lets see your firepits

[notme_76]

wanna put a fire pit outside the garage and want some ideas, something nice too look at yet not gonna be super expensive, it would be great to see some pics

 

[nate379]

I'm going to build one when I get some time. 55 gal drum and I'm going to cut it in 1/2 and weld the 2 halfs together so it's thicker. Then some angle iron legs and all done.

It will be my fire pit "burn barrel" since they say no to burn barrels here but firepits are ok.

 

[bmwpower]

I want to do something like this:

 

[rieferman]

I built a simple campfire ring, and used some pre-cast stepping stones to make a bit of a patio around it. When I finish building the workshop, my first project is to build some nice adirondak chairs to surround it.

edit: cost was less than $50 total all on the stepping stones. dug up all the fire pit stones myself

 

[Falcon67]

We have an almost continuous burn ban around here. It'd be nice, but it'd end up as a fish pond.

 

[notme_76]

I want to do something like this:

that is sweet but i can see a grand getting ******* in that one pretty easy...never mind all the stone under it...

 

[sammerdog]

Grabbed a $35 fire ring with ducks welded in it, built a "wheel" out of pressure treated 2x6's laying flat. Filled in the space between the spokes with concrete. Small settee built out of retaining block with a 3" thick slab I poured for the seat. Pardon the weeds - it's down by the pond and the weeds are a bear to keep up with.....

 

[T56 Impala]

This is mine for now. It is a cheapo one from Lowes I've had for a few years. While doing the new landscaping, I decided to save a few bucks and re-use it until October. Not that its really cool enough to use it right now! The stones are dry stacked. The real one that they are putting in in October will be much larger and a little higher. Much like the one pictured. It will also have a gas starter option.

 

[rieferman]

oh my god, mine ***** compared to the last two! ha ha... Damn it, now I have another freaking project on the list. Thanks guys, thanks

 

[sirswank]

this is mine - cost was free, but i live in new england where loose granite chunks are plentiful. dry stacked, about 4x4 in size. the stones in the base go about 12" down, and i need to lay gravel around the edge. also trying to grow grass.

 

[nate379]

How does the wood in the slab not catch on fire?

Grabbed a $35 fire ring with ducks welded in it, built a "wheel" out of pressure treated 2x6's laying flat. Filled in the space between the spokes with concrete. Small settee built out of retaining block with a 3" thick slab I poured for the seat. Pardon the weeds - it's down by the pond and the weeds are a bear to keep up with.....

 

[sammerdog]

How does the wood in the slab not catch on fire?

Welllllllll, along the right hand side of the photo, you can see some charring from a fire that rekindled after nighty night and managed to spill it's confines (owner negligence), but never completely torched.... But all the way around the ring there is a good 18" buffer zone of concrete before the pressure treated starts up.

It was beautiful when new - even treated and re-treated the inlaid wood with a cedar stain to match some of our house and pool building colouring. The years and numerous fires have given it more and more of a rustic appearance..... still a fun place to hang out with a few friends, cold bevs, and some hobo pies or good ol' hot dogs....

 

[nate379]

The reason I am making mine portable is to be able to take it camping and I can also move it to cut the grass vs having to trim around it.

 

[bmwpower]

that is sweet but i can see a grand getting ******* in that one pretty easy...never mind all the stone under it...

Really?? Wow didn't think it would be that much. But I'm nowhere near building this...my yard looks like crapola. But I would enjoy something like this...someday.

 

[Plombob]

Love that pond Sammerdog! I thought it was a photo from the south.

 

[nate379]

Do you guys burn your trash in your pits or it's just for wood? What do you do with the trash if not?

They have pickup here but it's $40 a month and I make a bag of trash every 1-1.5 weeks, so not worth that!

 

[bmwpower]

Do you guys burn your trash in your pits or it's just for wood? What do you do with the trash if not?

They have pickup here but it's $40 a month and I make a bag of trash every 1-1.5 weeks, so not worth that!

Bury it.

I would think burning trash is a no-no.

 

[rieferman]

Now THIS is a fire pit!!!

 

[rinny_tin_tin]

wanna put a fire pit outside the garage and want some ideas, something nice too look at yet not gonna be super expensive, it would be great to see some pics

Does this count as a firepit? Just finished the smokedome this past weekend. Next comes the cap and double chimneys. Its an Isokern Magnum 72

 

[chevelle64]

Nothing too exciting, but it works for me. Inside diameter is 4'. Each block is 8" thick and weighs 90#. I originally bought enough for a second course, but decided against it because I didn't want to block too much heat. So I gave them to a buddy and he made one too. I forget how much the blocks cost, but they were discontinued, so I got them at a good deal.

 

[notme_76]

i'd be scared of those blocks cracking from heat??? normal brick and heat dont usually get along to well, but i do like the nice simple design..

 

[notme_76]

I built a simple campfire ring, and used some pre-cast stepping stones to make a bit of a patio around it. When I finish building the workshop, my first project is to build some nice adirondak chairs to surround it.

edit: cost was less than $50 total all on the stepping stones. dug up all the fire pit stones myself

let me know if y a dig up some nice designed adirondack plans..i'd like to build a few myself!

 

[rieferman]

For the chairs, I purchased the This old house set of drawings for starters - I've sat on those chairs before and they are very comfortable, plus they don't have the vertical support piece you see on cheap-o chairs. I plan to modify to suit my taste, make templates, and reproduce enough to sell to friends/neighbors/local flea market etc.

edit to comment to top post on this page: the heat from that fire will flow above those bricks for the most part, so cracking shouldn't be a problem. Even if stacked to a 2nd row, I wouldn't worry about that. It would have to be a HUGE fire.. but since his design is so simple, you could always replace a single brick very easily if needed.

 

[Gunslinger]

Part of 2007 yard project

 

[chevelle64]

Gunslinger,
That is very cool .

 

[Gunslinger]

Gunslinger,
That is very cool .

Thank you. We enjoy it out there very much

 

[brian lee]

Just finished this at the house

 

[dbabicky]

Alot of folks around here use a big truck or tractor rim as their burn pit. Just bury it to the top lip and there you go. Instant burn pit and they last forever.

 

[brian lee]

updated action pic


sent thru smoke signals directly out the top of my teepee!!!

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Reminds me of caveman sitting around a fire roasting dinosaur meat on sticks over the fire. Very primeval.

Charles

 

[creativecars]

We have had a fire-pit for years, but when we were adding a large patio area the fire-pit came first. I could not find a ring to suit my needs so I made my own with 19' x 14" of 11 gauge steel. I also put a drain under the river rock to keep from having a small swimming pool.

 

[Rocket79]

At the shop I just use an old washing machine tub. Portable, lasts forever, and all the holes around the side make a nice consistent burn.

 

[RivennHewn]

I have a round of landscape bricks that support a cast iron manhole ring.

And, this related thread:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=220209

 

[pantera1]

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[dave67fd]

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Looks like you won't run out of wood to burn anytime soon.