How to build a FIRE PIT in your garden

[@Jafmanz]

what you have built there is a very small water storage tank.

[@RodianBuilds]

There are a couple of holes drilled in the bottom 🤙🏼🧱

[@ElindorBG]

exactly what I was about to say ...

[@ElindorBG]

@@RodianBuilds you need a big hole in the middle covered with gravel ...

[@GPact64]

Really helpful Rodian. I'm halfway through my build, and have laid the concrete base, cut my voussoirs, and currently sorting my half-bats. I've never laid a brick in my life, so we'll see how it goes... Question. Should I drill a few holes in the base for drainage, (I laid hardcore prior to pouring the concrete) or leave a gap or two in my courses to let water run off?

[@mastersamurai7683]

That was a beautiful assortment of broken brick and rubble you buried.

[@rhymeandreasoning]

Spectacular work. VERY NICE.

[@eddjordan2399]

dude before the base sets cut a hole in it in the middle and fit underground a air pipe to out side the pit this will stop it smoking everyone out and you can damp the fire or make it burn more by covering or un covering the air intake tube. great work as allays dude.

[@MrMiss]

Hi mate, can you elaborate more on the pipe you are talking about? How is it installed exactly and Where does it leave the pit and what type of material does the pipe need to be made of? Sorry just a diyer that plans on building one. Many thanks

[@summittaedae2323]

Gary Douglas hi Gary I was also gonna mention the same thing. To sustain fire you need spark then air and fuel. The inlet spoken about is a small air hole low level in the fire to feed it for a clean burn. My best advice here is to look at another video of something called a Dakota fire pit. I sometimes dig them out wile camping all you need to see is the theory behind how it works and relay it onto this project. This fire will work fine but it’s muck better with air inlets. I’d use a core can to drill them in maybe every four bricks around at fire base level. Basically it’s a bellow hope this makes some sense to you mate

[@MrMiss]

Thank you so much for your help mate. 100 percent going to watch it. Cheers 👍👌👌

[@MHDTW]

I liked your descriptions. They were clear, concise, useful.

[@johnny30806]

Due: I am learning A TON of info from your channel. Thank you so much.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

BLWP ....So that’s what it looks like in daylight 😉. Lovely job Rodian , is it a permanent fixture ? You must have the patience of a saint doing all those cuts 😳👌🏼🧱🧱👍🏼

[@dannylea4664]

Amazing bricklaying skills and it looks incredible. Only criticism is you should of just done the footings circular for the bricks and left to centre filled with gravel so the water can get away and also some sort of ventilation. Other than that it looks brilliant mate 👌

[@jerrychetty2524]

Very nice and enjoyable thank you Rodian, what I like to know if you have used any specific type of fire resistant brick or is it normal clay bricks and the number of half brick courses

[@pedropereira8924]

Very nice, thanks for sharing!!!

[@travwilson7827]

I've been looking for a KZbin video for this exact topic for 10 years. This is the best one. Well done. Just subscribed. SO well done. Cheers!

[@jche8437]

Brilliant video. Brilliant skills. I’m a paint and decorator so I don’t have a clue on bricklaying. Will definitely keep watching for more tips for my own fire pit 👍🏻

[@hilalilo79]

Thank you brother

[@cesarespinal8151]

That's nice brother

[@tonytingler4310]

Very nice

[@borsukadam502]

I have no clue about bricklaying. But I like your passion for.it.

[@harpo187bling]

Nicely done pal.

[@laskaralam9119]

Practically Pro 👍🏻

[@TYLERCONSTRUCTION]

Thank you for doing this video

[@JimJimpmjj]

Brilliant 👍

[@edwinlewis303]

Brilliant video, cheers .....Just a quick question....How many bricks did you need to build the firepit?

[@Choy2137]

I love Your channel👍🏼

[@anthonypolaczuk5047]

Nice job, I have learn't a lot.

[@ukok8177]

Greetings from Libya, learnt alot from your channel, thanks for uploading your skills , all the best

[@chrisoconnor7234]

I just subscribed love your work mate your not afraid of showing your imperfections to which you point out I have watched so many of your videos great job

[@redhaireshanks8927]

GREAT BRO

[@bencrane7005]

Next level skills buddy.

[@azsastic69auspi24]

Very Nice!!!

[@danjonesguitarist]

Absolutely love the build! I'm going to do one of these in my garden in France. Tell me something: do we need to think about air intake? I was thinking of putting some thin metal piping between some of the bricks (cut to measure the width of the wall) to help airflow. Is it worth it? Have subscribed. Cheers! Dan

[@duanehundley]

If you add vent pipes coming in from the bottom, you wont smoke everyone out. You can actually add an in-line fan to get the fire hotter, start faster or get it going easier. Other than that, great job.

[@karenolson5556]

You are a professional!!! Great job!

