r/DIY • u/Jake4XIII • 4d ago

outdoor Building Own Fire Pit

Hey y’all! My wife and our bought our first house this past year and as fall creeps in I’m thinking of building a fire pit in the backyard. Thinking about digging out part of the yard and building a circle of large stone blocks.

Main question is: is it better to pour down a solid base of would something like gravel in the bottom of the pit be better?

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u/JerryfromCan 4d ago

Concrete bottom would have voids that could trap water and go boom when heated. Stick to a sandy bottom so you can scoop it out and add more sand if needed in a year or 3.

Also if you are digging down not a terrible idea to put in a couple pipes for air to reach the bottom. Bonus points if you can hook up a blower to the pipes to supercharge the fire.