Use fire rated bricks cut to fit the inside of the pit.
Building a brick outdoor fire pit.
Make a foundation for the stones to sit upon.
Check the level of each course and tap down the bricks as necessary.
Cut the bricks using a circular saw with a concrete blade or a stone chisel and hammer.
For the cap of the fire pit set regular face brick on edge.
Pull the string lightly taut and walk around the stake as you spray paint your circumference.
Keep fire pit level.
Pour a few inches of gravel into the center of your fire pit for drainage.
Check the base at several points to be sure it is level and make.
Wet the gravel thoroughly with a garden hose and then use the hand tamper to compact it into a hard layer a couple of.
Let the outer edge extend over the fire pit wall to allow rain to drip.
Begin the next layer by alternating the large and small bricks again this time placing the small bricks on.
Gap between the firebrick and the face brick.
Set the screen on top of the bowl to complete the fire.
Create the first tier of the fire pit by forming a circle alternating the large and mini bricks to.
Pour a generous amount of crushed gravel paver base into the hole so your finished base will be approximately.
Working on one third of this easy fire pit at a time lay 3 8 in.
Place the metal fire pit bowl down inside the circle of the brick fire pit.
Align the interior edge flush with the fire brick.
Let the brick fire pit cure for a week before building your first fire.
Build a fire pit in an afternoon create foundation.
The outer rim of the bowl should rest on the top layer of bricks.