How to build a FIRE PIT in your garden

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How to build a FIRE PIT in your garden
Building a DIY fire pit out of bricks is today's tutorial. I explain each step involved in building a fire pit and reference additional videos that will be helpful in completing this build. The other videos I reference are as follows:
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@Jafmanz 4 жыл бұрын

what you have built there is a very small water storage tank.

@RodianBuilds 4 жыл бұрын

There are a couple of holes drilled in the bottom 🤙🏼🧱

@ElindorBG 4 жыл бұрын

exactly what I was about to say ...

@ElindorBG 4 жыл бұрын

@@RodianBuilds you need a big hole in the middle covered with gravel ...

@GPact64 4 жыл бұрын

Really helpful Rodian. I'm halfway through my build, and have laid the concrete base, cut my voussoirs, and currently sorting my half-bats. I've never laid a brick in my life, so we'll see how it goes... Question. Should I drill a few holes in the base for drainage, (I laid hardcore prior to pouring the concrete) or leave a gap or two in my courses to let water run off?

@mastersamurai7683 4 жыл бұрын

That was a beautiful assortment of broken brick and rubble you buried.

@SteveAndAlexBuild 4 жыл бұрын

BLWP ....So that’s what it looks like in daylight 😉. Lovely job Rodian , is it a permanent fixture ? You must have the patience of a saint doing all those cuts 😳👌🏼🧱🧱👍🏼

@jche8437 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video. Brilliant skills. I’m a paint and decorator so I don’t have a clue on bricklaying. Will definitely keep watching for more tips for my own fire pit 👍🏻

@dannylea4664 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing bricklaying skills and it looks incredible. Only criticism is you should of just done the footings circular for the bricks and left to centre filled with gravel so the water can get away and also some sort of ventilation. Other than that it looks brilliant mate 👌

@MHDTW 4 жыл бұрын

I liked your descriptions. They were clear, concise, useful.

@TYLERCONSTRUCTION 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this video

@LIFELOVER715 4 жыл бұрын

That is a great fire pit! It looks awesome & you capped off the video with a beautiful, satisfying & aesthetically very pleasing fire. Many nights to enjoy with that one.

@SimonPlatt 4 жыл бұрын

Great inspiration thanks, we had a fire last night as it goes, so this has started me thinking about building a bespoke pit!😊

@ryankristensen8772 4 жыл бұрын

I like how informative u are mate. taking us through the motions !

@travwilson7827 4 жыл бұрын

I've been looking for a KZfaq video for this exact topic for 10 years. This is the best one. Well done. Just subscribed. SO well done. Cheers!

@TehGamingClaw 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been a builder for 30 years ur quality mate nice to see

@rhymeandreasoning 4 жыл бұрын

Spectacular work. VERY NICE.

@karenolson5556 4 жыл бұрын

You are a professional!!! Great job!

@andybrace4983 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work pal

@wheesy6725 4 жыл бұрын

mint video been looking at trying brick work

@hilalilo79 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you brother

@mastersamurai7683 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent work dude.

@grantsparkes7457 4 жыл бұрын

I love these videos, very professional. Good job mate 👍

@harpo187bling 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely done pal.

@chekymonkey4452 4 жыл бұрын

grate job

@eddjordan2399 4 жыл бұрын

dude before the base sets cut a hole in it in the middle and fit underground a air pipe to out side the pit this will stop it smoking everyone out and you can damp the fire or make it burn more by covering or un covering the air intake tube. great work as allays dude.

@MrMiss 4 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, can you elaborate more on the pipe you are talking about? How is it installed exactly and Where does it leave the pit and what type of material does the pipe need to be made of? Sorry just a diyer that plans on building one. Many thanks

@summittaedae2323 4 жыл бұрын

Gary Douglas hi Gary I was also gonna mention the same thing. To sustain fire you need spark then air and fuel. The inlet spoken about is a small air hole low level in the fire to feed it for a clean burn. My best advice here is to look at another video of something called a Dakota fire pit. I sometimes dig them out wile camping all you need to see is the theory behind how it works and relay it onto this project. This fire will work fine but it’s muck better with air inlets. I’d use a core can to drill them in maybe every four bricks around at fire base level. Basically it’s a bellow hope this makes some sense to you mate

@MrMiss 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your help mate. 100 percent going to watch it. Cheers 👍👌👌

@JimJimpmjj 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant 👍

@johnny30806 2 жыл бұрын

Due: I am learning A TON of info from your channel. Thank you so much.

@safrazhamid4784 4 жыл бұрын

As expected, another top notch video. Great job and excellent teaching method 👍

@ukok8177 4 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Libya, learnt alot from your channel, thanks for uploading your skills , all the best

@benscott19841 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and awesome work. Gives me a good idea for my fire pit for my back yard. Thank you

@James-hd2kf 4 жыл бұрын

Cracking work buddy 👌

@pedropereira8924 Жыл бұрын

Very nice, thanks for sharing!!!

@midgesnack 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome build, just the inspiration I was looking for. Subscribed :)

@bencrane7005 4 жыл бұрын

Next level skills buddy.

