Hiring an outdoor fireplace contractor in Wheaton, IL, is a masonry decision before it is a style decision. A fireplace is a chimney with a room attached: it carries its own weight on a footing, it pulls smoke up a flue sized to the firebox, and it stands through freeze and thaw for thirty years or fails in five.

Apple Landscape Design is a family-owned company and a Unilock Authorized Contractor based in Wheaton, and our crews build fire features as part of the patio rather than as an object dropped onto one. This guide covers what a builder actually decides on your behalf.