Building A Rectangular Fire Pit

All you need are fire resistant cinder blocks a couple of bags of lava rock and a bag of mortar to get the fire going.

Building a rectangular fire pit.

When building a fire pit include some type of drainage. Wet the gravel thoroughly with a garden hose and then use the hand tamper to compact it into a hard layer a couple of. 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. We love a fire pit and our tutorial will help you with an easy diy fire pit that you can design for your outdoor area.

Use wedge shaped stack able stones to crate a round base that will hold the metal bowl. You can make an easy rectangular fire pit in under seventy five dollars by simply using a couple of concrete slabs. 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. A 12 inch deep gravel layer can provide sufficient drainage for many diy fire pits.

It will make a good spot for a nice backyard picnic. Cover when not in use. Use fire rated bricks cut to fit the inside of the pit. Check the base at several points to be sure it is level and make.

We show you how to build a rectangular fire pit in a day for under 150. Cut the bricks using a circular saw with a concrete blade or a stone chisel and hammer. The easiest way to build a gas fire pit is to purchase a manufactured drop in fire pit kit. You need to create the enclosure which can be as simple as stacked bricks cinderblocks or concrete pavers.

Though this particular fire pit looks very furnished it is actually something that has been built using a bunch of very cheap materials and in no time at all. A typical shower drain cover works well to keep debris out of the drain pipe. If you want to make the entire area look more in sync with your fire pit you can tile up the area around the pit and add a few benches and chairs around it. Installing a custom fire pit on a patio if you re installing on a paver patio with polymeric sand in the joints you ll need to line the bottom of the fire pit to protect the sand.

For a permanent fire pit consider adding a 3 to 4 inch steel drain pipe to the floor of your pit.