Building A Backyard Fire Pit

Also consider how many people will be enjoying the fire a 6 foot buffer minimum is a good idea.

Building a backyard fire pit. 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. Consider the wind in your backyard and the way it will blow smoke from the fire. Create the first tier of the fire pit by forming a circle alternating the large and mini bricks to create a pattern. Pull the string lightly taut and walk around the stake as you spray paint your circumference.

Build a fire pit in an afternoon. Make a foundation for the stones to sit upon. Choose a place that will provide room to walk around the fire away from plants fences or any other kinds of flammable material. 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.

The secret to these super low costs is the basic building materials used to form the fire pits such as bricks pavers concrete and retaining wall blocks. Typically a fire pit has a diameter of about 4 5 feet. 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. The diameter of the circle should be slightly larger than the outside dimensions of the fire pit ring you re preparing to build.

Use marking paint tied to a string to draw a circle around the stake. Keep fire pit level. Nearly every fire pit in this gallery costs between 50 and 150.