from upper end 100 portable fireplace 90 further includes an outer housing 106 having an outer housing wall 108 wall 108 having an inner wall surface 110 and an outer wall surface 112 outer housing 106 also has an upper end 114 and a lower end 116 a series of ribs 118 are secured to outer surface 98 of inner housing wall 94 ribs 118 being spaced around the periphery of wall 94 as best shown in fig8 ribs 118 have a lower end 120 and an upper end 122 the lower ends 120 forming legs for portable fireplace 90 secured to the upper end 122 of ribs 118 is a peripherally extending l angle iron 124 l angle iron 124 providing a laterally inwardly projecting peripherally extending flange 126 secured to ribs 118 adjacent their lower ends 120 is a peripherally extending band 128 it will be understood that flange 104 l angle iron 124 and band 128 in conjunction with ribs 118 provide a rigid structural framework as best seen with reference to fig5 and 6 outer housing 102 is not continuous as is housing 26 but rather is split to provide a first end 102 a and a second end 102 b when outer housing wall 108 is wrapped around the periphery of portable fireplace 90 to form outer housing 102 ends 102 a and 102 b abut to form a seam 130 to secure housing 102 to portable fireplace 90 a series of sheet metal screws 132 or the like are received through wall 108 and threaded into registering holes not shown in a faceplate 118 secured to the outermost edge of one of the.