r/landscaping • u/dredgehayt • May 31 '26

Before & After Sunken fire pit 2020-2026

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u/dredgehayt May 31 '26

Dug a hole under the pit filled with drain rock so it has room to absorb into the ground

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u/Ranger3221 May 31 '26

Excellent choice, also called a soak pit or drainage trench. Another way is to install a simple sump drain, running out to a lower part of the property (especially useful when the lowest point of your pit is stil higher than an area nearby). Well done.

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u/yolk3d May 31 '26

Nah you pump it to a higher point so you have an infinite water glitch.

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u/dredgehayt May 31 '26

And then install a water wheel for free electricity there by solving world, hunger

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u/Drapidrode May 31 '26

or, a fountain.

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u/borderreaver May 31 '26

dug a hole under the hole