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I have a wooden deck in the backyard that overhangs a patio. The top of the deck is about 10 feet above the patio
I want to put my fire pit underneath the deck without setting it on fire. Plan is to put a 16 foot by 16 foot heat shield out of corrugated steel over the firepit. The steel will be at least 8 feet above the firepit. The heat shield also has a very shallow slope, not enough (I think) to deviate the smoke but enough to shed water away from the firepit. It is a small firepit and I'm not planning on building any big flaming fires.
I will use 8 sheets of 4x8 foot corrugated steel, held in place with nine 2x4s each 16 feet long. The steel will be held on with screws.
Question 1: Do I need to put some kind of insulation between the steel and the 2x4s, or can I just put some aluminum tape over the 2x4s?
Question 2: If I DO need some sort of insulation, what would work?
I have a wooden deck in the backyard that overhangs a patio. The top of the deck is about 10 feet above the patio
I want to put my fire pit underneath the deck without setting it on fire. Plan is to put a 16 foot by 16 foot heat shield out of corrugated steel over the firepit. The steel will be at least 8 feet above the firepit. The heat shield also has a very shallow slope, not enough (I think) to deviate the smoke but enough to shed water away from the firepit. It is a small firepit and I'm not planning on building any big flaming fires.
I will use 8 sheets of 4x8 foot corrugated steel, held in place with nine 2x4s each 16 feet long. The steel will be held on with screws.
Question 1: Do I need to put some kind of insulation between the steel and the 2x4s, or can I just put some aluminum tape over the 2x4s?
Question 2: If I DO need some sort of insulation, what would work?