I'm having a pool built right now and we are going to have a natural gas fire pit built as well. The builder does not supply the insert pan or the burner. After doing a little surfing I'm learning that this will be quiet pricy for the size that we want. I have the equipment and the skills to build it myself, but just not sure about the burner details (holes/jet size and spacing). Any help is appreciated.

 

are you just using the natural gas to start the fire??

 

The colored broken glass looks cool, I know we set the 5/8" s/s tubing 1" below the surface of the glass (whick was 2" deep) and the rest was sand

 

I just added Propane pipe burners to my firebox on my smoker. I used one inch pipe with slits cut in it. Pointed the slits down so the fire would roll up from underneath. I used and wire welding gun tip to control the propane into the pipe. Works pretty good and with some trial and error I about have it right. Ill attach a pic that I used for reference when I started mine. But mind you this was set up for propane. I dont know how natural gas would burn in relation.

 

It will be purely a gas fire pit, with glass or lava rock base.

 

here check this out these are glass burner can use outside with gas logs or glass

Real Fyre Large Custom Burner System [OCBE-44] - $487.05 : Fire Magic Gas & Charcoal Grills, Real Fyre Gas Logs & Outdoor Kitchens

 

Be sure to post pictures.

 

o gotcha, ours just has a gas burner to start wood then you shut it off once the fire gets rollin.. it's very handy

 

I will. I've got a game plan and started today. I'm making the insert out out 1/8" stainless steel with 2x2 stainless angle around the perimeter. This is essentially just a tray to hold the burner, lava rocks and logs.