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Fire Pits Head-To-Head

Khai Foo — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:59:08 +0000

Compare our Miso Modern Firebowl side-by-side with Hemi from Solus and Restoration Hardware’s Lava Rock Firebowl in the new issue of Canadian House and Home magazine.

Linear Fire Pit With Integrated Propane Tank Storage

Khai Foo — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:59:32 +0000

We just shipped this six-foot Robata linear fire pit with a custom stainless steel base, protective glass barrier, and an integrated propane tank housing. This piece is headed for Westfield UTC Shopping Mall in San Diego.

Custom Corten Linear Fire Table

Khai Foo — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:50:53 +0000

We are very excited to have just completed a custom linear fire table bound for the Four Seasons Hotel and Resort in Jackson Hole Wyoming. The fire pit combines a Corten steel top, 78″ x 36″ x 12″ that is elevated an additional 6″ on a cast concrete base. Here are some pics of it just about to leave our premises. We hope to see it in situ soon!

Feature Project – Sean Jancski Landscape Architects

Khai Foo — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:33:53 +0000

This photograph was sent to us by Sean Jancski, a landscape architect in New York, of his project in Westport Connecticut. The project features a Robata 54 Linear Outdoor Fire on an Ipe deck, in a private residence in the beautiful Connecticut landscape. You can see more work by Sean and his team here.

Miso Modern Firebowls at the Design Exchange Intersection Event

Khai Foo — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:45:23 +0000

Paloform was proud to be a sponsor of the Design Exchange gala relaunch event on November 16, 2012: Intersection. The event celabrated the career of Douglas Coupland and featured art and design installation, celebrity chefs and a gathering of the city’s design finest. We placed our firebowls in the courtyard space surrounded by Mies Van der Rohe’s landmark Toronto-Dominon Centre. Here are some pictures of the installation:

See Paloform on Breakfast Television

Khai Foo — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:53:21 +0000

Paloform’s Bento Modern Fire Pit was featured on City TV’s Breakfast Television, as part of The Showcase Home Project by Jo Alcorn. See the home in the last segment, at the 37:00 mark.

Click on the image to view the video:

Watch it Burn – Robata Modern Outdoor Fire Pit

Khai Foo — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:09:52 +0000

This is a propane version of our Robata 54 Linear Outdoor Fire. Robata has a standard electronic spark pilot with thermocouple and can be connected to a wall switch or remote control. This video demonstrates startup, burn and shutdown.

Robata Linear Outdoor Firepit – Feature: Stainless Steel Cover

Khai Foo — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:31:11 +0000

Our Robata Linear Outdoor Fires feature 1/4″ stainless steel tops which provide a 6″ table surface around the fire opening. In the dog days of summer though, when lighting a fire may be the furthest thing from one’s mind, the Robata modern fire pit can be converted into an outdoor coffee table. Once the manual gas valve for the unit is shut off, Robata’s stainless steel cover fits neatly into the fire opening to create a flush stainless steel table surface.

Are outdoor fire pits legal in Toronto?

Khai Foo — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:39:06 +0000

This is a question that we get with reasonable frequency. And the answer to this question is: sometimes.

A statement put out by Toronto Fire Services on April 24, 2007 states:

“The Toronto Fire Services would like to reissue a reminder to the public regarding outdoor fireplaces, firepits, and chiminea devices after receiving numerous calls from the public this past weekend. Open air burning is not permitted within the City of Toronto as per the Ontario Fire Code; these devices as designed emit an open flame.

Open air burning includes the use of various types of outdoor fireplaces. Units vary in design from a steel firebox with a screened opening and short vent stack to a clay fire pot with an opening for fuel loading and a vent stack; they are also known as “Chimineas.” Although outdoor fireplaces can be purchased at retail outlets throughout the city, open air burning is not permitted unless such burning is used to cook food on a grill or a barbecue and is restricted to a small, confined fire that is supervised at all times.”

It is relatively clear from this statement that Chimineas and “chiminea-like” devices are defined in this statement. The statement in its entirety, refers to regulations defined by the Ontario Fire Code. The Ontario Fire Code states:

Open-air burning
2.6.3.4. (1) Open-air burning shall not be permitted unless approved, or unless such burning consists of a small, confined fire, supervised at all times, and used to cook food on a grill or a barbecue.
(2) Sentence (1) does not apply to an appliance that is in conformance with the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000, is for outdoor use and is installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

So it concurs with Toronto Fire Services in sentence (1) and adds sentence (2) regarding “appliances”. As well, in sentence (1) it states “unless approved” which it defines as “approved by the Chief Fire Official”

So back to the answer to the question: sometimes. Under the Ontario Fire Code, which is used as the standard by Toronto Fire Services, outdoor open fire pits are illegal unless they are:

1. used to cook food on a grill or a barbecue and is restricted to a small, confined fire that is supervised at all times
2. approved by the Chief Fire Official (of the Toronto Fire Services Fire Prevention Division)
3. appliance that is in conformance with the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000, is for outdoor use and is installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Which our fire pits, when installed by a licensed gas fitter, are.

Our Bol Corten Fire Pit On CityLine

Khai Foo — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:30:16 +0000

We are pleased and honoured to be included in Style at Home’s Fave Outdoor Items presented by Jessica Waks on CityLine.

If you missed it on TV, you can see the video here.

Paloform's Bol Corten Fire Pit on CityLine