DIY fire pit

[PJRAM]

I finally finished my DIY fire pit. Three days of work, in sweltering heat, but finally got it done. Tonight I lit a fire, had a couple of beers and reminisced of days gone by. The holes in the fire ring are supposed to make it smokeless. The jury is still out on that. Glad I own a little Massey GC1723. Ihad to move a couple of yards of dirt to level the area and then spread all the gravel.

 

[jaxs]

I might be able to give a better assessment from fireside with a barley pop in hand.

 

[JasperFrank]

That looks very nice, PGRAM!

 

[PJRAM]

That looks very nice, PGRAM!

Thank you.

 

[Smokeydog]

Love a happy ending! Taste of fall in the air. We like sitting around the fire too.

 

[Citydude]

Nice job! Looks nice.

 

[AWSubie]

That beats my ring of rocks hands down!

 

[Doughknob]

I just dug a shallow hole in the ground…..

 

[thepumpguysc]

That’s a good looking pit.!!
But how r u going to clean it out.??

 

[Smokeydog]

Like your chairs too. Have a couple like that. Built to last before there was weight ratings.

 

[JJT]

That’s a good looking pit.!!
But how r u going to clean it out.??

I bet it will be years before it needs a cleanout. I burn 2 - 3 cords of wood a year in my firepit and clean it out every 3 - 4 years, getting less than 2 wheel barrow loads of ash for the garden, (less than 10 cubic feet). His ash is going to wash into the gravel and disappear for the most part. My firepit is 6' across built on a concrete pad.

I agree, nice job on the firepit.

 

[MadJack]

Nice!
Dry pine split small burns hot and fairly fast.
Follow with small split hardwood. Smaller wood (3" or less) burns better/hotter for outdooor fires.

 

[cbg8670]

That beats my ring of rocks hands down!

Mine too

 

[cbg8670]

PJRAM you put alot of effort nto a really nice firepit

 

[Doughknob]

I bet it will be years before it needs a cleanout. I burn 2 - 3 cords of wood a year in my firepit and clean it out every 3 - 4 years, getting less than 2 wheel barrow loads of ash for the garden, (less than 10 cubic feet). His ash is going to wash into the gravel and disappear for the most part. My firepit is 6' across built on a concrete pad.

I agree, nice job on the firepit.

Holy shllt! 2-3 cords in a firepit? I burn 3 cords each winter to heat the house.

 

[PJRAM]

That’s a good looking pit.!!
But how r u going to clean it out.??

Still wondering about that myself. lol

 

[JasperFrank]

I like the ventilation hole design along the perimeter. I guess that's why its called a "Smokeless" fire pit?

 

[Egon]

I’m kinda partial to a fire on an elevated platform.

 

[big bubba]

a class act project, well deserving of a brew. so....what's your choice on that?, can't read the bottle
& have a few more on behalf of the forum

 

[m7040]

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anyone using elevated steel fire pits