How To Build A Fire Pit In Your Own Yard

By Todd Leavitt


The memories are sweet, a warm fire on a cool evening, good buddies, and smores. You do not have to go to a campsite or State Park to have that experience. You too can have warm conversation, hot dogs cooked over a fire, and memories if you learn how to build a fire pit in your own backyard. With 1 or 2 straightforward tools and 1 or 2 reasonably cheap materials, you can build a fire pit. You do not have to be a pro; there's plenty of info on the Internet. Build a temporary or an everlasting fire pit which can also be used as a grill to cook or roast food. Smell the scent of hamburgers and brats cooked over an open fire.

You're going to need to determine where you need to place the fire pit. For a straightforward stone fire pit, it needs to be away from foliage, decks, or other flammable objects. Your fire pit can be as big as you have space for. Average fire pits are about 56 to 81 inches in diameter. Check local codes and ordinances prior to beginning your project. The deeper the fire pit, the less danger of fire extending to the yard and close by areas.

Step 1 in your project is usually to measure out the diameter of your fire pit. Mark the area and begin digging out the circle to a depth of approximately 18 inches. The pit can be easy with a nonflammable surface surrounding the dimensions of your pit. Pavers, concrete or rotten granite can surround the fire pit and make it safe. Once you finish digging, start placing small main wall units. They're found in a variety of colours, sizes and shapes. Fill with layers of gravel 6 inches deep with each layer crowned with a layer of sand. Rake the layers down before you add a newer one and tamp it for a good, solid base.

Place your maintaining units around the outside of the pit. You can opt to raise the supporting wall above the edge of your fire pit and then top off with block caps to give it a finished look. Finally to make it even safer, add a mesh screen to the top. This may scale back the risks of ambers flying to surrounding structures. Using pushed logs also will generate less sparks and you'll end up with less ash remnant.

If you don't feel at ease in an employing a how to build a fire pit directions, your fire pit can simply be built and less time from pre-made and compact natural gas fire pits. Many store chains and net sites offer a range of kits. Give your loved ones great memories with a fire pit in your back garden.




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