Building A Stone Patio With Fire Pit
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.
Building a stone patio with fire pit. Designed by parker homescape the wall and fire pit are built of masonry with cultured stone veneer on a natural cleft bluestone random pattern patio. Spread about 2 inches of crushed stone mixed with sand over the area then smooth it out with a rake. Although your sand will harden after 20 minutes in good weather you will have to wait 24 hours before your sand has set completely. 3 build the fire pit gravel base adding gravel on top of the compacted dirt will create a base for your fire pit.
We started by applying a layer of mortar on the bottom of the first layer of pavers so they stuck to the patio. Cut the bricks using a circular saw with a concrete blade or a stone chisel and hammer. Do factor in return on investment when weighing building costs. Spray the polymeric sand between the patio pavers using a fine mist spray leave for 15 minutes and then mist again.
Use fire rated bricks cut to fit the inside of the pit. Begin setting capstones into the mortar selecting flat stones that fit neatly together. We did this all the way around. To build the fire pit we picked out coordinating pavers that went well with the colors of the patio pavers.
If you are building your stone fire pit on top of an existing backyard patio cement the first layer of blocks onto the patio to prevent shifting. We used rapid set mortar mix to apply between each paver. Remove grass from the patio area using a shovel or gas powered turf cutter. Using polymeric sand on your fire pit and paved patio.
Have a helper hold the end of a tape measure in the center of the patio area. Work all the way around the top of the fire pit wall making sure that all stones are as level as possible. In this video this old house landscape contractor roger cook builds beautiful circular patio that features a chill chasing fire pit. 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.
Stucco brick poured concrete and flagstone are all good options kalamian says. At night soft led lighting illuminates the pond seating and fire pit.