Building A Brick Outdoor Fire Pit

For the cap of the fire pit set regular face brick on edge.

Building a brick outdoor fire pit.

Use fire rated bricks cut to fit the inside of the pit. Check the level of each course and tap down the bricks as necessary. Gap between the firebrick and the face brick. 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.

Of fresh mortar on each course of face brick into place leaving a 1 4 in. Align the interior edge flush with the fire brick. Pour a few inches of gravel into the center of your fire pit for drainage. Let the outer edge extend over the fire pit wall to allow rain to drip.

Cut the bricks using a circular saw with a concrete blade or a stone chisel and hammer. The outer rim of the bowl should rest on the top layer of bricks. Check the base at several points to be sure it is level and make. Make a foundation for the stones to sit upon.

Pour a generous amount of crushed gravel paver base into the hole so your finished base will be approximately. Set the screen on top of the bowl to complete the fire. Create the first tier of the fire pit by forming a circle alternating the large and mini bricks to. Wet the gravel thoroughly with a garden hose and then use the hand tamper to compact it into a hard layer a couple of.

Build a fire pit in an afternoon create foundation. 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. Let the brick fire pit cure for a week before building your first fire. Begin the next layer by alternating the large and small bricks again this time placing the small bricks on.

Pull the string lightly taut and walk around the stake as you spray paint your circumference.