Burn Barrel Grate Hardware Kit

Our burn barrel kits have become very popular. Please expect a 3-4 week lead time.

Our burn barrel kit provides a well-made heavy-duty barrel top grate that fits tightly over the top, a heavy-duty elevated bottom draft grate with legs elevated 6” off the floor, and a heavy-gauge draft door and ash cleanout providing a generous clean-out easily accessible by a shovel to keep the ashes from building up and dampening air movement. The door secures with a magnetic catch.

Since we introduced our burn barrel top grate lid, we have seen an overwhelming need to protect personal identity without increasing personal risk or liability from openly burning papers, which can start wildfires. Check local ordinances and burn bans before using any outside burning apparatus.

A burn barrel lid grate helps keep embers from escaping and blowing onto dry grasses and timber. Extreme caution is still required to contain fires when environmental conditions are favorable for burning, as no grate can eliminate all small embers from escaping.

The overall quality and construction have fueled the popularity of our burn barrel top grate lid. They are USA Amish-made and built to outlast many burn barrels that eventually must be replaced.

Our burn barrel lid grate measures 24” x 1” with ½” grate openings, the same wire mesh size as being used on other outdoor fire pits and grills. Some states and localities with prominent tinderbox prairie or forestry may require finer mesh openings, such as ¼” or less. Additional finer mesh hardware cloth or screening may be wired to the underside.

Convenient welded side handles and a hanger hook make it easy to lift the grate off and hang it on the barrel side. Well made with no sharp edges. Weighs 9 lbs., heavy enough to stay in place yet light enough to lift on and off.

Until we introduced our burn barrel grate lid, burn barrel lids were relatively crude, with sharp edges and loose-fitting tops.

As we continued to evolve, we wanted to improve the draft needed to burn stacks of papers better, and then find a way to clean out the ash that notoriously piles up in the bottom, causing the burning to be even less efficient, as well as retaining moisture from rainwater that quickly rusts the barrel bottom out.

We designed an equally heavy-duty 21-5/8 diameter bottom grate with legs to elevate it 6” off the barrel bottom to allow ashes to clear. Then we added 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 from the bottom of the barrel.

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 welder’s 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.

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, taken, 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 using 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 the 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.

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