What a built-in fire pit costs
Guide prices for fire pits, built-in benches and sunken seating areas in Rutland and the towns around it.
A built-in stone or brick fire pit typically costs £1,200–£2,000. Add built-in seating around it and prices start from about £3,500. A full sunken seating area, dug into the garden with retaining walls and a drain at the bottom, is priced per job and usually forms part of a wider garden build. Every figure here is a guide; the fixed price follows in writing after we visit.
- Fire pit with seating
- From £3,500
- Includes
- Supply, fitting and clearing up
- Guarantee
- 5 years, in writing
Updated October 2026. Guide prices, not a quote. Your fixed price comes in writing after the site visit.
Fire pit and seating guide prices, 2026
| Type of build | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Built-in stone or brick fire pit | £1,200–£2,000 |
| Fire pit with built-in seating | From about £3,500 |
| Sunken seating area with retaining walls and drainage | Priced per job |
What is included in the price
For a built-in fire pit, the guide covers setting it into the patio or lawn on a proper base, building the stone or brick surround, and lining the bowl so the heat does not damage the walling. We position it clear of fences, trees and buildings as part of the design.
With seating, the price adds benches built on footings and faced to match the pit. A sunken area adds the excavation, retaining walls with drainage behind them, and a drain or soakaway at the low point, which is why it is priced individually.
What makes it cost more or less
- Stone, brick or rendered facings, and how much cutting the design needs
- A round or square pit, and how wide it is
- Wood-burning or gas, as a gas pit needs a Gas Safe engineer
- The length and height of any benches
- How deep a sunken area goes and how much soil has to leave site
- The ground type, which sets the drainage needed at the low point
- Access for a small digger and skip to the back garden
Fire pit and sunken seating costs in Rutland and nearby towns
Sunken seating is where local ground matters most. On the Vale of Catmose clay around Oakham, Langham and Whissendine, a dug-out area will gather water unless the drain at the bottom has somewhere to go, so that part of the job grows. Stamford, Ketton and Greetham sit on limestone that usually drains well, which can make a soakaway simpler, though ground near the Chater at Ketton is wetter. Around Corby and Weldon, ground can turn from ironstone to clay or old fill partway across a garden, so we dig a test hole before pricing the walls and drainage.
What to check in any quote
- How the low point of any sunken area is drained
- Footings under retaining walls and benches
- The lining inside the fire bowl
- The distance from fences, trees and the house
- Whether spoil removal and skips are included
- How long the price is held
Fire pits & sunken seating: how we build it
See fire pits & sunken seating for the specification, planning rules and the finish we build.
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Oakham
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Uppingham
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Stamford
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Market Harborough
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Corby
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Kettering
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Ketton
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Empingham
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Cottesmore
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Greetham
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Langham
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Whissendine
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Ryhall
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Edith Weston
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Weldon
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Great Bowden
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