How to Make a Brick Fire Pit
A fire pit is a great addition to any backyard. All this particular fire pit design calls for is brick and an open area. It can be used to roast marshmallows, provide warmth on a late summer night, or serve as a gathering point for social get-togethers. Here is how you can inexpensively build a brick fire pit in your own backyard. Does this Spark an idea?
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Choose a place in your backyard for a fire pit. Make sure that it wont be a fire hazard.
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Chose a shape and size for your brick fire pit. A circle fire pit is an easy shape to create and takes the least amount of material, but rectangle and square designs also look nice.
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Lay the first row of brick in the size and shape of fire pit desired. Keep a 2 inch gap between each brick.
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Arrange the second layer of brick in a staggered fashion so that each brick (of the second row) covers half of two bricks of the first row of the fire pit. Again, leave a 2 inch gap. Repeat this process 7 times.
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Now you have built your own backyard fire pit. The only thing left to do now is find firewood and some friends for a hotdog roast.
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If you want to make a backyard feature out of your creation, consider creating a flagstone pathway out to your fire pit.
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