Outdoor Gas Fire Pit (Sheet Metal Pan Top Fabrication)

So I had this great idea to build an outdoor gas fire pit; which really is not that difficult, per se, but it's turning out to be a little challenging because I wanted to push the envelope and make it part of the same mold as the concrete patio in the backyard.  Furthermore, I wanted to build in a remote starter with it and hook it right into the gas line of the house, so it's going to be a little more difficult.  I've had the concrete patio built for a little over 3 months.  Now, everytime guests come over, they always ask what the empty concrete cement pit in the middle of the patio is going to be.  When I tell them it's going to be a fire pit, they almost always look at me like I am crazy since it's difficult for me to explain the vision I have in my head to them.  Some have even suggested that the empty pit would be a great garbage can (actually a practical suggestion since there's really nothing there.

Well, I am tired of the explaining and the wait, so I am just going to finish up so everyone can see what the heck I am talking about.  The delay was partly due to the fact that the electrician/plumber I originally hired to do the electrical and the gas for the fire pit dropped the ball on me so I have to find another electrician/plumber that will be able to do it.

First, I have to have my Sheet Metal guy custom fabricate a stainless top to fit right on top where the H-Burner pipes and the broken glass will go to create the look of a nice fire pit.  I am hoping to make it look something like this:

Contemporary Landscape design by: 

San Luis Obispo Landscape Architect Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture

Here's another picture and angle of what the fire pit will look like:

Contemporary Landscape design by:
 San Luis Obispo Landscape Architect Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture

This is the Sheet Metal Pan that needs to be Custom Fabricated to Fit specifically on top of the current Fire Pit:

This Will be the H-Burner that will sit on top of the pan that I will be hooking up to the Gas Supply:

Here are some pictures of the Sheet Metal Guy taking the exact measurements in order to Custom Fabricate A sheet metal pan to pan fit right on top of the Fire Pit.  Here's a close up of what The Fire Pit Currently looks like:

UNTIL NEXT TIME...