Nothing says comfortable and cozy like the flames coming through the fire pit in your backyard. A homemade fire pit enables you to enjoy your outdoor space all year long, especially during the winter season. A simple DIY outdoor fire pit, no doubt, can be a brilliant addition to your outdoor space. You can sit, relax, enjoy food, and chat with your friends or family members at night.
Although it may seem like a daunting task at first, creating your own fire pit is not as expensive or difficult as you may think. The building materials, such as brick, are affordable, and you can create any type of design you want!
In this blog post, we have created a simple step-by-step guide in which we will explain how you can create your own DIY outdoor fire pit for summer nights.
Tools Required
- Cordless drill
- Wheelbarrow
- Concave jointer
- Bucket
- Brick hammer
- Spade
- Concrete float
- Trowel
- Safety glasses
- Level
- Tuck-pointing tool
Materials Needed
- Rebar
- Concrete mix
- Face bricks
- Fire bricks
- Cardboard concrete form
- Bucket of cement
- Mortar mix
Mark The Fire Pit Spot
The first step to creating your own fire pit is to mark the spot and dig that space in your yard for the base of the fire pit. Ideally, you could use a 3 ft. diameter that creates enough space for the fire to light up and keeps everyone close enough at a talking distance.
You can use cardboard concrete form tubes to make the measurements accurate. You can, however, create your own cardboard form by screwing hardboard pieces together.
Level Out The Pit
You can use a shovel to dig out the soil to a depth of 8 inches for the base. You can use the level to measure the bottom of the hole. Scrape off the soil rather than digging. This way, you won’t disrupt the underlying soil.
Pour A Sturdy Footing For The Base
The ground tends to move over time. To prevent the sides of the pit from cracking and to create a stable base, you can use a concrete footing. If the forms are not completely round, you can reposition the stakes.
Add Rebar
To create a circular fire pit, bend the rebar into half circles and tie them up with a wire to form a ring. Next, fill out the forms halfway through and press the ring for strength into the concrete. Make sure that it does not touch the sides of the forms.
Finalize The Footing
Use the remaining concrete to fill out the remaining forms to the top. Use a sledgehammer to gently tap the tubes to level out the concrete. Create a smooth top for the footer (hammer down the forms if necessary). Allow the concrete to dry and set up overnight and remove the forms the next morning.
