In the interest of not being smoked out while enjoying a fire, this fireplace is about four feet tall and the chimney goes all the way to the top. It’s three sided opening puts out plenty of heat and there are two adjustable fresh air vents on the bottom to make it easy to keep the fire going. It also has a pit cover, so at the end of the night, you can close the vents, put the lid on and there’s no worry about catching anything on fire!…that’s never a bad thing. It’s capped off on top with a few slats previously used to dry tobacco leaves.