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Fire pit out of retaining wall bricks.
Find out how to build a fire pit in your backyard.
If your fire pit will mostly be enjoyed by you and your family or if you prefer a more rustic look a modern fire pit built out of retaining wall blocks or a timesaving fire.
How to build a fire pit using retaining wall blocks.
Our fire pit ended up being about 4 feet 49 inches in diameter on the outside and 3 feet 35 5 inches in diameter on the inside if you want something bigger or smaller you will just need more or less blocks.
After a little work it turned out to be the perfect place to circle round in late evenings.
Our fire pit is also 16 inches high.
Simple brick fire pit design.
This guide teaches you how to build a fire pit using concrete pavers or concrete blocks for a quick easy backyard upgrade that can be enjoyed in any season.
Installing a fire pit is a diy project that can be configured for your yard s measurements.
Each block is about 9 long on the short end so i needed 13 bricks for each level.
I purchased materials from both home depot and lowes and i recommend visiting both because they ha.
The inner diameter is 40 in 102 cm while the outer is 54 in 137 cm.
We built our fire pit on the lawn from regular retaining wall blocks lined with clay fire bricks you can also build your pit on a patio.
Doing so will extend the life of your blocks by.
Using blocks of a different style can also change the look of your fire pit.
I picked up some cheap retaining wall blocks from home depot.
40 inch inner diameter retaining wall fire pit 110.
A wood burning fire pit makes a great outdoor gathering place for friends and family.
As stated in the title this fire pit cost me about 110 for the raw materials.
This fire pit design idea is simple and can be done for less than 300.
Rectangular blocks make it easy to adjust the layout to a size that works well for your design.
Pavers also work well but since these are literally made to be used as a wall they stack nicely.
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.
The fire pit is 36 in diameter so its circumference is about 113.