@garethjones5624 3 жыл бұрын

Little tip mate , make a strip foundation instead of a slab , the water can't drain , when you set out , drive a long stake in centre and this can stay for the whole process of the job , the trammel should have marked on it ,the foundation position and the brickwork position once you mark the footing and dig it and concrete it , the peg is still in the centre undisturbed you can place the trammel back with the brickwork position

@chrisoconnor7234 3 жыл бұрын

I just subscribed love your work mate your not afraid of showing your imperfections to which you point out I have watched so many of your videos great job

@redhaireshanks8927 4 жыл бұрын

GREAT BRO

@duanehundley 4 жыл бұрын

If you add vent pipes coming in from the bottom, you wont smoke everyone out. You can actually add an in-line fan to get the fire hotter, start faster or get it going easier. Other than that, great job.

@bobbymintaboiboy7104 4 жыл бұрын

Mint job fair play dude

@azsastic69auspi24 4 жыл бұрын

Very Nice!!!

@laskaralam9119 4 жыл бұрын

Practically Pro 👍🏻

@OmiSido 3 жыл бұрын

Great video mate 👍

@lmilne4859 4 жыл бұрын

Tidy work. 😎👍🏻

@mikejames663 4 жыл бұрын

We'll done mate, tidy job.

@tonytingler4310 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@borsukadam502 4 жыл бұрын

I have no clue about bricklaying. But I like your passion for.it.

@jamieaxten9984 4 жыл бұрын

Watched a few of your vids lately. I subbed 👍

@madisonmccormack9734 4 жыл бұрын

That is the bomb. Thank you. You just got a new subscriber from the USA.

@Choy2137 2 жыл бұрын

I love Your channel👍🏼

@MikeF66 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid👍

@amwartwork 3 жыл бұрын

building one myself but with stone i got myself from a renovation in chepstow. costing me 30 quid in sand an cement. its a 42 inch diameter pit. one thing about the firepit is that to be it smokeless , is to have a breathing hole on one face on the ground then it can draw air in and be smokless. You also need drainage so its best to just have made a footing at your desired width 360 round.

@cesarespinal8151 4 жыл бұрын

That's nice brother

@anthonypolaczuk5047 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job, I have learn't a lot.

@Ireland95Stephens 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely finish on it! How much did this project roughly cost for the bricks and concrete. Thanks for the detailed video

@epiphgd4302 Жыл бұрын

That is absolutely class fella- Clever working.. Will those bricks hold up ok in the fire?

@robmtnet3000 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent fire pit. Maybe some drainage holes might be good or some kind of lid.

@balood 4 жыл бұрын

Extrados is when you take a longer lunch break and you are an extra-doser.

@RodianBuilds 4 жыл бұрын

I'm going to remember this one. Love it 🤣🤣

@Jim_Newlands 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂 Like it!

@boblalock9996 4 жыл бұрын

Clean$$$$

@paw7110 4 жыл бұрын

It’s best to leave a small circle section in middle dug another foot down filled with pebbles to allow water to run away

@ehtcom 4 жыл бұрын

Or three or four half bricks out on the bottom course. Also doubles as air feeds when the fire is going.

@salsolo2403 4 жыл бұрын

wow :O pro level :)

@grvital3645 3 жыл бұрын

Вподобайка 👍👍

@markdwyer100 4 жыл бұрын

I acutely taught you were going to build that on the grass 🤗🤗🤗👍👍

@RodianBuilds 4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@johnjames-nb1dl 4 жыл бұрын

Ya gotta love the word voussior

@joeyoliver579 2 жыл бұрын

To find the center easily, draw one line more than half the diameter of the slab, and another perpendicular to the first. Then bisect the lines and connect the dots. Where they intersect is the center.

@asawik 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Rodian, hello from Poland. I've been subscribing to your channel for a long time 😉, and I like content very much. P.S. Sorry for my English.

@jannanar7419 4 жыл бұрын

New sub. Great content keep it up

@baldanddangerous1572 4 жыл бұрын

got another sub bud,all the best................dougie from west coast of scotland

@VonFowler-fw3yh 3 жыл бұрын

Looks nice, explained well. I've seen other firepits that leave air gaps for good air draw. What do you think?

@edinsoncavani2160 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job Rodman how long did all them cuts take

@pigeonlove Жыл бұрын

Great. Would also be nice modified as a big baseless brick plant pot for roses or an apple tree.

@danjonesguitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the build! I'm going to do one of these in my garden in France. Tell me something: do we need to think about air intake? I was thinking of putting some thin metal piping between some of the bricks (cut to measure the width of the wall) to help airflow. Is it worth it? Have subscribed. Cheers! Dan

@h1man99 4 жыл бұрын

subbed. Well done

@Donnyshottips 4 жыл бұрын

good hot tip.

@killawatt8243 4 жыл бұрын

Could you plant rebar in the middle to use to mark center through out the build ? I feel it would be a big help maybe and make for an interesting set post for maybe a grate to put on top

@osoblues 3 жыл бұрын

beautiful. i’ve seen these built with some sort of vent at the bottom course to allow air in. is this not necessary because of the size of this build ?

