Fire Pit Installation Castle Rock, CO

Name: HLE Landscaping & Concrete, Landscaping Services
Address: 6617 S Catawba Way, Aurora, CO, 80016, USA
Telephone: (720) 634-6540
Price range: $$$

Fire Pits and Outdoor Fireplaces We Build in Castle Rock

We build open fire pits in block, brick, or natural stone; gas fire pits and fire tables; and outdoor fireplaces for homeowners who want a taller, enclosed fire. Each one is drawn for your yard and your house rather than picked from a catalog, and you can see more of that work on our fire pit construction page.

Owner Brandon Gallegos and our crew treat the fire, the surface under it, and the seating around it as one project. A few of the layouts we build:

A round block pit circled by a curved seat wall
A gas fire table built into a new patio in Castle Rock
A stone fireplace as the backdrop for an outdoor living room
A wood-burning pit on a gravel or concrete pad at the edge of the lawn
Lights set into seat walls and steps so the fire circle works after dark

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Castle Rock Fire Rules That Shape a Backyard Fire Pit

Castle Rock Fire and Rescue is a Town department, and the Town sets its own fire restrictions. These are the Town rules we plan fire features around, each with the public document behind it. Restriction stages change with conditions, so check the Town’s page before lighting a wood fire.

Restrictions come from the Town
Inside Town limits, the Town Manager and Fire Chief set fire restrictions under authority granted by Town Council. Homes in unincorporated Douglas County answer to the Douglas County Sheriff’s orders instead.
Source: Town of Castle Rock — Fire Restrictions
What Stage 1 still permits
Under the Town’s Stage 1 rules, charcoal grills and stoves that burn gas or liquid fuel are allowed, and so are fire pits, chimineas, and smokers on private property kept clear of combustibles. Personal fireworks are prohibited, and violators can face a $1,000 fine, a 180-day jail sentence, or both.
Source: Town of Castle Rock — Stage 1 fire restriction rules
When no restrictions are in place
With no restrictions in effect, the Town’s burn-permit guidance says a backyard fire for cooking or warmth needs no burn permit when it burns gas, charcoal, or clean seasoned firewood in a manufactured fire pit, a cooking device, or an enclosed masonry or stone fireplace. Recreational fires belong 25 feet or more from structures and combustible material unless the fire is contained in an approved manner, and on a combustible deck or patio only UL-listed barbecue devices may be used.
Source: Town of Castle Rock — Burn Permit Requirements (October 2024)
Solid fuel under the fire code
The Town’s local amendments to the 2024 International Fire Code, adopted in Ordinance 2026-017, call for an operational permit covering solid fuels. Cured dry wood, charcoal, and wood pellets are exempt when they’re burned in an approved fire pit, fireplace, or appliance. A bonfire is never exempt.
Source: Town of Castle Rock — Ordinance 2026-017 (local code amendments)
Gas piping and permits
The Town requires permits for work that touches plumbing or mechanical systems and publishes a Gas Line Appliance Checklist. Its residential permit information doesn’t call out fire pits specifically, so a gas line to one likely needs a permit; confirm with the Town before the trench is dug.
Source: Town of Castle Rock — Residential Permits

Wood Smoke or a Gas Flame: Choosing a Fuel

Choose wood if the crackle, the smell, and the look of real logs matter most to you; choose gas if you’d rather have a steady flame at the turn of a valve and no ash to clean out. HLE builds both, and each one meets Castle Rock’s rules at a different point.

Wood-burning fire pits need space. The Town’s guidance sets recreational fires 25 feet back from structures and combustibles unless the fire is contained in an approved manner, and its no-permit allowance covers clean, seasoned firewood.
Gas fire pits need a gas line, and the Town’s permit rules for plumbing and mechanical work likely reach it. The burner can be dressed with fire glass or decorative logs.
Outdoor fireplaces of masonry or stone keep the fire enclosed, a type the Town’s no-restriction guidance names next to manufactured fire pits.

Festival Park downtown includes gas fire pits among its features, which makes it an easy place to sit beside one before you decide. For more styles and layouts, read our guide to fire pit designs.

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Seat Walls, Fire Glass, and Lighting Around the Fire

Seat walls give everyone a permanent place at the fire, fire glass or decorative logs finish a gas burner, and lighting keeps the way back to the house easy to see. Those pieces decide whether people stay outside after sundown, so we design them with the pit rather than after it.

