Building A Backyard Fire Pit

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

Building a backyard fire pit.

Pull the string lightly taut and walk around the stake as you spray paint your circumference. Keep fire pit level. Consider the wind in your backyard and the way it will blow smoke from the fire. Choose a place that will provide room to walk around the fire away from plants fences or any other kinds of flammable material.

Use marking paint tied to a string to draw a circle around the stake. 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. Other types of fire pits can be made using repurposed materials such as metal planters flower pots and even glass. Also consider how many people will be enjoying the fire a 6 foot buffer minimum is a good idea.

The diameter of the circle should be slightly larger than the outside dimensions of the fire pit ring you re preparing to build. 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. Select a spot for your pit. The secret to these super low costs is the basic building materials used to form the fire pits such as bricks pavers concrete and retaining wall blocks.

Make a foundation for the stones to sit upon. 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. Typically a fire pit has a diameter of about 4 5 feet.