before calling the professional, maybe it's DIYable welcome to part 27 of my DIY backyard
project if you have missed the previous progress on how I built the deck by myself yes one person
you may want to check them out in the description because it was very exciting for many of you who
plan to build a deck by yourself or even hiring a contractor I hope you will find this helpful
because there's a lot of technical tips I shared with you my goal is to inspire more people in
the DIY this time we are talking about one of the most commonly asked question how do you hide the
propane hose of your fire pit or fire table most articles or videos out there tells you to hide
it under the rug that is so lame if you do this on the deck I mean if you have paving stone you don't
have much choice before getting into the solution I will give you a review of this 48 inches propane
or natural gas fire pit by real flame then I will get into a quick workaround of using rubber hose
cover finally I will show you the professional way to hide the hose and the propane tank
the model for the fire table I have is called Lanesboro it's listed on the official site for
$759 us on wayfair.com is about the same and guess how much I paid $424 Canadian is about
$315 U.S such a good deal I bought it from a struggling local hardware store called Rona
if you want a good deal sometimes you have to do some homework if you have seen my
video two years ago I talk about buying the screw on type light socket adapter for your
garage door opener let's recap what happened for those who are in Canada do not buy this
from Home Depot you will get rip off so badly they sell it for $4.10 each but at Canadian
Tire you can get a pack of two for $3.79 same manufacturer same socket that's unbelievable
the fire table is on my deck the package is well to wrapped it comes with a cover but it is crap
it doesn't last for one season I will talk about it later in the video on how
I solved the problem the fire table comes with the natural gas conversion kit and a box of lava rock
the leg is adjustable in case your deck is not perfectly leveled let's take a look under the
table it's extremely simple does it worth all the money you tell me it has electric start
insert the AAA Battery in the compartment just like that we will come back to this next place
the lava rocks on the tray you have to be very careful and do it slowly place them one by one
according to the instructions nothing wrong with lava rock it just look a bit old school
so I bought a box of lava glass from a local hardware store to make it look more contemporary
always RTFM it says you cannot use this product alone you have to put it on top of the lava rock
hook it up to the propane tank by the way the tank needs protection I bought the propane tank
cover from the same local hardware store for $85 dollars Canadian while it's listed on the official
site for $283 dollars U.S it is outrageous the design is pretty good it gives you enough space
at the bottom so it won't scratch your deck it protects your propane tank from rain and snow
just wants to make a disclaimer I am not affiliated with real flame and this video
is not sponsored I just want to help all of you DIY people from the bottom of my heart
that's how you ignite the flame and turn on the fire table the flame is extremely hot
65,000 BTU is what you need in Canada it's looking very good there are some information I want to
share with you propane has the highest heat output I know is a pain to refill the propane tank but
you will regret if you convert it to Natural Gas there are other options indeed I have used
bioethanol before the flame looks pretty but it doesn't have enough heat and is way too dangerous
for the deck finally there is wood burning fire pit it doesn't matter if it produces smoke or
not it violates my local bylaw because I need a stupid permit most importantly you don't want
to mess with Karen because she is watching from the second floor across your backyard I bought
this rubber hose cover for the propane hose it's from the same manufacturer of the fire table all
you need is to cut it to the length you want just like that the only good thing is there is no more
tripping hazard but it looks like crap if you have seen my videos before I talk about this according
to the manufacturer of Azek any soft rubber is not compatible with the PVC deck boards it will stain
my deck for those of you using composite such as Trex is the same to solve the problem you can put
a piece of scrap board underneath the rubber cover that is not ideal the better solution is to use
this hard plastic chicken wire put it underneath and you are good to go hard plastic is compatible
it's ugly I will show you a better solution now if you have good eyes you may be wondering why
the color of the fire table cover turned gray remember when I opened the box it was
black in color indeed it was black unless I am colorblind they give you for free for
this reason it's not UV resistant and it turned into gray color even worse water just leaks Into
the Fire table it was horrible my temporary workaround was to put a scrap PVC board on it
I just got fed up with the water leaking problem because it will eventually rust my fire table
so I bought this official real flame cover the material is 10 times better that's what you need
I still put the PVC board in there just in case it leaks the material is similar to the high quality
covers for your barbecue on one side they stitched the logo upside down thanks real Flame it went
through a couple of winters before I made this video look at the snow let's find my fire table
welcome to Canada let's get down to business to hide the propane hose like a Pro you need to buy
this red dot deck grommet it is designed for 120 volt extension cord we will modify it to make it
work if you are interested to run the 120 volt extension cord check out part 24 of the DIY deck
video I will post the link in the description next you will need a longer hose if you want to
successfully hide the propane tank in my case I bought a 12 feet low pressure propane hose with
regulator from Amazon tidy up the lava glass and lava rock then use masking tape to mark where your
fire table should be placed flip it to the side you may want to do a quick inspection to see if
this metal mesh got any spider web on it because it will affect the performance of your fire table
next install the Red Dot deck grommet is extremely simple I am not going into details just make sure
there is no joist under the area you are going to drill and cut otherwise it will be a disaster
this solution is so elegant in case one day you need to sell your house
the propane hose is a little bit big to fit as you can see it cannot be closed
we need to make some modification the best is to use a dremel tool
look it's perfectly fit next I am removing the bottom panel from the back of my deck and this is
my favorite cable fishing tool if you have seen my videos before I used it to install the Ikea
LED light behind the drywall and I used this to run the cables for the PoE security cameras what
I'm doing here is to connect multiple sections together then I am using masking tape on the twine
for the guide wire put this under the deck we will get it out from the other end I wanted to share
something with you pay attention to the structure of my deck the deck is supported by using joist
hangers there is no horizontal beam that's how you avoid getting a permit because it's under two feet
on this end we are using masking tape on the hook attachment this will give us a clear indicator
where is it see the green color masking tape under the deck that's where the target is if you don't
do that it will be very difficult to locate the next step is pretty much self-explanatory pull
the twine using the hook attachment there you go next attach the propane hose to the twine
on this end you will be able to get it of course you don't have to fish
like this if your deck is not close to the ground
next disconnect the existing propane hose from the
fire table it can be very tight but you should be able to loosen the connector
this step is extremely important for professional gas line installer they use the yellow color
Teflon tape yellow color is for gas for DIY people I do not recommend using Teflon tape
buy the multi-purpose pipe thread sealant read the descriptions very carefully you have to get
the one approved for liquid propane and natural gas if you buy the wrong product it will cause gas
leak and explosion install the new propane hose coming from to the deck grommet then tighten it
connect the other end to the propane tank open the valve we need to do some testing
I am using this bottle of leak detector of course you can use soapy water too
if there is a leak you will see big bubble I think it passed the test it is flexible for the hose to
move up and down with 12 feet hose I was able to hide the propane tank behind the love seat it goes
to the back of the deck that's what it looks like from the front propane tank is hidden and no more
ugly propane hose if that's not a successful DIY project I don't know what is I hope this
helps give this a thumbs up if you find some good information in this video my goal is to inspire
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