Making A Fire Pit Out Of Bricks

This guide teaches you how to build a fire pit using concrete pavers or concrete blocks for a quick easy backyard upgrade that can be enjoyed in any season.

Making a fire pit out of bricks.

Check out this awesome fit pit that my parents built in their back yard. The first step to make your own fire pit is to dig out a dedicated space in your yard for the fire pit base. To give the fire bricks on the inside of the structure a uniform finish spray paint the bricks black using a high heat stove paint image 1. A wood burning fire pit makes a great outdoor gathering place for friends and family.

You can alternate them like the ones in the picture to get a more polished look. Then use cement bricks to build a 12 inch high wall around the pit leaving about 2 inches between the bricks for circulation. A two tiered fire pit looks even better especially if you add a few stones and pebbles in between the two circles. If the circle is more than an inch or two uneven remove the higher bricks and dig out the dirt underneath until they re level with the rest.

Using a level make sure the bricks are relatively even all the way around. Filled it in with landscape fabric to prevent weeds image 2. The following are the fire pit dimensions we used for this project. And no this fire pit did not cost 60 to make.

Create the first tier of the fire pit by forming a circle alternating the large and mini bricks to create a pattern. While a basic fire pit costs 700 on average prices run the gamut from 300 for a diy install of a homemade fire pit to 1 400 or more for a professional install of a pre built fire pit. Installing a fire pit is a diy project that can be configured for your yard s measurements. Talk about backyard goals.

Set the fire pit bowl inside the brick circle. I have had some old brick the previous owner of my house left behind and i have been wanting to use them for some projects around the house. 75 diy firepit and bench. To build a backyard fire pit with bricks start by digging a circular hole that s 4 feet in diameter and 12 inches deep.

If i had room in my backyard i would totally do this. In this video i. For our project we dug out the area surrounding the fire pit. They have 3 acres of land and i absolutely love how they made their fire pit.

Fill the pit with a base layer of river rocks. If you want a more decorative fire pit try using concrete blocks of two different colors.