Built-in seating: curved or straight seat walls in block or stone, sized for the group you usually host
Burner finishes: glass media or a log set, picked to suit the style of the house
Integrated lighting in walls and steps
Materials from classic brick and natural stone to modern metal, matched to the house and the hardscape already there

A level fire circle on a sloping yard may need a short wall to hold the grade; our Castle Rock retaining wall contractors can build it as part of the same project.

Setbacks, Decks, and Smoke: Placing the Fire

Put the fire where it clears the house, fences, and trees by the Town’s 25 feet for recreational fires that aren’t contained in an approved manner, where it rests on a surface that can’t burn, and where smoke drifts away from windows and seating, yet close enough to the back door that you’ll use it.

Decks need the most care: the Town allows only UL-listed barbecue devices on a combustible deck or patio, so the fire pits we build go on concrete, pavers, stone, or gravel. The site evaluation also looks at drainage and the path a gas line would take. Before any trench is opened, Colorado 811 gets our request at least two business days ahead, with the request day itself left out of the count, and that rule covers hand digging too.

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Pricing a Fire Pit or Outdoor Fireplace Before You Commit

Fuel, size, and materials set most of the price, and our detailed estimate lists each one so you know what every part costs before work begins. We’ll also help you rank the features you care about so the budget reaches them first.

Wood or gas, including how far the gas line runs and the permit it needs
A simple fire pit, a fire table, or a full outdoor fireplace
Block, brick, natural stone, or metal
Seat walls, lighting, fire glass, or decorative logs
The pad, patio, or gravel surround, plus any grading underneath

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How a Castle Rock Fire Feature Gets Built

Sit down and listen
A one-on-one meeting about how you want to use the fire and the feel you’re after.
Walk the yard
A site evaluation for placement, setbacks, drainage, and gas line routing.
Design and estimate
We settle the pit’s shape, footprint, and finish, then price every line of it for you.
Permits and locates
We obtain the permits the job needs and request utility locates before digging.
Build it
Our crew builds it to code, using heat-resistant materials around the fire and adding ventilation or protective barriers where the design needs them.
Walkthrough and care
A final inspection together, plus maintenance guidance for the years ahead.

Licensed, Insured, and Reachable After the Build

HLE Landscaping & Concrete is licensed and insured. While we work, you’ll hear from us about the schedule, and we keep the disruption to your household low. After the first fire, you’ll have care guidance for the materials we used and a team that still answers questions. Planning more than a fire feature? See all of our Castle Rock, CO landscaping services.

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Fire Pit Questions We Hear in Castle Rock

Can we use a backyard fire pit while Castle Rock is in Stage 1?

Yes, if it’s on private property and kept clear of combustibles. The Town’s Stage 1 rules allow fire pits, chimineas, and smokers used that way, along with charcoal grills and stoves fueled by gas or liquid. Stages change with conditions, so check the Town’s fire restrictions page before lighting up.

Does a Castle Rock mailing address mean Town fire rules apply?

Not necessarily. The Town sets restrictions for homes inside Town limits, while unincorporated Douglas County follows the Sheriff’s orders, and the mailing address by itself doesn’t settle which side of that boundary a home sits on. To confirm jurisdiction, the Town sends residents to Douglas County Maps: in a property’s Assessment Details, check the Building Permit Authority field for the Town of Castle Rock.

Will the Town want a permit for gas piping to our fire pit?

Most likely. Castle Rock requires permits for work affecting plumbing or mechanical systems and posts a Gas Line Appliance Checklist, although its residential permit information doesn’t single out fire pits. We confirm the requirement with the Building Division (Building Counter: 720-733-3527) and take care of the permit as part of the job.

Is a burn permit needed for a wood fire in a Castle Rock fire pit?

Not when no restrictions are in effect and the fire burns clean, seasoned firewood, charcoal, or gas in a manufactured fire pit, a cooking device, or an enclosed masonry or stone fireplace. The Town’s fire code amendments also exempt cured dry wood, charcoal, and pellets burned in approved fire pits from the solid-fuel operational permit. A bonfire always needs a permit.

Can a wood-burning fire pit sit on our deck?

Not if the deck is combustible. The Town’s burn-permit guidance allows only UL-listed barbecue devices on combustible decks and patios, so a wood fire belongs on concrete, pavers, stone, or gravel, with a 25-foot buffer to the home and anything else that can burn unless it’s contained in an approved manner.

Want a fire pit or outdoor fireplace at your Castle Rock home? Send us a message or call (720) 634-6540 to book a free estimate.