite foundation veneer. She wanted a fire […]
Linear Gas Fire Troughs for Alpharetta Modern Architecture
Fire Pits and Fireplaces · Alpharetta, GA Linear Gas Fire Troughs for Alpharetta Modern Architecture Primetime Pools GA · 14 min read · Fire Pits and Fireplaces A homeowner in Avalon-adjacent luxury townhomes called us in March 2024 — contemporary stucco façade, 14-foot sliders across the rear elevation, and a circular stacked-stone fire pit a […]
Fire Features for Laurel Springs — Why Linear Gas Troughs Dominate in Suwanee
Fire Pits and Fireplaces · Suwanee, GA Fire Features for Laurel Springs — Why Linear Gas Troughs Dominate in Suwanee Primetime Pools GA · 14 min read · Fire Pits and Fireplaces Why does nearly every new pool we build inside Laurel Springs land on a linear gas trough instead of a traditional round firepit? […]
Linear Gas Trough vs Traditional Fire Pit in Forsyth County — The Sawnee EMC Factor
Fire Pits & Fireplaces · Forsyth County, GA Linear Gas Trough vs Traditional Fire Pit in Forsyth County — The Sawnee EMC Factor Primetime Pools GA · 14 min read · Fire Pits and Fireplaces Q: Why do half of Forsyth County backyards end up with a circular firepit instead of the sleek 72-inch linear […]
Fire Feature Setbacks on Large Suwanee Lots — The Jackson EMC Overhead Line Reality
Fire Pits and Fireplaces · Suwanee, GA Fire Feature Setbacks on Large Suwanee Lots — The Jackson EMC Overhead Line Reality Primetime Pools GA · 13 min read · Fire Pits and Fireplaces On a one-acre lot in Laurel Springs, a fire feature looks like a blank canvas. Then you walk the property with a […]
Integrating a Firepit Into a Dacula Paver Patio — 3 Design Approaches
Firepits & Fireplaces · Dacula, GA Integrating a Firepit Into a Dacula Paver Patio — 3 Design Approaches Primetime Pools GA · 14 min read · Firepits & Fireplaces Three Dacula backyards. Three different firepit decisions. One sunken into a Techo-Bloc paver patio off Hamilton Mill Pkwy. One ringed by a U-shape seat wall in […]
Gas vs Wood Fire Pits in Alpharetta — Fulton Code and HOA Preferences
Fire Pits and Fireplaces · Alpharetta, GA Gas vs Wood Fire Pits in Alpharetta — Fulton Code and HOA Preferences Primetime Pools GA · 13 min read · Fire Pits and Fireplaces Everyone assumes a wood-burning fire pit is the “authentic” choice and gas is the compromise. In Alpharetta, the covenant stack flips that assumption: […]