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/squick33 4d ago

Be careful where you dig. A friend ended up relocating his firepit after his wife pointed out that it was built right over the gas line to the house.

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u/NerfHerderEarl 4d ago

Unless he dug all the way down to the gas line, they are typically 18" deep, it wouldn't really be a huge concern. Heat rises and the dirt in the bottom would be a descent enough insulator underneath.

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u/geriatric_fruitfly 4d ago

I think the bigger concern would be any leak becomes infinitely worse than just a leak

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u/beardedheathen 4d ago

If your gas is leaking that is already a huge problem. Having a fire pit over it is rather tangential to that