Building A Rectangular Fire Pit

If you want to make the entire area look more in sync with your fire pit you can tile up the area around the pit and add a few benches and chairs around it.

Building a rectangular fire pit.

When building a fire pit include some type of drainage. 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. For this diy fire pit begin by spraying the inside of the container with non stick cooking spray and pour it completely full of quickly setting concrete. You need to create the enclosure which can be as simple as stacked bricks cinderblocks or concrete pavers.

Place metal bowl in the center to be used as the fire pit. Set one or more gel fuel canisters into the wet concrete to create the right sized space coat the canister with non stick cooking spray for easy removal. All you need are fire resistant cinder blocks a couple of bags of lava rock and a bag of mortar to get the fire going. Cut the bricks using a circular saw with a concrete blade or a stone chisel and hammer.

Though this particular fire pit looks very furnished it is actually something that has been built using a bunch of very cheap materials and in no time at all. You can make an easy rectangular fire pit in under seventy five dollars by simply using a couple of concrete slabs. Check the base at several points to be sure it is level and make. Wet the gravel thoroughly with a garden hose and then use the hand tamper to compact it into a hard layer a couple of.

The kits usually feature a bowl shape and come ready to install into the fire pit enclosure of your choice. Use wedge shaped stack able stones to crate a round base that will hold the metal bowl. The easiest way to build a gas fire pit is to purchase a manufactured drop in fire pit kit. A 12 inch deep gravel layer can provide sufficient drainage for many diy fire pits.

It will make a good spot for a nice backyard picnic. Use fire rated bricks cut to fit the inside of the pit. Pour a generous amount of crushed gravel paver base into the hole so your finished base will be approximately. For a permanent fire pit consider adding a 3 to 4 inch steel drain pipe to the floor of your pit.

Cover when not in use.