How To Build a Fire Pit - Cheap and Easy
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2020
- My parents love having their children and grand children over to their house. They've create a really fun area with a gnome village, a playground, and a fire pit. Mom was always nervous about their fire pit because there was no way to keep the kids from putting their hands on it. They built a temporary fence around it but it just didn't have any visual appeal. She asked us for our ideas when we were visiting and it turned into a trip to Home Depot and a fun project with my brother and brother-in-law. In this video I document all of the steps we took to come up with a beautiful end result.
I've provided links below to many of the items we used. Some of the links are affiliate links and some are not. All links give you the same low price you would get by going into the store to purchase them.
Amazon
Liquid Nails Fuze It - amzn.to/3hawe8G
Post Hole Diggers - amzn.to/2MBqdE0
Mattock - amzn.to/2A83r3O
Steel Tooth Rake - amzn.to/3hawe8G
Home Depot
Fire Pit Paver Stones - www.homedepot.com/p/Oldcastle...
River Rock - www.homedepot.com/p/Vigoro-0-... 
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Thanks for making this simple to do for a woman’s perspective! Looks great!
My pleasure! It was a fun project.
Looks good. Nice family project.
Thank you!
Looks good. Thank you for the idea.
Thanks! We have enjoyed it.
Good video some great ideas !
Thank you! It was a fun project.
Very nice!
Thank you. My parents have really enjoyed it.
This video is a GREAT help
Thank you so much ( love it )
You are welcome! I’m glad you found it helpful!
Really like the design, well done. Might be a good point to note, just for the longevity of your wooden benches and swinging bench - If you char the legs that get sunk into the floor, it will increase the rot resistance over the long-term.
Interesting. Is that because it brings the sap to the surface and makes a seal?
@@TightWadDIY It is because the process of charring the wood draws out moisture from within and leaves a natural protective chemical compound on the surface. All wood, regardless of the type or finish applied will eventually succumb to rot. The charring process makes the wood resistant to fire, insects, fungus, rot, and (as recently discovered) harmful UV rays. That means that It will not weather or fade when exposed to sunlight.
I have gone through many self build videos and so far this one is the best described. As a female, I appreciate the small details on what you purchased and why. Great looking fire pit!!
Thank you! I’m a teacher so I like to believe I’m good at providing instructions.
I have an old firepit built with natural rock. Needs to be moved and was thinking it'd be the right time to 'upgrade to fancy' lol. Thanks for the vid.
Nice! It wasn’t a hard project. I think you will enjoy the finished product. These stones were only $1.28 each so the whole thing was about $100.
WOW! That's a great deal!!!! :O
Great, just perfect. I want to see your kids roasting marshmallows or making smores! lol
I'm going to make myself one just like yours. I can't afford a large one like yours, but I definitely can afford this one. You are so talented. Linda from Texas.
I’m glad you like it. I’m sure yours will be amazing! We are planning to roast some marshmallows next week!
How is the smoke? And are the vents working good?
I have a similar firepit made out of the same pavers you used. They all split and busted from the heat. I might rebuild using natural stones I have or a metal ring.
I hope ours don’t. Only time will tell.
I would like to know how far back did you install the benches from the fire pit? I like the idea of leaving enough space for someone to walk between the fire pit and the seating, without having to go around.
They are about 4ft away.
When they raked gravel around at the end but didn't use any gravel for the foundation was the best part I personally would have used gravel for the inside just for better airflow alone
The entire area has Pea gravel so it’s in the pit too. We just raked out the top layer. There are plenty of gaps in the bricks to allow ample air flow.
Did you get any movement on the flagstone that are sitting on the soil. Should they be “muddied “ in .
They haven’t had any issues at all. It still looks great. It was sitting on grade though, not fill dirt.
Hey TightWad - Are you satisfied with your fire pit being FIVE stones high, or if you did it over, would you take one level off?
Great question. If it were mine I would have left the top row off. My parents wanted it higher so the grandkids couldn’t fall in. It does put out plenty of heat though.
Looks amazing! How does it do with drainage for rainwater? Is it easy to clean the ashes out?
The rocks help with drainage. You can just use a shovel to scoop out the ashes. A lower wall would be easier for ashes but more dangerous for small children.
@@TightWadDIY thank you! I've been camping and I think the fire pits had sand in them? I might do a layer of sand over the rocks, helps with putting the fire out, too.
@@careybowden4864 That’s not a bad idea.
Any issues with the rocks sinking down in the dirt? It didn't appear so when you cleared them. But I've seen so many comments in other videos warning of this probability. I plan to do something similar to yours, but may put down a weed barrier or something to hopefully limit sinking.
If you are referring to the stones used to build the fire ring, there are no issues as long as your packed the dirt well before building the ring. If you are referring to the pea gravel and river rock, yes they will have dirt wash over them and you will need to add more. I do this every couple of years with a walkway in my yard.
Can you tell me the length of those benches? Is the top a 2x10 and the legs doubled up 4x4s on each side? Looks really good and seem easy to put together. Oh, and what's the height from the ground to the top of the bench? Thanks again.
I had my dad measure for you. 96x9 on the long one and 60x9 on the shorter ones. Sandwiched 4x4’s for the legs. Height approximately 16” on level ground.
@@TightWadDIY Awesome, thanks so much. It's such a nice setup you have.
@@sonnaps5465 Thank you! The whole family has really enjoyed it!
Its a nice fire pitt but it lack a bit extra air flow towards the bottum as you give it more air to breath a bit more,
that looks really nice. How did the Fuze It hold up? are the stones still stuck together?
I’ll ask.
He just verified they are all still stuck together
@@TightWadDIY thanks. I noticed that Liquid Nails took down their page on using that grade of Fuze It for fire pits. But they have a new product, Fuze It Max that is supposed to be good to 300F. I guess that will work if one doesn’t have raging bonfires. I’m going to give this a go. Thanks.
How many tubes of caulking did you need? Just the 1?
I think we used three but I can’t remember.
Hi I just wondering, do you have to call local office for digging in the backyard for fire pit? Is it legal?
It is legal but if you are unsure where your utility lines are located, you may want to dial 511 to have them marked.
It looks nice.. but those concrete blocks cannot handle high heat. Unless it's actual fire-stone it's not meant to hold fire. They will crack and explode when they get hot making them very dangerous to sit near. That's why people use metal liners in fire pits. It's dangerous to tell people this is OK. I know this is meant as a "tight-wad" build but some things are not worth the risk to save money. The idiots at the big box stores who sell these pavers as "fire resistant" don't understand they they are only meant to be used as a cap.
Where is the Ring, Sand , Gravel rocks and the lava rock inside the fire pit. Use the ring from the old fire place like I just did.
Where did you buy the slate?
Mark Usher Hey, Mark! My Papa had it for years. We think he got it from Tennessee while up there visiting family.
TightWadDIY Hey Ben! This was a great video. We’ve been talking about putting in a similar style fire pit with the slate and pea gravel. This video will be helpful.
Mark Usher I wouldn’t go as tall on the walls if it was for me. She wanted it y’all enough the kids couldn’t fall in it.
Why glue the rocks together?
Oh, that's higher than I expected.
Awww, you didn't show us the finished product being used :(
We made it higher so the little ones couldn’t stumble into the fire. We had to let the adhesive cure before we could use the pit and were only there for the weekend.