DIY Firepit?

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BearCat204

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Have been wanting to do something in the backyard to compliment the pool with something like a firepit. Anyone have any experience building one of these and can maybe give some advice on going about it? I feel pretty confident in being able to do it myself, just not sure about whether to go with an above ground of a below ground one. Any advice would be appreciated.
 
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If the roof's on fire let the mother****er burn, if you talking bout money homie I ain't concerned

Idk why but this is what came to mind
 
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I have 3 portable fire extinguishers...........the subject of house fire has definitely come up with me in the past lol
 
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Pinterest, man. You'll probably find 50 ideas you like. You probably want something pretty, but I saw the easiest fire pit in the world:

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Shouldn't be too hard - just check to see if the masonry you are using can handle the heat.

I think Lowes has some plans for a fire ring that looks pretty simple and effective.
 
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Whatever you do, do NOT use mortar. I got some of that high heat mortar and it still cracked when I built a BBQ pit. Still works but the cracks are fugly.
 
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BearCat204 said:
Thanks for the suggestions......will definitely check out pinterest
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Above ground is nice to set your feet on and safer if there are any kids around. Mine is just curved Belgard landscaping stones, no mortar. I set a raised metal fire pit dish on a stand down in it so the fire would be higher and to drain water. Works great.
 
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volinbham said:
Shouldn't be too hard - just check to see if the masonry you are using can handle the heat.
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Don't use river rock unless you want shrapnel flying out of the fire.

I had one built last year. After looking into diy I knew I wouldn't find the time to finish one. I'm in a barter organization and there was a mason in the network so I called him up. Mine is about 1 foot in ground with a ring about 1 foot above ground with a roughly 2.5 ft in diameter. I can put a pretty big fire in there.
 
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Our firepit is just a circle of large, flat, river rocks. I put red lava rock on the inside and a foot wide perimeter of white gravel around the firepit. Simple. Cheap. Effective.
 
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BearCat204 said:
Have been wanting to do something in the backyard to compliment the pool with something like a firepit. Anyone have any experience building one of these and can maybe give some advice on going about it? I feel pretty confident in being able to do it myself, just not sure about whether to go with an above ground of a below ground one. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Go to Home Depot on Friday, April 9. They will be having a HUGE Spring Black Friday sale. All the items you need are there; pit insert, pave stone, etc. The ad should be in Wednesdays papers.
 
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