How many bricks to make a fire pit

1062016 Check out this awesome fit pit that my parents built in their back yard. They come in different sizes so making sure its the right fit is imperative to the build. I decided on two levels so this is 26 blocks total. If needed adjust the positioning of your blocks. You want to dig a trench about a foot down and a foot wide. Link to Part 1.

Use a good tap strong tap for splitting fire bricks on the outer edge to easily break them in half.

In diameter so its circumference is about 113. Lay in approximately six 50 lb 23 kg bags of clean rock within the circle to cover the bottom of the fire pit. Installing a fire pit is a DIY project that can be configured for your yards measurements. If you are using bricks that measure 4 by 8 inches divide 15072 by 4 for a total of 3768 or 38 bricks for a single layer of the circle. Face brick with holes cored is easy to split with a brick hammer. If needed adjust the positioning of your blocks. I decided to go 4 rows high and ours took 31 bricks for each row. Then using a shovel rake smooth. The project involves building a paver patio around the fire pit so it requires more planning and prep work and more digging than a fire pit made from a kit or retaining wall block. Its easier to form the curve of the pit walls with half bricks. The pit itself is lined with concrete block and youll need fire brick to protect the block.