@jerrychetty2524 Жыл бұрын

Very nice and enjoyable thank you Rodian, what I like to know if you have used any specific type of fire resistant brick or is it normal clay bricks and the number of half brick courses

@KeithWhittingham 2 жыл бұрын

You need a drain holle for rain...

@buttplug3871 3 жыл бұрын

Nice brickwork. Needs proper venting though....

@Hells_Gift_MB 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid mate. Is there anywhere to purchase bricks or stones that are curved? I can't find anything for the UK but they seem to be readily avaialble in the USA!

@YorkshireMemes 3 жыл бұрын

Now if other bricklaying channels made a video for building a fire pit, nobody would have half a chance on building a fire pit

@LukeBrewMoreBeer 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting stats at the start of the video! I was one of the 81%, now I'm subbed, keep doing what your doing mate! cheers 👍

@edwinlewis303 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, cheers .....Just a quick question....How many bricks did you need to build the firepit?

@jeffgreer5040 4 жыл бұрын

On the bullseye i just use a5 gallon bucket works great

@mrgtdriver86 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that Video! Do you have a problem with rainwater which can't run out of the fire pit?

@alextheromanian 4 жыл бұрын

UK people crack me up. They start with mm cm and meters and they make a point to say they don't know what those distances are in feet and inches but then the imperial bricks pop out and surprise surprise inches on all 3 sides XD Sweet firepit build!

@maltappo7437 3 жыл бұрын

love the fire pit. Have you ever done one with a spit over the top for a hog roast? Btw the commentaries are great and you don't talk too much (from the brick pier video)

@ham5744 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rodian mate. I've heard there could be issues with cracking and exploding when lighting fires on concrete. Have you found this to be the case??

@george78779 4 жыл бұрын

Good morning can you show fireplace with brick arch Ta xx

@mab 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice! How many bricks total did you use for this project ?

@AverageAllan87 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video mate. Very inspiring to the non-trained individual! Would you be able to give some details about drainage for the fire pit? i see a few comments mentioning drainage but to the untrained individual I don't see they joke. Cheers.

@johnmorrison9072 4 жыл бұрын

you made me fall a sleep just what i needed man going over and over

@JustaGuess. 4 жыл бұрын

I like that and especially the bricks which appear to be a yellow multi of some sort, ( which sort ) I am not a bricklayer but have built various buildings here at home which are rendered block work to match the house and a long curved garden wall in face bricks. I am building a Summer House and would particularly like to finish it in poly-chromatic brickwork which used to be quite popular here in East Anglia. I thought yellow multi's and soft red bricks around the windows and doors and of course the corners and wondered if you could feature something like this in one of your vids as nobody else seems to have done this. Your House build bricks would be the perfect colour to use and have that aged look. Sorry this is so long.

@RodianBuilds 4 жыл бұрын

I think the yellows with red accents on the corners and around windows is a nice look for sure! The bricks I used are called imitation stocks. They are basically brand new stocks but made in the traditional way, by hand. Beautiful to look at it a bit tricky to lay.

@craigjohnston8235 4 жыл бұрын

What bricks did u use and were to buy?

@abscomm 4 жыл бұрын

Technically I think extrados and intrados only apply to arches, what you have drawn is two concentric circles.😉

@abscomm 4 жыл бұрын

@@martin2466 I have no problem with you continuing to be incorrect my friend ;)

@robmtnet3000 4 жыл бұрын

But at least we know which line to lay the brick to. Two concentric circles, which one do I lay the brick to? Maybe inner and outer would be more correct. Let's call the whole thing off (get it).

@613weed4free 4 жыл бұрын

Concrete cracks and pops under heat Bricks absorb water and fire boils the water inside and poof there goes your brick.

@SolidworksUnlimited 4 жыл бұрын

I had a pair of boots like those when i was a kid and when riding my bicycle to school the soul of my shoe would grab rocks off the road and throw them as i peddled my bike, it was horrible when i had to get new ones :D

@markneilson6380 4 жыл бұрын

If it holds water you can say its a well! Nice bricks! Are they reclaims?

@RodianBuilds 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't think about drainage of water 🤦‍♂️ I may add some in an additional video. They are imitation stocks, basically new stocks made in the traditional method

@IrmaWalter 2 жыл бұрын

What about rain water? Where is it going to go? Will you cover the pit when not in use?

@johnnybraut 4 жыл бұрын

Why did you use hardcore in the bottom layer and why did you leave the gap around the edge? Thank you!

@jimgearedup4gym15 4 жыл бұрын

👍

@NotHolierThanThou 4 жыл бұрын

Soooo ... maybe I missed it, but do you rely on the brickwork (mortar, really) to be porous enough to drain, and to where will it drain since the pad is below grade? It looks like it might become a great, detoxifying, charcoal-filled bath tub eventually, once sediments started to fill the pores in the masonry. I dunno, what do I know? I'm no pro, for sure. Just looks like it might catch and hold water, and especially between lower courses. Did you leave a few ends "unbuttered" maybe to weep?