Fire Pit

[jd2305cd]

Forget the cost we want to see FIRE!.... Looks great..

Did you put any rebar in the footer? Also I think they used more bricks because the put them the other way.. So the inner wall would be thicker.

 

[EddieWalker]

Great project. I like the use of the rock allot. Are you going to leave the bottom dirt? How are you going to cap the rock and fire brick?

Thanks for the pics, it's fun to follow along with your progress.

Eddie

 

[Ford850]

It's looking good. Can you tell us the mortar mix ratio your mason is using? Thanks.

 

[scott_vt]

It's looking good. Can you tell us the mortar mix ratio your mason is using? Thanks.

Good Mornin Mark,
When I built my little barbeque grill, I just used plain motar mix from the bag, and mixed in the water until I got the right consistency. Kept my bricks wet and put it together.

Of course Im no mason !

 

[jd2305cd]

Good Mornin Mark,
When I built my little barbeque grill, I just used plain motar mix from the bag, and mixed in the water until I got the right consistency. Kept my bricks wet and put it together.

Of course Im no mason !

I think you can added a shovel of lime to the mix as well to give added strength. dry mix first, then mix it up to play dough consistency...

Of course Im no mason!

 

[harpoonalt]

Thanks for all the nice comments! I'm just the lugger and toter. Kyle, the mason, is the doing a real nice job and teaching me a few things along the way. We did put rebar in the footing and the mortar is 2 parts masonry sand to one part masonry cement. Much cheaper than buying the premix. Hopefully we'll get it capped today and pictures tonight. The inside we're unsure of. I may put in some sort of stone or sand, but i'm open to suggestions. Then it's on to the patio portion. Should be just as much fun and just as much totin' and lifting

 

[harpoonalt]

Today was a long day as it was pretty hot. The firepit is pretty well done except for cleaning out the inside and putting in some stone which is what I think we;re going to do. Sorry no fire pictures for a few days as he wants it to cure for a bit before we do a fire. The patio portion is next but may be on hold due to some social obligations. The total cost was in the $1200 range.$630 for stone, $50 for fire brick, $20 for sand, $50 for mortar, $80 for concrete, and $400 for labor. My labor was free. I dug the hole, laid out stone, and mixed some mortar. The tractor really made things a lot easier so I had to sneak it in the final shots.

 

[CTW]

The best shot is with the Bota in the background Mighty fine looking firepit, enjoy.

 

[jd2305cd]

You going to put stone in the bottom? I would leave it dirt if it was me... We clean out our camp fire pit out once a year and its a lot easier to clean by just ramming in a shovel... Just my two cents...

Its looks great, came out really well... good work...

 

[crbr]

Nice project. Thanks for sharing with the pics.