- May 27, 2008
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I am thinking of putting a fire pit in my backyard. Any suggestions?
I figure I will dig a hole deeper than I need and fill it with some gravel (or lava rocks?) for drainage. Line it with rocks or something and build it up to maybe a foot above ground. I wasn't going to do an insert or anything.
What should I line it with? I didn't want to do masonry or any kind of adhesive if I can avoid it. I figure regular red bricks are out since you'd really need to do masonry or something with those to keep them from falling over. What about those preshaped stone things for landscaping? Like these things: http://www.pavestone.com/rumblestone/ Their project ideas always show fire pits with an insert, but is there any reason I couldn't leave that out? I don't care if the blocks discolor, I just don't want them to, you know, explode. I figure they will be heavy/big enough to sit there without easily falling over.
Anything else to think about? I know not to build it next to the deck or under a tree.
I figure I will dig a hole deeper than I need and fill it with some gravel (or lava rocks?) for drainage. Line it with rocks or something and build it up to maybe a foot above ground. I wasn't going to do an insert or anything.
What should I line it with? I didn't want to do masonry or any kind of adhesive if I can avoid it. I figure regular red bricks are out since you'd really need to do masonry or something with those to keep them from falling over. What about those preshaped stone things for landscaping? Like these things: http://www.pavestone.com/rumblestone/ Their project ideas always show fire pits with an insert, but is there any reason I couldn't leave that out? I don't care if the blocks discolor, I just don't want them to, you know, explode. I figure they will be heavy/big enough to sit there without easily falling over.
Anything else to think about? I know not to build it next to the deck or under a tree.