Fire & Stone: enduring elements
Fire Pits, Fireplaces & Pizza Ovens
Fire and stone are elemental forces that have an eternal and abiding relationship. While fire forges stone in the depths of the Earth, stone has been used to restrain fire since people first learned to harness its power.
A well built stone fireplace adds warmth and character to the home. Fire pits add hours and even seasons of enjoyment to any patio and outdoor living space. Pizza ovens are functional tools that offer chefs of all abilities a chance to make extraordinary meals. This page features several different projects Hammerhead Stoneworks has created in and around Asheville that blend stone and fire.
Bluestone fireplace surround, Biltmore Forest
Detail of a bluestone fireplace surround, Biltmore Forest
Massive rustic fireplace, Fairview
Setting the lintel of a massive fireplace.
Massive rustic fireplace, Fairview
Fire pit & patio, Biltmore Forest
Pizza oven, Asheville
Outdoor fireplace, Asheville
Patio and fire feature, Cliffs at Walnut Cove
Patio and fire feature, Cliffs at Walnut Cove
Fire feature, Cliffs at Walnut Cove
Fire feature, Cliffs at Walnut Cove
Patio and fire feature, Cliffs at Walnut Cove
Fire ring, Asheville
Fire pit under construction, Biltmore Forest
We line our fire pits with refractory brick.
Fire pit & patio, Biltmore Forest
Fire pit & patio, Biltmore Forest
Fire pit & patio, Biltmore Forest
Fire pit & patio, Biltmore Forest
Fire pit & patio, Biltmore Forest
Pizza oven detail
Pizza oven, Asheville
Pizza oven and counter top, Asheville
Fire pit set below grade, Weaverville
It works!
The Sacred Circle, Alexander
The inaugural fire as the Sacred Circle
The inaugural fire as the Sacred Circle
Low fire pit in front of a drystone wall
Low fire pit in front of a native fieldstone wall
Fire & patio, Atlanta
Fire pit with projecting boulder, Atlanta
Removing the lid of an Invisible Fire Pit. This is a Hammerhead design. It's a patio until you're ready to have a fire.
Invisible Fire Pit: our design.
A fire pit we built in Canton
A fire pit we built in Canton
A fire pit we built in Canton
Patio and open hearth, Alexander
Patio and open hearth, Alexander
A fire pit and patio in Black Mountain. There are gaps between the boulders that allow light to leak out, but safely contain the fire.
A fire pit and patio in Black Mountain. There is a lip in the fire pit that allows one to suspend a cooking grate.
A recessed handle on an Invisible Fire Pit
Invisible Fire Pit integrated into a drystone patio
Invisible Fire Pit in action
Chimney, Mars Hill
Featured Firepit
Sacred Circle Fire Ring
This ceremonial fire pit we built on the outskirts of Asheville, North Carolina is forty-five feet in diameter and required over 50 tons of stone. The Sacred Circle is used as a gathering place for a diverse community of spiritual practices.