[@andybrace4983]

Fantastic work pal

[@amwartwork]

building one myself but with stone i got myself from a renovation in chepstow. costing me 30 quid in sand an cement. its a 42 inch diameter pit. one thing about the firepit is that to be it smokeless , is to have a breathing hole on one face on the ground then it can draw air in and be smokless. You also need drainage so its best to just have made a footing at your desired width 360 round.

[@benscott19841]

Great video and awesome work. Gives me a good idea for my fire pit for my back yard. Thank you

[@MistaJayLJ]

im going to build one of these, ive been having big burn ups on the grass for too long and you inspired me to build a pit, why did you leave 150 mm gap?

[@JimJimpmjj]

I'd imagine so the bricks wall are sitting on 150mm pure concrete rather than 75mm concrete/75mm concrete/hardcore.

[@jerrychetty2524]

​@@JimJimpmjj yes that is a correct assumption

[@wheesy6725]

mint video been looking at trying brick work

[@madisonmccormack9734]

That is the bomb. Thank you. You just got a new subscriber from the USA.

[@pigeonlove]

Great. Would also be nice modified as a big baseless brick plant pot for roses or an apple tree.

[@chekymonkey4452]

grate job

[@paw7110]

It’s best to leave a small circle section in middle dug another foot down filled with pebbles to allow water to run away

[@ehtcom]

Or three or four half bricks out on the bottom course. Also doubles as air feeds when the fire is going.

[@OmiSido]

Great video mate 👍

[@LIFELOVER715]

That is a great fire pit! It looks awesome & you capped off the video with a beautiful, satisfying & aesthetically very pleasing fire. Many nights to enjoy with that one.

[@bobbymintaboiboy7104]

Mint job fair play dude

[@simonbanner892]

Would you suggest using fire bricks on the inside

[@Hells_Gift_MB]

Great vid mate. Is there anywhere to purchase bricks or stones that are curved? I can't find anything for the UK but they seem to be readily avaialble in the USA!

[@robmtnet3000]

Excellent fire pit. Maybe some drainage holes might be good or some kind of lid.

[@Ireland95Stephens]

Lovely finish on it! How much did this project roughly cost for the bricks and concrete. Thanks for the detailed video

[@mikejames663]

We'll done mate, tidy job.

[@VonFowler-fw3yh]

Looks nice, explained well. I've seen other firepits that leave air gaps for good air draw. What do you think?

[@johnjames-nb1dl]

Ya gotta love the word voussior

[@garethjones5624]

Little tip mate , make a strip foundation instead of a slab , the water can't drain , when you set out , drive a long stake in centre and this can stay for the whole process of the job , the trammel should have marked on it ,the foundation position and the brickwork position once you mark the footing and dig it and concrete it , the peg is still in the centre undisturbed you can place the trammel back with the brickwork position

[@mastersamurai7683]

Excellent work dude.

[@michstanifer]

Question: I previously had a fire pit on a concrete base but the concrete got hot and exploded. Any experience with that and how to prevent it from happening?

[@apollyon1]

you can use refractory bricks or add perlite or vermiculite to your cement mix to prevent this. look at people who have made pizza ovens for tips. :)

[@markdwyer100]

I acutely taught you were going to build that on the grass 🤗🤗🤗👍👍

[@RodianBuilds]

🤣🤣

[@TehGamingClaw]

I’ve been a builder for 30 years ur quality mate nice to see

[@johnnybraut]

Why did you use hardcore in the bottom layer and why did you leave the gap around the edge? Thank you!

[@baldanddangerous1572]

got another sub bud,all the best................dougie from west coast of scotland

[@mrgtdriver86]

Thank you for that Video! Do you have a problem with rainwater which can't run out of the fire pit?

[@osoblues]

beautiful. i’ve seen these built with some sort of vent at the bottom course to allow air in. is this not necessary because of the size of this build ?

[@ham5744]

Hi Rodian mate. I've heard there could be issues with cracking and exploding when lighting fires on concrete. Have you found this to be the case??

[@IrmaWalter]

What about rain water? Where is it going to go? Will you cover the pit when not in use?

[@craigjohnston8235]

What bricks did u use and were to buy?

[@killawatt8243]

Could you plant rebar in the middle to use to mark center through out the build ? I feel it would be a big help maybe and make for an interesting set post for maybe a grate to put on top

[@grvital3645]

Вподобайка 👍👍

[@SimonPlatt]

Great inspiration thanks, we had a fire last night as it goes, so this has started me thinking about building a bespoke pit!😊

[@grantsparkes7457]

I love these videos, very professional. Good job mate 👍

[@sonnyjaxgang6675]

Hi can you build this so it looks like full bricks on the outside ?

