Fall Masonry Projects

The fall is a great time to initiate outdoor masonry projects.  Masons can work as long as the temperatures stay above 20 degrees, and use tarp covering to keep mortar above 40 degrees.  Repairing your driveway or repaving a walkway or patio are ideal fall masonry projects. There's less demand for masons as the weather cools and therefore easier to find one. Many masonry projects, such as covered patios, outdoor fireplaces or fire pits can be completed early in the fall, while the weather is comfortable, leaving lots of time to enjoy them in the late fall weather. Projects that can be completed and enjoyed in the fall include covered areas, fire pits, and fire places.

Covered areas are very versatile and can easily be equipped for year round use.  A covered patio might include stone benches, an outdoor kitchen and barbecue, a refrigerator and sink with hot and cold running water, an outdoor entertainment center, a water feature, and a gas fireplace or fire pit. Adding a gas fireplace or fire pit to your outdoor covered patio will provide lovely fall ambiance, and assist the infrared heaters in keeping the covered patio warm, as outdoor temperatures drop. Often a covered patio abuts one or two walls, which may increase its intimacy, and comfort.   

Fire Pit

Outdoor fire places and fire pits are additional masonry projects that can be completed and enjoyed in the fall. Sitting on your patio around an intimate fire with friends in the backyard is a delightful way to spend a fall evening.  Fire pits can be either stationary or mobile adding additional flexibility to your patio structure.

When thinking ahead to your fall gatherings, keep in mind that an outdoor fireplace will provide somewhat less than 180 degrees of heat radiation, and effective heat up to 10 feet in the outdoor environment. A circular fire pit, on the other hand, while less dramatic, can provide heat to everyone sitting around its circumference. This allows more guests to have access to the warmth of the fire. The effectiveness of the heat source on a giving evening will also depend on the prevailing winds. 

Keep in mind, when you consider your purchase that a fire place will cost more than a fire pit. And whether you go with a fire place or fire pit, experts recommend a minimum diameter of 48 inches, as a size that will provide a significant amount of light and heat. Well what are you waiting for? Call your local outdoor masonry expert, and get started on your exciting fall masonry project. 

IN Westchester County , New York, contact the Turf Barbers, outdoor masonry experts, for all your fall masonry needs. 914 302 2469 ; 2929 Quinlan Street Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 ; http://www.theturfbarbers.com