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Installing Fireplaces and/or Fire Pits With Trex
Decking:

Determine if fire will be gas or wood burning.

(

NOTE

Most fire pits shown in Trex images are gas

burning.)

For gas, the fire pit is installed by cutting around the

Trex decking.

It is not to be installed on top of Trex

decking.

A fire-resistant material is installed under

the fire pit and a protective “wall" made from stone or
other fire-resistant material is installed to hold fire pit
in place and also protect the decking from heat.

For wood, fire pits are not recommended on top

of Trex decking unless using a product called
DeckProtect

®*

. Wood-burning fire pits can damage

the decking due to extreme heat from the bottom of
the fire pit and/or burning embers “shooting" onto the
decking. DeckProtect

was tested on all Trex decking

and there were no issues with burning of the decking
surface when placed directly under a standard size
portable fire pit along with the accompanying rack
(

NOTE

Rack is not available for all sizes, so check

with manufacturer first for verification). Trex does
recommend that the DeckProtect

padding/rack

be moved from time to time for general cleaning

underneath. It should be noted that even when using
DeckProtect

, burning embers could “shoot" beyond

the protective mat and burn the deck.

For more information about this product, please
visit their website at

www.deckprotect.net

or call

1-800-BUY-TREX. DeckProtect

is a registered trademark

of Infinite Heat Solutions.

Installing a Pergola on Trex Decking:

Keep in mind that if you are planning to install a Trex

Pergola™ on your deck, you will need access to the
underside of the deck. Trex Pergola mounts with a
10

x 10

(254 mm x 254 mm) aluminum plate on the

underside of the deck, creating a clamping effect on
both the top and bottom of the deck for maximum
strength. If installed, water barriers and any under
deck coverings will have to be removed to properly
install the pergola posts.

You need to consider the location of your pergola

posts with respect to joists. However, you do not have
to mount your plates between joists. It is possible to
place blocks on the bottom of the joists and mount
the Trex Pergola brackets through the blocks.

Trex

Pergola™ products are manufactured and sold by Home &

Leisure, Inc., d/b/a/ Structureworks Fabrication under a Trademark
License Agreement with Trex Company, Inc. A 25-year Limited
Warranty is provided by manufacturer.

Installing Trex

Spiral Stairs™:

Refer to

www.trexspiralstairs.com

for detailed

information on how to plan and install Trex Spiral
Stairs.

Trex

Spiral Stairs™ are manufactured and sold by M. Cohen

and Sons, Inc., d/b/a The Iron Shop, under a Trademark License
Agreement with Trex Company, Inc. A 25-year Limited Warranty is
provided by manufacturer.

Installing Trex

Outdoor Kitchens™:

Refer to

trex-outdoorkitchens.com

for detailed

information on how to install Trex Outdoor Kitchen
products.

Trex

Outdoor Kitchens

™

is manufactured and sold by

CT Acquistions LLC., under a Trademark Agreement
with Trex Company, Inc. A Limited Warranty is provided
by the manufacturer.

Planning Ahead/