How To Build A Fire Pit

On June 28, 2021

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Learn how to build a fire pit with these easy step by step instructions. Building a fire pit is the perfect way to create a beautiful, warm and inviting focal point in the yard. Before you begin building, its always a good idea to consult your local fire code to see if fire pits are allowed in your city or district. You should also find out how far away the fire pit has to be from a structure.

Tools Needed : level, shovel, wheelbarrow, mallet, & tape measure

Materials Needed : retaining wall stones $1.98 each (red, grey or tan) sand $4.98 (bag) lava rocks $4.98 (bag) pea pebbles $4.38 (bag) Landscape adhesive if you would like a permeant structure.

DIY Fire Pit Step 1: Place stones in the exact location where you want the fire place. Edge around the rocks with shovel. Then remove the stones.

DIY Fire Pit Step 2: Once stones are removed then remove about three inches of grass, soil, roots and rocks that you might encounter. Then apply pressure to soil with weight to compact the dirt.

DIY Fire Pit Step 3: Add sand and level it it out until even.

DIY Fire Pit Step 4: Once again this is a time place the stones back into position and level the stones by using a level. Using a mallet you can tap the stone gently to get it leveled. You can add or remove sand if needed.

DIY Fire Pit Step 5 : Once everything is leveled we’re ready to build the second level. When we place our second row of rocks we want to place them on the halfway point of the rock meaning we want to place the new Rock middle part in between two rocks. If you want this fire pit permanent you can use landscape adhesive on each stone placed.