Build Your Own Inground Fire Pit

Some codes require the pit to be encircled by a border of sand or gravel.

Build your own inground fire pit.

You can go deeper if you want but keep in mind that you don t want the hole so deep you can t enjoy watching the fire. Fire pits are strictly governed by local building codes. How to build an in ground fire pit. And now that you know how to build an inground fire pit of your very own it s just a matter of selecting a design you like buying the materials and dedicating an afternoon for construction.

See planning for a paver patio or walkway for more tips. If you frequently host lots of outdoor parties with many guests or want your pit to match an existing patio consider building a fire pit in ground with a paver surround. An in ground fire pit helps build community. A 3 ft diameter in ground fire pit creates enough room for a good fire yet keeps everyone close enough to chat and complies with most codes.

Before you know it you ll be enjoying evenings with your friends and family gathered around the warm and beautiful fire pit that you built. For instance if you just want a basic fire pit dig about 6 to 8 inches down and call it good. The following are the fire pit dimensions we used for this project. For convenience you may want to locate your fire pit near your wood pile.

Friends and family will be drawn to sit with you lending time for great conversation and friendship building. Mark out the fire pit. Fire pit depth really depends on what you want and how into your project you re going to get. The first step to make your own fire pit is to dig out a dedicated space in your yard for the fire pit base.

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. Our circular fire pit is about 2 tall x 5 total diameter and a 3 interior diameter. To choose the right fire pit design and layout to suit your entertaining needs think about how you will use your fire pit area long term. Make sure you ll have enough room for outdoor furniture around the fire pit.

It s best to keep the back legs of furniture about 6 to 7 feet away from the pit. Build a basic backyard fire pit in only a few hours using tools no more sophisticated than a shovel and mallet you can build a fire pit to be enjoyed by your whole family year round. 3 build the fire pit gravel base adding gravel on top of the compacted dirt will create a base for your fire pit. So before you decide to add one to your backyard know the code in your area.

Here s how i did it. With a total cost of around 80 and an afternoon of work i ve got a fire pit that will last a very long time. Pour a generous amount of crushed gravel paver base into the hole so your finished.