techo-bloc RAFFINATO User manual

RAFFINATO
FIRE PIT
INSTALLATION GUIDE
AND OWNER’S MANUAL

TABLE OF
CONTENTS
COMPONENTS .................................................3
OVERALL DIMENSIONS........................................ 4
POSITIONING REFERENCE PER LAYER ..........................5
FOUNDATION PREPARATION
PAVER SURFACE OR CONCRETE SLAB..........................................5
COMPACTED GRAVEL BASE....................................................5
INSTALLATION OF BLOCKS .................................... 6
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ...............................7
WARRANTY .................................................. 8

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GENERAL INFORMATION
PLEASE SAVE THIS OWNER’S MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
Check with your municipality for regulations on the installation and use of outdoor
fire pits. We also recommend that you contact your home insurance company and
advise them of the acquisition of your new Techo-Bloc fire pit.
IMPORTANT
This fire pit is for OUTDOOR USE ONLY. NEVER build a fire pit for use in a house,
warehouse, gazebo, garage, or any other indoor setting.
Check with your municipality for minimum clearance distances. Make sure that there
is nothing directly above the fire pit area that can be a potential fire and/or injury
hazard (e.g. tree branches, awnings, patio umbrellas, electrical wires, transformers,
cantilevered roof structures, etc.).
When selecting the location of your fire pit, make sure that it is located at least 20
feet away from any structure or building.
IF YOU WISH TO CONVERT THIS INTO A GAS FIRE PIT, A GAS OR PROPANE INSERT
& WIRING WILL BE REQUIRED. CONSULT YOUR LOCAL FIRE PLACE STORE TO
PURCHASE THE INSERT & TO HIRE A CERTIFIED FIRE FEATURE TECHNICIAN FOR
INSTALLATION.
COMPONENTS
A. Raffinato 90 mm
corner block (with
colour accent)
(x10)
B. Raffinato
180 mm corner
block
(x20)
C. Cap unit (with
colour accent)
(x8)
D. Steel insert
(x1)

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TOP ELEVATION
ELEVATION A
ELEVATION B
OVERALL DIMENSIONS
Below are the overall dimensions of the fire pit. The height shown is the total height
(including buried portion). Unless installed directly on a paver surface or concrete slab,
the fire pit should be buried about 2" or 3" below finished grade.

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POSITIONING REFERENCE PER LAYER
FOUNDATION PREPARATION
PAVER SURFACE OR CONCRETE SLAB
If you are building the fire pit on an existing paver surface or concrete slab, drill through
the pavement to provide a 2" diameter drain hole at the lowest point. This will allow the
rainwater to infiltrate into the ground. Fill the drain hole with clean stone. Go to step
“Installation of Blocks”.
COMPACTED GRAVEL BASE
Mark out the area of the fire pit and excavate to accommodate 6" of well compacted,
dense-graded aggregate base, a 1" layer of sand setting bed, and about 2" or 3" of fire pit
wall that will be buried below ground. The aggregate base should extend at least 6"on
all the sides of the fire pit walls.
It is recommended that a geotextile be laid on the top of the soil surface and up the
sides of the excavated area.
Place and uniformly compact the aggregate base. The aggregate base should be
compacted, for best results, using a vibratory plate compactor, or hand tamper.
Spread 1” concrete sand setting bed and level using two 1" diameter pipes and a straight
edge (such as a 2"×4"). Keep in mind that the 1" setting bed will be reduced to 5⁄8" once
the wall blocks will be set into the sand setting bed with a mallet.
NOTE: if the fire pit is being installed along with a paver installation, the aggregate
base course and setting bed of pavers can be extended to be used for the fire pit
installation.