Building A Fire Pit In Your Backyard

Tie one end of the string or twine to the stake and measure how wide you want your circle to be.

Building a fire pit in your backyard.

Create the first tier of the fire pit by forming a circle alternating the large and mini bricks to create a pattern. Build a fire pit in an afternoon. Set one or more gel fuel canisters into the wet concrete to create the right sized space coat the canister with non stick cooking spray for easy removal. Pick a spot for your fire pit ensuring that it is located a safe distance from any structures bushes or trees and insert a stake in the ground where the center of the pit will be.

If you re putting in a seating area and a walkway leading to the fire pit you ve got a whooooole lotta digging to do. Check local ordinances to make certain fire pits are allowed in your area. Shovel out the soil to a depth of 8 in. If you re only putting in a diy fire pit with no seating area you ll only need to dig out the area where your fire pit will be seated.

Use marking paint tied to a string to draw a circle around the stake. Don t disturb the underlying soil. Add a spark screen and a base to catch the embers and your on your way with a pit that cost less than 100. You can even keep a stock pile of wood underneath.

The diameter of the circle should be slightly larger than the outside dimensions of the fire pit ring you re preparing to build. Remove high spots in your in ground fire pit by scraping off soil rather than digging. Pull the string lightly taut and walk around the stake as you spray paint your circumference. First things first satisfy yourself that building a fire pit wouldn t result in your getting burned with a fine.

If you are building a circular fire pit in your yard drive a stake at the center of what will be the fire pit location. Make a foundation for the stones to sit upon. Check the bottom of the hole with a level. For a fire pit with a diameter of 5 feet attach a string to the stake half the length of your circumference and tie this end of the string to a can of spray paint.

Cut down a tree safely if you need firewood for your fire pit. For this diy fire pit begin by spraying the inside of the container with non stick cooking spray and pour it completely full of quickly setting concrete. Dig down 2 3 inches. Keep fire pit level.