Outdoors

Backyard fire pit panels.

Back yard fireplace
Back yard fireplace

To accompany the round deck we built, we figured a back yard fire pit would go well with the design.

 

 

 

It starts with a general lay out and design. The design was easy, simply keep it familiar with the deck and arbor that was built earlier.

Designing a fire place in the back yard
Think about what you want.

A person could use square posts and simple miter cuts.. but no, that’s too easy 🙂 The framing was easy, but then I tapered the 4×4 posts.

DIY fire pit construction
Taper the 4×4 posts
Backyard fire pit construction.
Backyard fire pit construction.
Framing a fire pit fence
Framing a fire pit fence
Finishing a fire pit fence
Finishing a fire pit fence

The final step (no pic available) is I framed the pit area around the back of the trellis and around the front with 2×6 pressure treated lumber. I dug a shallow ditch, inserted the 2×6 then covered the framed in area with landscape cloth. Then filled in the frame with crushed stone.

Back yard fire pit.
Back yard fire pit.
Completed fire pit.
Completed fire pit.

 

A Newfoundland born Canadian with a life long interest in woodworking, baking and anything else that peaks my curiosity.

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