How to Make a Fire Pit With Leftover Bricks
Do you have leftover brick from another project? Learn how to make a fire pit with leftover bricks. For those of you that have been around for a while, you know that we have done so many projects with the 2 pallets of reclaimed brick that we got from a local greenhouse. And we still have some left! We have been slowly creating a little backyard retreat, and instead of a fire pit where the bottom always rusts out, I decided to make a permanent fire pit with the leftover brick.
How to Make a Fire Pit with Leftover Brick Before
Things You Will Need:
- Leftover brick (42 bricks to make a 3-tiered 36″ fire ring)
- Landscaping construction adhesive
- Tape Measure
- Gravel
Use 2 Bricks and Mark your Diameter. This fire pit is 36″.
Repeat step 1 with two more bricks
Fill in the gaps with brick to make a ring.
Place adhesive on the bottom of the next row of brick and stack.
Repeat step 4 with the 3rd layer of bricks.
Fill the center with pea gravel
We already had gravel down in this area, but if you are building this on a patio or the grass simply fill the inside of the pit with gravel. And voila!
If you'd like even more warmth, try out these electric patio heaters.
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I see you started with 2 bricks and got mor bricks and made a nice fire pit. It has air holes between the bricks to get enough air for the fire nice job on your project. Thanks for sharing
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scrape to bare ground or gravel or cement or something non-flammable in center of fire pit & for a 10' diameter around the pit - and the fire must be 10' from any bldg. or overhanging branches! safety first
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Don’t you need to use fire proof brick? if not they can explode!
Hi can you use river rocks 🪨 or similar t for the bottom of the fire pit???
Does the heat of the fire destroy the construction adhesive? Looks great!!