Northcote Pottery - Fire Pit Floor Protection Tray

Northcote Pottery - Fire Pit Floor Protection Tray

Safeguard your premium outdoor surfaces with the essential Northcote Pottery Fire Pit Floor Protection Tray. Expertly engineered for Australian homes, this highly functional accessory is designed to protect timber decking, delicate stone paving, and manicured lawns from heat damage, embers, and the natural rust run-off of weathering steel fire pits. Providing a stable, fire-safe barrier, this tray allows you to enjoy the warmth of an open fire with absolute peace of mind, ensuring your outdoor entertaining zone remains pristine and well-organised.

Crafted to combine protective utility with backyard style, the square tray is designed to be filled with your choice of decorative river stones, gravel, or pebbles. This creates an elegant, natural insulation barrier that absorbs intense radiant heat before it can reach the ground beneath. Built to withstand the elements, the tray features integrated drainage holes that allow rainwater to pass through easily, preventing waterlogging and keeping your stone filler clean and fresh throughout the seasons.

Best For:

• Timber Decks & Patios: An absolute necessity for elevating hot fire bowls off flammable wooden floorboards, preventing scorching and soot marking.
• Paved Alfresco Areas: Designed to catch charcoal embers and protect expensive limestone, sandstone, or concrete pavers from unsightly heat stains and oil spills.
• Lush Grass Lawns: Perfect for creating a temporary, safe barrier that stops intense heat from drying out and killing the grass beneath your fire pit.

Features & Benefits:

• Gravel or Stone Fillable: Designed to be filled with decorative stones or pebbles to create a custom, high-performance thermal insulation barrier.
• Integrated Drainage Holes: Fitted with built-in drainage paths that prevent standing water, keeping your gravel dry and free of mould or slime.
• Generous Protective Footprint: Spans a large square surface area, making it compatible with a wide range of round, square, or geometric fire bowls.
• Durable, Low-Profile Frame: Built with a strong, slimline border that sits flat against the floor, keeping your fire zone safe without creating a trip hazard.

Specifications & Dimensions:

This heavy-duty protective tray features a robust, low-profile design tailored for standard backyard and courtyard footprints:

• Protection Tray Dimensions: 85cm Width x 85cm Depth
• Water Management: Integrated bottom drainage holes
• Recommended Fill: Decorative river gravel, pebbles, or crushed stone (not included)

Logistics & Supply Data:

• Brand: Northcote Pottery
• Product Line: Glow Heating Collection
• Configuration: Fire Pit Floor Protection Tray

Please note: Ensure the protection tray is placed on a flat, level surface before filling with gravel or stones. It is highly recommended to fill the tray completely to the rim with stone material to achieve maximum heat insulation and stability for your fire pit.

Oversized Item Delivery Options

Oversized, heavy, and structural goods ship via specialist freight. Freight is calculated at checkout from estimated packaged volumetric or physical weight. Carrier depot audits may adjust the rate — if the increase exceeds 10%, we will contact you before processing.

Available options include:

✔ Delivery to your closest depot for pickup — default method
✔ Direct delivery — requires an operational forklift on site unless Tailgate Delivery has been specifically requested and quoted (contact us — this cannot be selected at checkout)
✔ Tailgate hydraulic lift delivery — must be specifically requested; contact us for a quote (not available as a checkout option; extra fees apply; required if you do not have a forklift)
✔ Forklift loading at our warehouse (no extra charge if you arrange your own freight)
✔ Direct truck delivery (available in Victoria)

Important Notes:

• Shipping costs vary by location and method
• Any carton or consignment over 25–30kg (or over 200cm) must be palletised
• Without a specifically requested and paid Tailgate Delivery quote, palletised freight requires a forklift on site — otherwise the carrier will redirect to the nearest depot
• Bulky and oversized items cannot be delivered to a PO Box — provide a physical street address
• Failed deliveries, locked gates, unattended sites, or incorrect business/forklift declarations may incur carrier redelivery, demurrage, and restocking fees as set out in our Terms & Conditions

Business Delivery:

• Selecting a business/commercial delivery rate warrants that the address has an operational forklift and certified operator during business hours
• If the carrier cannot unload, the consignment may be redirected to a depot and secondary fees may apply
• Additional fees may apply for failed delivery attempts due to lack of appropriate unloading equipment

See our Terms & Conditions (Article 8) for full freight and delivery rules.

Important Note on Availability & Shipping

Our warehouse is a logistics hub, not a retail showroom. Listing a product online does not mean it is stored at our Thomastown warehouse — many lines ship from supplier hubs (split fulfilment may apply).

How lead times work:

• Product page ETA: The Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) / lead-time badge shown on the product page at checkout is the agreed delivery timeframe for that order under Australian Consumer Law.
• Metro baselines: Advertised ETAs apply to standard metropolitan zones. Regional and remote addresses may take longer and may attract surcharges.
• Peak seasons: Orders in March–May, August–October, EOFY (June), Black Friday/Cyber Monday (November), and Christmas/New Year (December–January) may automatically add a 2–4 week buffer beyond the product page ETA.
• Supplier-dependent / backordered items: If stock is delayed, we will notify you with a revised ETA. You then have 7 days to accept the new timeframe or cancel for a full refund.
• Adloheat: Custom-made products from Adloheat (Pakenham, VIC) may take 4–12 weeks depending on the order.

Full fulfilment, cancellation, and freight rules are in our Terms & Conditions.

Biosecurity & Interstate Shipping Restrictions

Due to strict state biosecurity regulations, we are unable to ship some products to certain states and territories:

• Potting Mixes cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA), the Northern Territory (NT), or Tasmania (TAS).
• Seeds cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA).

Orders placed for these items to restricted states will be cancelled and refunded. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that the items being ordered can lawfully be delivered to their state or territory.