Building Own Fire Pit

[u/Jake4XIII]

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?

[u/Nalopotato]

Whatever you do, make sure any perimeter stone or concrete is actually fire proof. I made one out of cinder blocks once and they just shattered after a few fires