Building A Brick Outdoor Fire Pit

Check the base at several points to be sure it is level and make.

Building a brick outdoor fire pit.

The outer rim of the bowl should rest on the top layer of bricks. Begin the next layer by alternating the large and small bricks again this time placing the small bricks on. Set the screen on top of the bowl to complete the fire. Cut the bricks using a circular saw with a concrete blade or a stone chisel and hammer.

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. Pour a generous amount of crushed gravel paver base into the hole so your finished base will be approximately. Working on one third of this easy fire pit at a time lay 3 8 in.

Pour a few inches of gravel into the center of your fire pit for drainage. For the cap of the fire pit set regular face brick on edge. Check the level of each course and tap down the bricks as necessary. Align the interior edge flush with the fire brick.

Of fresh mortar on each course of face brick into place leaving a 1 4 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. Create the first tier of the fire pit by forming a circle alternating the large and mini bricks to. Let the outer edge extend over the fire pit wall to allow rain to drip.

Make a foundation for the stones to sit upon. Build a fire pit in an afternoon create foundation. Place the metal fire pit bowl down inside the circle of the brick fire pit. Use fire rated bricks cut to fit the inside of the pit.

Let the brick fire pit cure for a week before building your first fire.