Building A Stone Patio With Fire Pit

In this video this old house landscape contractor roger cook builds beautiful circular patio that features a chill chasing fire pit.

Building a stone patio with fire pit.

Spread about 2 inches of crushed stone mixed with sand over the area then smooth it out with a rake. To build the fire pit we picked out coordinating pavers that went well with the colors of the patio pavers. Spray the polymeric sand between the patio pavers using a fine mist spray leave for 15 minutes and then mist again. We started by applying a layer of mortar on the bottom of the first layer of pavers so they stuck to the patio.

If your fire pit will be built into the patio you can use almost any building material for the decorative coping the cap on top where people will either sit or prop their feet up. We used rapid set mortar mix to apply between each paver. Do factor in return on investment when weighing building costs. Remove grass from the patio area using a shovel or gas powered turf cutter.

Using polymeric sand on your fire pit and paved patio. Although your sand will harden after 20 minutes in good weather you will have to wait 24 hours before your sand has set completely. Begin setting capstones into the mortar selecting flat stones that fit neatly together. Use fire rated bricks cut to fit the inside of the pit.

Have a helper hold the end of a tape measure in the center of the patio area. Work all the way around the top of the fire pit wall making sure that all stones are as level as possible. Installing a custom fire pit on a patio if you re installing on a paver patio with polymeric sand in the joints you ll need to line the bottom of the fire pit to protect the sand. Cut the bricks using a circular saw with a concrete blade or a stone chisel and hammer.

3 build the fire pit gravel base adding gravel on top of the compacted dirt will create a base for your fire pit. At night soft led lighting illuminates the pond seating and fire pit. Apply a generous layer of mortar to the top of the fire pit wall covering both the face stone and fire brick. The adjacent pondless water feature was built with delaware river boulder and moss rock.

While a basic fire pit costs 700 on average prices run the gamut from 300 for a diy install of a homemade fire pit to 1 400 or. We did this all the way around.