The firehouse is ok. I wasn't expecting a big heavy cool fireplace, and this is not one. The firehouse is just ok, not much heat as it will not support much fire. The good thing is it won't last long as I will probably try to get some use out of it this fall, winter and spring by building too large of fires and burning them too long (which would not be very large or very long) for the specs. Maybe, I'll build a real firehouse/pit next spring.