If you re putting in a seating area and a walkway leading to the fire pit you ve got a whooooole lotta digging to do.
Building a fire pit in your backyard.
Shovel out the soil to a depth of 8 in.
Build a fire pit in an afternoon.
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.
Cut down a tree safely if you need firewood for your fire pit.
Create the first tier of the fire pit by forming a circle alternating the large and mini bricks to create a pattern.
Check local ordinances to make certain fire pits are allowed in your area.
Remove high spots in your in ground fire pit by scraping off soil rather than digging.
Tie one end of the string or twine to the stake and measure how wide you want your circle to be.
Keep fire pit level.
First things first satisfy yourself that building a fire pit wouldn t result in your getting burned with a fine.
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.
Use marking paint tied to a string to draw a circle around the stake.
Pull the string lightly taut and walk around the stake as you spray paint your circumference.
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.
Dig down 2 3 inches.
Check the bottom of the hole with a level.
You can even keep a stock pile of wood underneath.
Make a foundation for the stones to sit upon.
Don t disturb the underlying soil.
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.
For your fire pit base.
If you re only putting in a diy fire pit with no seating area you ll only need to dig out the area where your fire pit will be seated.
Grocery cart fire pit.
Add a spark screen and a base to catch the embers and your on your way with a pit that cost less than 100.