Building An Inground Fire Pit

I built my fire pit using 30 landscaping flagstones and 4 tubes of heavy duty.

Building an inground fire pit.

10 steps to build fire pit with pavers. How to build an in ground fire pit step 1. How to build an in ground fire pit planning for an in ground fire pit. It s larger thicker and wider than regular brick and you can find it at most brickyards.

Firebrick is a dense brick that s kilned to withstand high temperatures. Install the paver. Because regular clay brick can crack at high temperatures we re using firebrick also called refractory brick to line the inside of the easy fire pit walls. For instance if you just want a basic fire pit dig about 6 to 8 inches down and call it good.

Fire pit depth really depends on what you want and how into your project you re going to get. Select your location and lay out your stones. Gather your materials and tools. Using concrete pavers for fire pits will allow.

You can go deeper if you want but keep in mind that you don t want the hole so deep you can t enjoy watching the fire. Measure out how wide you want your fire pit to be. Dig a hole by using a stake string and a can of spray paint like in the video below. We built our fire pit with a patio surround so you ll need to apply the same steps.

Cut a piece of string half that width plus two inches for tying and tie stakes to either end. Be sure when you re selecting a location for your fire pit you are.