I had a corner of my yard that was not being used so I thought I’d put in a firepit. Most of it was designed on the fly. I had no prior experience with masonry and I’m sure some of the pro’s out there could find mistakes, but I think it turned out fine and after many fires and two years everything is still solid. It’s been a lot of fun.
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A good layer of compacted gravel provides the base. Underneath this I have a catch basin which gathers all the water from this wet part of the yard, the roof, & patio. It took lots of work just to get this far.
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The concrete rings which make up the inside of the firepit are what they use for man-holes in the street. Perfect size for what I was doing. I'd never done any kind of masonry... attaching flat stones of varying thickness to a curve wasn't easy (for me). But it worked, I guess. The base is 6" of concrete.
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Getting there... a lot of time placing rocks, adding plants, sod, bark, etc. Also sitting around.
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Ready for fire...
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Almost
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where do you get the man hole rings?? Arlene in Pittsburgh
The man hole rings were purchased at a Industrial Concrete place that makes all the stuff for roads, underground catch basins, and misc. items for commercial use. There is probably such a place in your area -- go talk to a hardscape/rock/cement business and they could tell you where to go. By the way, they are heavy! I have one left over that I will never get back into my truck...come on out from Pittsburg and you can have it :)