Burn barrel bottom grate, draft, and ash door kit
Our burn barrel bottom draft grate and door provide the essential airflow needed to burn stacked pages and papers adequately.
While others sell scrap wire mesh, our bottom grate is durable enough to use over a campfire. Heavy-duty 21-5/8 diameter bottom grate with legs to elevate it 6” off the barrel bottom to allow ashes to clear, and then a bolt-on 12” x 6” ash and draft door that provides a generous 10” x 5” opening cut out of the barrel to scoop out the ashes. The ash and draft door latches have a magnetic latch.
Read more below > Please follow all local jurisdictions regarding the use of burn barrels and burn bans.
Description / Burn barrel bottom grate, draft, and ash door kit
Our burn barrel kits have become very popular. Please expect a 3-4 week lead time.
The bottom grate is equipped with a ring that can be used with a fire poker to lift out for further cleaning. A chain can also be fastened to the ring and then bolted to the barrel near the top to pull out the grate. The chain can also be whipped around to stir up papers using welders or BBQ heat-resistant gloves.
We still sell the burn barrel and the grate lid separately, as many have found other uses for them in manufacturing and other industries. Click Here for just the lid. For the complete top grate lid, bottom draft grate, and ash door, Click Here.
Disclaimer Note: Buyer assumes all risk; Cottage Craft Works LLC nor the manufacturer assumes any liability for the outcomes using this grate kit. No guarantees, either written, thought, or implied, are provided that the grate kit will prevent all embers from escaping or of any personal injuries that may occur during the use and handling of the grate kit parts.
Common sense still needs to prevail: do not handle the top with bare hands when hot, do not burn it when curious children are present, and do not handle it when conditions are extremely windy or dry, or when local jurisdictions have fire bans.
You should check with your state and local authorities regarding restrictions, prohibitions, permits, and other requirements for the use of outdoor burn barrels.
No cover is foolproof. Embers may still be released when adding more refuse or logs to a burning fire, and small embers and/or sparks may still float through the grate holes regardless of mesh size.
Open fires should be supervised at all times and never left unattended. Water sources should be readily available to extinguish any flare-ups caused by embers.
Ensure new barrels are free of chemicals and residues that may produce toxic fumes when burned. Stay on the windward side of the barrel and note exposure risk downwind before burning. Initial burn-off of the paint on the barrel and powder-coated grate should occur so that the wind carries any toxic smoke away from humans, animals, or structures. Only burn papers, cardboard, and clean non-processed wood materials. Plastics and other materials, such as treated wood scraps, may produce toxic fumes. Cardboard bindings and inks in paper may still emit toxins when burned and should not be inhaled directly.