Masonry outdoor fireplace with a stone hearth beside a terrace

Fire pits, fire tables and outdoor fireplaces

Stone fire rings, gas fire tables and full masonry chimneys, placed so the smoke drifts away from your guests.

What are we building?

Takes a minute. A designer comes to you.

Pick the fire by how you want to sit. A ring with a curved seat wall gets eight people talking. A gas table at dining height keeps the evening going after the plates are cleared. A full chimney gives a terrace a back wall and hides the neighbor’s deck.

We check the prevailing wind, keep clearances from eaves and branches, and run gas lines in sleeves under the paving. A stone ring starts around $6,000, and a masonry fireplace with a hearth runs up to about $55,000.

Sample-site photos, for illustration.

A fire ring we built in Brentwood

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Terrace and fire ringBrentwood · brick ranch, built 1994

Old concrete pad broken out and hauled off. New paver terrace with a contrasting edge, a round stone fire ring, low path lights and fresh beds.

On site: Ten working days
Photo: Early evening

Four steps, start to finish

Step 1 of 4

Walk the yard

A designer spends about an hour on site with you, checking grades, soil, sun and where the water runs, and hearing how you want to use the space. The first visit is free.

About an hourNo charge

Plan at your table

Right there at your table, the designer sketches the layout to scale, then comes back with a material board of real stone, brick and plant picks you can hold.

Drawn to scaleReal samples

Fixed price

We adjust the plan until it fits how you live and what you want to spend, then send one fixed price that lists every material and quantity.

Changes welcomeEvery quantity listed

Build and hand-over

One crew lead runs the job from first stake to last plant, and a photo update lands in your inbox every Friday. Hardscape is covered for 5 years, plants for 1.

One crew lead5-year hardscape warranty

Dining table under a cedar pergola on a stone terrace — Rated 4.9 on Google

Our back lawn used to drain like a bathtub. Thornbury fixed the grade first, then laid the terrace and new sod, and it matches the plan we signed off on at our own table. Same crew every morning, and they swept up before they left.
Marisol T.Terrace and sod · Google review

Nobody could use our hillside. Graham sketched a terrace and a low wall right there on the patio, Luis ran the job, and the photos came every Friday. Three weeks later we were sitting around the fire.
Dev and Hannah R.Terrace, wall and fire pit · Google review

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Fire feature questions

Should I burn wood or gas?

Wood if you love a real fire and do not mind hauling ash. Gas if you want a flame in ten seconds on a weeknight. Some clients get a wood ring out back and a gas table by the door.

Will my town want a permit?

Gas work and large chimneys usually need one in Franklin and Brentwood. We pull it and book the inspection.

Other work we do

All services

Design-buildPlanned at your table, built by our own crews

Patios & hardscapeTerraces, paths and steps in paver, flagstone or bluestone

Outdoor kitchensGrill stations, counters and bar seating for a crowd

Pergolas & shade structuresCedar and steel shade over the places you sit

Stone steps and planted terraces lit at dusk in front of a stone house — Steps, walls and path lights, planned on a design walk

The design walk

Start with the yard you have.

Choose what is on your list. A designer walks the property with you, sketches it to scale and gives you one fixed price. The first visit is free.

Plan my design walk

Prefer the phone?(615) 555-0172

Have your yard planned on site.