If you haven’t already equipped your backyard To greet visitors after CDC relaxed the restrictionsNow is the time to add the best yard feature: a fire pit. Most fire pits contain quite a bit heavy workThese include buying bricks or blocks of cement, mixing up concrete, or digging out an area for the bricks to sit in. And while this may be a fun long-term project, there is an easier way to get the same safe and strong structure in your yard without becoming a licensed contractor.
Follow your local fire safety regulations
Before you begin, make sure you are following your county’s appropriate fire safety regulations when it comes to fire pits on your property. Standard fire protection regulations Place your campfire or fire pit at least 25 feet from your home, shed, or backyard, and at least ten feet from your property line and your neighbors. The fire cannot rise higher than three feet and must be tended at all times. To be sure you are meeting your local fire safety requirements, quickly call your local fire department for more detailed information on what is allowed in your area.
What does a fireplace cost?
Hardware stores like Home Depot and Lowe’s sell preset kits with easy-to-follow setups. A kit comes complete with a metal fire ring and concrete blocks and should get you walking around on average $ 229 and $ 532 for fancier limestone options. That’s pretty expensive, but doesn’t require any additional purchases.
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Other options require planning, patience, and purchasing all of the materials yourself, but they can save you some change. DIY fire pits can be made for less than a hundred dollars using similarly easy-to-follow steps, though it takes a little muscle to stack the cement or bricks yourself.
How to set up your own fireplace in the backyard
First, let’s set the area: measure the radius of the fireplace in the desired location, then tie a string the length of the radius of the circle to a Dowels in the middle of the circle. Attach a spray can to the string to make the radius with the nozzle and spray a full circle. You now have the parameters of your fireplace.
If your fire pit is on a cement patio, put down the fire pit walls and line the floor with them Fire blocks as protection from heat and flames. For fire pits on earth or grass, dig the fire pit circle down about 5 cm and fill it with a Gravel floor, then wet, tap, and repeat.
Then place your first layer of brick in the circle provided for it. You can use Cobblestones which are common for fire pits and cost about $ 1.98 each. You need one too Solid steel fire ring as an inner circle of protection for your fire pit, which currently costs around $ 80 on Amazon.
Use the metal ring to check that you are maintaining the correct circle size, then add cement glue as you stack the next layers of brick on top. (A tube of cement glue costs about six dollars on Amazon). Be sure to fill the pit with Lava stones managing and containing the fire, which should cost you about another six dollars at a hardware store. You can see Lowe’s Instruction video Here is a visual guide to building your fire pit. Then enjoy being out with your friends again at night with fancy drinks.
