Can I Light My Outdoor Fireplace?
This article is written with New Zealand in mind. If you’re in another country, you’ll need to check your local body in charge of fire and emergency. Whilst we’d love…
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NSW Outdoor Fireplace Installer Needed
Modular Outdoor Fireplaces Flare Outdoor Fires is a New Zealand company, operating in Australia since 2018. We make modular masonry outdoor fireplaces that are designed to bring outdoor spaces and…
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Meet the Founders – Torrey & Sue Hilton
Torrey & Sue Hilton founded Flare Outdoor Fireplaces in 2001. They are still actively involved in the business and live right next-door to the Te Puke based head office. Torrey…
Read More A lot of Hard Work!
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve seen the team put in a massive effort. We currently have a container of outdoor fireplaces leaving our factory every couple of weeks,…
Read More Endless Summer Nights – Tip 4
Steak Made Easy So, you’ve cleaned out any wet ash, started the fire and the masonry is all warm. Hopefully you haven’t had too many glasses of wine by this…
Read More Endless Summer Nights – Tip 3
Warm Up Your Fire Warming up your Flare Outdoor Fireplace is a critical step for entertaining and cooking with ease. First you have cleaned out the wet ash, next you…
Read More Endless Summer Nights – Tip 2
Stack Your Wood Jinga Style When you are lighting your outdoor fireplace, a great technique is to stack your firewood jinga style. It enables your fire to start well and…
Read More Endless Summer Nights – Tip 1
Clean Out the Wet Ash If it’s rained overnight, the ash in your fire can be wet. If you don’t remove that wet ash, considerable energy from the fire is…
Read More 10 Free Meatbox’s Worth $100 to our Biggest Fans
We love it when our customers engage with each other inside the Firemasters facebook group. It’s a great way to help and inspire each other. I personally love it when…
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Our First Outdoor Fireplace in Hong Kong
We were quite surprised when we received this enquiry from Hong Kong. In-fact we are always a little suspicious when we get ‘export’ enquiries from markets we usually don’t deal…
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