Building A Patio Fire Pit

A good size for an outdoor fire pit is 36 44 inches in diameter.

Building a patio fire pit.

Pour a generous amount of crushed gravel paver base into the hole so your finished base will be approximately. How to build a paver patio step 1. Create the first tier of the fire pit by forming a circle alternating the large and mini bricks to create a pattern. Fill area with sand.

Wet the gravel thoroughly with a garden hose and then use the hand tamper to compact it into a hard layer a couple of. Next you want to fill the area only 6 in. Level the area for your paver patio. Keep fire pit level.

Installing a custom fire. For safety choose a spot located away from your house and low hanging limbs or anything else that. We built our fire pit on the lawn from regular retaining wall blocks lined with clay. Use the rubber mallet to tap the pavers level and even.

A stack of brick pavers for the new patio. Around the larger pavers you will now be laying the smaller pavers that will make up your patio area. First after measuring and laying out the 13 x 14 area the area was dug. How to build a custom fire pit planning for a custom fire pit.

Check the base at several points to be sure it is level and make. Layout the first course of pavers for the fire pit in the center of the patio. Then remove one circular row of patio pavers and set the first course of fire pit pavers down onto the stone and sand base.