Over the weekend my husband and I decided to build a fire pit in our back yard. We have been wanting one for a couple years now and finally got to it. We were trying to figure out a design that we knew we would like and would work for the space that we had. Plus we wanted a design that wouldn’t cost a fortune to build. I was so surprised by how easy and quick it was to make. It only took us about a morning to make it and we love how it turned out! So much better than the ones that you buy and so much cheaper too! I cannot wait to use this all summer long!












This is a really nice fire pit! I've been wanting one in my backyard as well.
How do you clean out the ashes? Thaks!
Let them cool then use a dust pan
Beautiful! We are planning to make one next week. I saw round cooking grates on Amazon that fit over pits like these that come in various diameters. Can you share the diameter of the center of your pit? (I'm checking prices.)
What is the diameter of the fire pit?
What is the diameter of the fire pit?
Nice fire pit. What is your suggestion to prevent the pavers from cracking/breaking from the heat of the fire?
Nice fire pit. How do you suggest to prevent the pavers from cracking/breaking from the heat of the fire?
thanks
To help prevent the Pavers from cracking you can lay a bed of gravel or sans about 3' deep
3 feet?
I'm guessing 3"
once done you could use cement instead of the pavers and make a floor and with cement thickened you could bring it up the sides
Yes you could do that if you wanted to.
Love this! Thanks for the directions!
Nice fire pit, but I couldn't find prices near as low as you found for the concrete blocks and pavers.
I'd substitute pea gravel for the pavers at the bottom. You'll find that the pavers won't drain very well after a rain, and you'll have an ongoing mess in the pit. The pea gravel, or even lava rocks, will allow for better drainage.
Would I have to put something under the pea gravel bc it's sitting on grass??? Or would the pea gravel alone be ok??
Good idea with the rock.
How thick are the stone pavers???
3-4"
May be a silly question but my backyard is all concrete due to a pool. Can I do this over the concrete? I'd love to sit by one after night swimming.
Should be ok. We built our on our back patio. We just put a lot more sand down to protect the concrete underneath. Unless someone else has a reason against it???
When you say 12" pavers, which dimension (H, W or D) is 12"? Also, what size are the squares and triangles for the bottom?
7" deep and 4.5 inches high
My son and I made this today! We chose to only go with two layers of pavers. They were $1.28 at Lowes which was the cheapest I found around where we live. We also dug out about 4 inches of grass/dirt in the middle and used the paver sand on top of that. It looks great! Thanks for the example.
That's so awesome, enjoy it!
I had no idea I could do this for so cheap. I've been looking at making a fire pit for a while but most posts suggest expensive, custom cut stone and I just couldn't afford it. I'll definitely head down to Home Depot later. I assume if I wanted it a little bigger I could just add a few extra pavers to each circle?
Thanks Kaysi!
Eric
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Yes that is what you should do to get it wider
Great idea. I bought 36 pavers from Lowes today @ $1.28 each. I also bought rocks for the bottom. Everything was only $59.99 to the number. I was thrilled. The pit looks great. We love it. Thanks!!
Woohoo that is sooooo awesome!!! So glad you found them for a good price. Happy building!
Any problem with those pavers cracking from the heat?
Nope not at all. The outside ones aren't close enough to the fire to get too warm, I've even touched them with my hand to feel.
I made my fire pit about 12 years ago. I dug a big hole in my yard and used "river rocks and stones" (big rocks that I found along the creek by my home) it turned out beautiful. Yours is beautiful as well. Just giving another idea to those who may want a more natural fire pit.
I wanted to know since you've had this for awhile how is the drainage when it rains?
We haven't had any problems at all
Did you just lay the rocks on the grassy ground inside or did you put something down first? What kind of rocks did you use? I'm trying to figure out the cheapest and easiest way to do it. Thank you.
Yes the pavers just went on the grass, just like the pictures and we haven't had any problems whatsoever