Customer Reviews

Veranda Sonora Outdoor Fireplace

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3 star:		(1)
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Overall this Sonara is pretty good. Burns hot, and goes through the wood quickly. Inside volume is good enough to burn scrap wood and even bigger logs. It is definitely not for indoors, and warning label says so very clearly.

The construction is Ok. Assembly was not as easy as it should have been. Some halls did not line up right, and did require some brute force to wrestle parts in their place. Packing was good, but still main mesh was slightly deformed, and did require a few taps with the rubber mallet. Overall quality of the materials and paint is good and solid, and looks like this sonora will serve quite a few seasons.

at first, i was overwhelmed with the pieces to be assembled. i'm not one to assemble things easily. so, i had my husband put the chimnea together - taking well over an hour, in hopes of no missing bolts 'n pieces. to my amazement, the outdoor fireplace looked very nice. it took a couple guys to carry the fireplace outside the patio/garden. we threw a duraflame firelog in it that evening to test the endurance of the fireplace. it held! the ambience was perfect. the piece is quite sturdy and safe. i definitely would recommend this chimnea to any of you shoppers out there, especially now that we're facing cold, chilly nites. just wrap yourselves in warm, fuzzy blankets, enjoy the wine with friends, and relax on your chaise lounges, and stare into the glowing flames.

There is some "convincing" needed to assemble the unit, but it is do-able.

We have had ours for over a year, and my only complaint is that the log grids have burned up and are deformed and almost unusable after the year. I would not complain if I could get replacement grids, but no one seems to have them available, except some peasant in China who makes them. I admit, we do burn some hard woods and have nice hot fires %^), but without replacable grids, it is a throw away after a year. %^(

Anyone have any ideas on making replacements with something that can stand more heat than cast iron?? I am pretty resourceful if I can find the right material that can take the beating.

We received and put together the Veranda Sonora Outdoor Fireplace on 9/13/2007. The item was missing 3 nuts and two of the pre-drilled holes did NOT line up so the Screws could not be put into the Fireplace to Secure it. I'm VERY disappointed in the products Quality.

There also was no address to write to (email or otherwise) or phone number to call in order to lodge a complaint and to see what could be done to make us a satisfied customer.

I had never seen a chiminea like this, but I just bought a house and the prior owners had one. Since they took it with them, I went looking for one, and Amazon was the first place I tried. I know some of the reviews said it was difficult to put together, but my 15 year old grandson assembled mine quickly and with no issues. It's been used only once so far, as we're still getting snow here, but I'm quite happy with it. I love that the fire can be seen from anywhere, not just in front.

the wood burns too hot, making it very unsafe for indoor use. almost burned down the house, would not reccommend it for cooking