Looking for ideas on installing a fire pit in the back yard

There are tons of great ideas for this in Hometalk and Pinterest. You can buy a fire pit at any home store, or build your own. In either case, the main things to remember are: (1.) keep it well away from anything flammable (like your house or tall grasses), (2.) place or build your fire pit on a non-flammable surface, such as bricks or pavers, and (3.) make sure it's level- you don't want it tipping over! The best way to insure this last thing is to follow instructions for making a paved walkway, ie. digging out the area, laying down gravel, then sand (leveling at each step) and laying the bricks or pavers (leveling again).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36kVXdUW7hU

Leveling ground is very important..need to dig at least 4 inches..can buy a metal fire pit liner or just add wall stones ....will probably need a paver base gravel inside. You can also watch simple building of fire pits on UTube. Good luck and enjoy your fire pit!

Hi, we used a truck tire rim. Painted the outside and turned it to the deepest. Works great.