Building A Brick Outdoor Fire Pit

Begin the next layer by alternating the large and small bricks again this time placing the small bricks on.

Building a brick outdoor fire pit.

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. Use fire rated bricks cut to fit the inside of the pit. Working on one third of this easy fire pit at a time lay 3 8 in. Wet the gravel thoroughly with a garden hose and then use the hand tamper to compact it into a hard layer a couple of.

Pour a generous amount of crushed gravel paver base into the hole so your finished base will be approximately. Build a fire pit in an afternoon create foundation. Keep fire pit level. 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.

Pour a few inches of gravel into the center of your fire pit for drainage. Pull the string lightly taut and walk around the stake as you spray paint your circumference. Cut the bricks using a circular saw with a concrete blade or a stone chisel and hammer. Check the base at several points to be sure it is level and make.

Create the first tier of the fire pit by forming a circle alternating the large and mini bricks to. Let the brick fire pit cure for a week before building your first fire. Align the interior edge flush with the fire brick. Set the screen on top of the bowl to complete the fire.

Check the level of each course and tap down the bricks as necessary. Of fresh mortar on each course of face brick into place leaving a 1 4 in. For the cap of the fire pit set regular face brick on edge. Make a foundation for the stones to sit upon.

Place the metal fire pit bowl down inside the circle of the brick fire pit.