[@MikeF66]

Great vid👍

[@NotHolierThanThou]

Soooo ... maybe I missed it, but do you rely on the brickwork (mortar, really) to be porous enough to drain, and to where will it drain since the pad is below grade? It looks like it might become a great, detoxifying, charcoal-filled bath tub eventually, once sediments started to fill the pores in the masonry. I dunno, what do I know? I'm no pro, for sure. Just looks like it might catch and hold water, and especially between lower courses. Did you leave a few ends "unbuttered" maybe to weep?

[@YorkshireMemes]

Now if other bricklaying channels made a video for building a fire pit, nobody would have half a chance on building a fire pit

[@edinsoncavani2160]

Nice job Rodman how long did all them cuts take

[@ryankristensen8772]

I like how informative u are mate. taking us through the motions !

[@chrisoconnor7234]

Hi mate can I ask what your mortar mix was

[@joeyoliver579]

To find the center easily, draw one line more than half the diameter of the slab, and another perpendicular to the first. Then bisect the lines and connect the dots. Where they intersect is the center.

[@venaseph6314]

What color are those bricks or what are they called?

[@balood]

Extrados is when you take a longer lunch break and you are an extra-doser.

[@RodianBuilds]

I'm going to remember this one. Love it 🤣🤣

[@Jim_Newlands]

😂😂 Like it!

[@JustaGuess.]

I like that and especially the bricks which appear to be a yellow multi of some sort, ( which sort ) I am not a bricklayer but have built various buildings here at home which are rendered block work to match the house and a long curved garden wall in face bricks. I am building a Summer House and would particularly like to finish it in poly-chromatic brickwork which used to be quite popular here in East Anglia. I thought yellow multi's and soft red bricks around the windows and doors and of course the corners and wondered if you could feature something like this in one of your vids as nobody else seems to have done this. Your House build bricks would be the perfect colour to use and have that aged look. Sorry this is so long.

[@RodianBuilds]

I think the yellows with red accents on the corners and around windows is a nice look for sure! The bricks I used are called imitation stocks. They are basically brand new stocks but made in the traditional way, by hand. Beautiful to look at it a bit tricky to lay.

[@asawik]

Hi Rodian, hello from Poland. I've been subscribing to your channel for a long time 😉, and I like content very much. P.S. Sorry for my English.

[@lmilne4859]

Tidy work. 😎👍🏻

[@mab]

Very nice! How many bricks total did you use for this project ?

[@peterdebondt2823]

Awesome tips, all your videos actually. But how do you butter your bricks when the joint is uneven like here? Do you butter and fill up or just fill up after aligning the brick? Thanks

[@RodianBuilds]

I butter up before bedding it and if there is any gaps I point it in after

[@NateG007]

what about drainage and airflow? where will the water go...and how would one integrate a fire resistant tube of some sort in the bottom to feed the fire air??

[@LukeBrewMoreBeer]

Interesting stats at the start of the video! I was one of the 81%, now I'm subbed, keep doing what your doing mate! cheers 👍

[@safrazhamid4784]

As expected, another top notch video. Great job and excellent teaching method 👍

[@Donnyshottips]

good hot tip.

[@James-hd2kf]

Cracking work buddy 👌

[@teccy1007]

Where did you get the trammel.

[@jeffgreer5040]

On the bullseye i just use a5 gallon bucket works great

[@boblalock9996]

Clean$$$$

[@creativeone2656]

Absolutely beautiful fire pit

[@jamescoddington5570]

Did you use normal OPC? With the heat would high alumina cement be better?

[@RodianBuilds]

I just used normal OPC a little bit stronger than I would normally use. I'm sure it'll be fine.....be interesting to see if it doesnt hold up

[@maltappo7437]

love the fire pit. Have you ever done one with a spit over the top for a hog roast? Btw the commentaries are great and you don't talk too much (from the brick pier video)

[@Mat_me117]

how much angle did you cut off the top course?

[@RodianBuilds]

I couldn't tell you what the angle was, I just marked off the template on the concrete. If you would like an in depth tutorial on how to mark and cut them check out my voussoir video

[@Mat_me117]

@@RodianBuilds no worries, cheers mate

[@PurpleChickenTV]

What happens about the drainage?

[@h1man99]

subbed. Well done

[@sickofliberals9403]

I have been building a lot of fire pits for homeowners lately, sad thing about it is I don't have one myself lol

[@WaqarAhmed786]

love the username. superb

[@sickofliberals9403]

@@WaqarAhmed786 thanks 👍

[@kanosaunders]

How many bricks went into this

[@jamestonks3042]

Do you not need fire bricks ?

[@alextheromanian]

UK people crack me up. They start with mm cm and meters and they make a point to say they don't know what those distances are in feet and inches but then the imperial bricks pop out and surprise surprise inches on all 3 sides XD Sweet firepit build!

[@lesdrinkwater490]

What concrete mix for the base?