HOW TO FIX A RUSTY OUTDOOR FIREPLACE

by FrugalFamilyTimes.com

4 Materials

$15

1 Day

Easy

Our Chimenea (or Outdoor Fireplace or fire-pit-thing or whatever they are called in your area) is pretty great. It has allowed me to enjoy all the essentials of the campfire - wiener roasts, marshmallow s'mores and drinking - without having to sleep on the ground.

But it has been getting pretty sad looking lately - the Chimney in particular... This project is a testament to roaming around the hardware store and looking for something you can make work. This strategy has paid off for us many, many times.

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The real problem was a mesh screen for the topper. This is to prevent small sparks from drifting out and burning your yard down. I wanted a cheap piece of metal mesh that I could cut to size and that could withstand heat... I found the following: a Disposable Grill Topper!

It cost me under $5, and should give me at least 4 replacement mesh toppers over the next few years (it was the first part to get ruined on the old chimney).

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Here is how our chimnea turned out in the end... not bad, right?! For all of the details of this project and even more photos, head on over to the blog by clicking the link below!

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