Outdoor Fireplaces and Fire Pits in Edmond, OK
A drop-in gas bowl and a built masonry fireplace with a chimney are not the same purchase. Knowing which one you want is most of the budget.
Outdoor fireplace with wood storageThree products get sold under one name, and they are an order of magnitude apart.
Fire pit burning in a gardenPublished prices for fire features disagree more wildly than any other category in outdoor living, and the reason is that the word covers three different things. A drop-in gas pit set on an existing patio is an appliance. A built masonry fire pit with a gas line run and electronic ignition is construction. A full outdoor fireplace with a firebox, hearth, mantel and chimney is masonry work at a scale that needs a skilled crew.
Masonry is the one trade in this market where Oklahoma labour is not cheap. Oklahoma outdoor fireplace pricing sits at or above national ranges precisely because good masons are in short supply and priced accordingly. A full fireplace with a chimney is realistically a $13,000 to $18,000 project in the metro, and larger builds go well past that.
Whatever you build, if it burns gas the line is separately permitted work in Edmond. The city requires a permit for any gas piping, new or altered, with no size exemption.
Four things that move this number
- Gas or wood is the first decision and it changes everything downstream, including where the feature can legally sit.
- A fireplace needs a chimney and a draft that works. This is the part that goes wrong when it is built by someone who mainly does retaining walls.
- Seat walls around a pit are usually priced per linear foot and are often half the visible result.
- Clearance to combustibles, including a wood pergola overhead, is a code question and not a matter of taste.
Whatever you build, if it burns gas or draws power the utilities are separately permitted work in Edmond. The city requires a permit for any gas piping, new or altered, and for electrical beyond replacing a switch or receptacle.
What this costs in the OKC metro
A drop-in gas pit and a full masonry fireplace with a chimney are two different jobs an order of magnitude apart.
| What you are building | Planning range | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Fire pit or outdoor fireplace A drop-in gas pit and a full masonry fireplace with a chimney are two different jobs an order of magnitude apart. | $1200 – $28000 | per feature |
Planning ranges for the Oklahoma City metro market, not quotes. They cover the work installed and exclude the permit, which is set by whichever building department has jurisdiction. A quote follows a site visit.
Get a number for your own back garden
Published ranges get you close. A site visit gets you a price, because where the meter and the panel sit changes the job more than the finish does.
Outdoor Fireplaces and Fire Pits
What does an outdoor fireplace cost?
As a planning range for this market, roughly $8,000 for a small build, $13,000 to $18,000 for a typical fireplace with a hearth and mantel, and $28,000 at the upper end for a large one with a full chimney. Oklahoma masonry does not run below national pricing.
And a fire pit?
A drop-in gas pit on an existing patio runs about $1,200 to $3,200. A built masonry gas pit with a line run and ignition is roughly $2,800 to $9,000. A wood-burning masonry pit sits around $1,100 to $6,500 depending on stone and size.
Do I need a permit for a fire pit?
For the gas line, yes, without exception in Edmond. For the structure itself it depends on what you are building; the Department of Building and Safety is the authority for your address.
Can a fire feature go under a pergola?
Sometimes, with the right clearances and often not at all for a wood-burning feature. This is a code and manufacturer-listing question that has to be settled at design, not discovered at inspection.
What else we build
Outdoor Kitchens
A built-in cook station is a gas and electrical job wearing a masonry jacket. The island is the cheap part.
From $380 per linear ft of counter run →02Covered Patios & Patio Covers
Central Oklahoma designs to 115 mph. That is not a detail you can value-engineer out of the posts and footings.
From $25 per sq ft →03Pergolas & Pavilions
A pergola gives you pattern. A pavilion gives you shelter. People buy the first and describe the second.
From $24 per sq ft →05Paver Patios & Hardscape
The pavers are the part you see. The base is the part that decides whether it is still flat in five years.
From $15 per sq ft →06Retaining Walls
Edmond exempts a retaining wall no more than four feet tall. Above that it is a different project with a different budget.
From $22 per sq ft of wall face →07Concrete Patios
Two honest Oklahoma contractors quote the same slab at $6 and at $18 a foot. Both are telling the truth about different scopes.
From $7 per sq ft →