Absolutely love our new fire pit. This is our first night using it so I can't really write a thorough review. I can say it was easy to put together, the color is more of a brass (I like), I love that the smoke vents upward, it has a really good draw, you can see the fire from all angles and it's just simply beautiful. So far I'm super happy with this purchase.We received the chimenea and found the instructions were easy to follow to put it together. It met our expectations as to the size and how large the fire box was. It looks perfect on our patio and we are going to enjoy using it for a long time.Deckmate Sonora Outdoor Chimenea Fireplace Model 30199.The Sonora Chiminea from Deckmate (Panacea Products, Columbus, Ohio) looked good in the photographs and boasted a cast iron grate for the fire logs to sit on when burning. The grate that is included is NOT cast iron but a flimsy welded wire grate that is more suited to a charcoal or propane grill. It is in two pieces that do not fit together and fall into the ash pit while the fire is burning. I have a friend with the same chiminea and his has the cast iron grate and it one of the reasons I chose this product. Now I need to find a suitable replacement fire grate that will hold up to the fire and last a long time. We are very disappointed with this cheap substitution from the Chinese manufacturer.This is inexpensive and made of cast-metal, so use appropriate assembly techniques and you should be fine. It's reasonably sized and will give good service when set up and and kept covered.Before it arrives, buy a package of about 25 1/4" lock washers to go behind each nut. Get the all-metal split-ring or ribbed kind; don't get Nylok as the nylon part will melt in the heat.Four 12x12 cement patio blocks will just barely fit the leg profile.Use only hand tools to assemble (ideally a #2 Phillips screwdriver and a small box-end wrench. In most sections you have to assemble sections around the perimeter of a circle; make repetitive tightening passes and tighten gradually on each pass (this avoids putting too much pressure unevenly on a single assembly point). Snug each connection down, but don't be a gorilla. Casual assembly is maybe an hour or so.When mounting the screen belly to the lower bowl, orient the door opening over the slot in the lower bowl. Probably an obvious step to most, but not for me...After this step, I'd recommend placing the unit in its final position while it's still light enough to move without stress on the legs.The two most delicate steps are (1)mounting the metal cover to the belly screen - this step involves screwing to 3 rather delicate brazed-on tabs on the belly screen. Go slow, go in a circle, repeat, and maybe a little less snug than the other screws. and (2) mounting the lower cast pipe section on top of that. This section just requires that the screws be snug, too much pressure and it's easy to deform the inner metal cover.The upper(top) cast pipe was a little bit of a surprise. No nuts needed here - the section is already pre-threaded.If you are going to use a vinyl cover, I'd suggest not installing the door "fork" hook and making a mount for it elsewhere. It looks like a potential point that'd stick out and may eventually puncture the vinyl.Enjoy!too early to tell on durability. Item well packaged and it arrived without damage. Picture of item incorrectly shows the grate as being cast iron. The one I received is a cheap metal grill like on a weber grill. Hope it holds upThis chimenea is every bit as beautiful as the Amazon pictures make it look. It was fairly easy to assemble, but one of the legs is significantly shorter than the other two, so the entire chiminea is tilted slightly (see picture above). We were very happy with the chimney height and initial quality (besides the short leg). The problem is that after a couple years, both the internal grate (the burning wood rests upon) and the chimney exhaust grate (to keep embers from flying out and starting a forest fire) disinteGRATEd, no pun intended. Also, the top of the enclosure, just beneath the chimney rusted after a couple rains (see picture), but the chimney and other components look ok. So weird. Apparently the cover is NOT water resistant. So this weekend I will disassemble the chiminea and paint the rusted part with high temp black paint. All in all, it's a good (but not great) value. It is reasonably priced and very attractive, but the grates, legs, top enclosure, and cover are all of poor quality. If they made these improvements I would give it ***** 5-stars easily!! The chimney is a much better height than most others and keeps the smoke out of your face.I bought this to replace a very similar model I bought 13 years ago. The new one has much thinner metal, except for the legs which seems sturdy. But after my first fire the chintzy little grate they give you sagged down in and now is like a bowl versus a flat grate. I bought a cover this time, because I don't think this one will last half as long as the old one without one.We bought this to have the ambience of a fire when we wanted. We had a low firepit, but the smoke often got in our eyes and nose. This Chiminea's chimney lifts the smoke above seating level and provides an excellent draft which causes the fire to build quickly as new wood ignites. It makes for a quick and hot fire, but you have to stand or sit close on a cold evening (30's and 40's). Maybe the heat goes up the chimney, too. And it isn't designed to heat an open patio! Not a drawback for us because enjoying a fire that takes little work to keep going (as long as the wood supply lasts) without being chased around by smoke was our goal. This product provides that. It is also sturdy, easy to assemble, and well constructed. The sliding door works smoothly and the ash pan fits perfectly ( and also makes cleaning out the ashes easy). Well pleased. It would be worth the money even if it didn't sell for a modest price.