How to Build a Fire Pit

There is nothing soothing and tranquil than having a fire pit on a cool night. An open fire pit can enchant children and adults equally. Sitting with your loved one, having a cup of coffee and watching the beautiful orange flame dancing in the air can be a beautiful experience.

So here is How to Build a Fire Pit

  1. Choose a place to build your fire pit, farther from buildings or trees. It is important to make a fire pit in an area which is not near a place that can catch fire from even a small spark. Choose a flat or a slightly sloping location. The location that you choose shouldn't have any pipes or underlying cables.
  2. Drive a stake (a long slender piece of wood with a pointed tip) to the ground where you want to have the fire pit. Tie the stake with a string and attach a nail or stick two feet away from the stake.
  3. You can draw a circle around the stake and then use a spray point or some color to mark the line.
  4. Dig the area surrounded by the circle to a depth of one foot. In the middle of your fire pit excavation, make a hole eight inches square and twelve inches deep.
  5. Graze out the bottom of the hole and pour some pea gravel to about four inches. You should also fill the hole in the middle of the gravel. If the fire pit is made on a slope, level the bottom part by putting pea gravel on one side.
  7. Pour three inches on sand above the pea gravel; this sand will stop any fire from moving to the roots under the pit.
  8. Surround the fire pit with about two columns of paver. You can choose to dry stack the pavers so that you can replace the one that might break.
  9. Once it is evening, build fire in your fire pit; sit back with your friends and have a great time.

You can also go for stones instead of pavers if you want a natural look for your fire pit. But then you have to make sure that the stone are not taken from any water body like a stream. Water can seep into the stones and when the water turns to steam under the impact of the heat of fire pit, the stones may explode and send shards flying. Build a fire pit on your own property because otherwise the local authorities will have issues.