Fortunately trex doesn t say no to fire pits altogether and recommends using a barrier between a fire pit and the deck surface they mention wood burning specifically.
Can you put a gas fire pit on a trex deck.
The heat alone can warp the decking materials as well as embers can burn the deck as well.
It looks like plastic.
Well the answer is a little muddy.
Wood burning fire pits are not recommended on top of trex decking unless.
I recommend using a barrier.
A fire resistant material is installed under the fire pit and a protective wall made of stone or other fire resistant material is installed to hold the fire pit in place and also to protect the decking from heat.
Before using a gas fire pit on your deck you must consider where you are going to place it.
I don t want to have to maintain a wood deck.
The fire pit is not installed on top of the trex decking.
First you should never put a fire pit directly on your deck with no protection.
Most of the fire pits in trex ads that show a fire pit are gas burning.
In general the safest type of fire pit is a gas or propane fueled pit manufactured specifically for use on a deck.
When boys pick on dd 6 she growls at them like a trex.
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In this case the fire pit is installed by cutting around the trex decking.