DIY Brick Fire Pit
Re-purpose your old, leftover brick, and learn how to make a fire pit with this DIY brick fire pit tutorial!
DIY Brick Fire Pit
For those of you that have been around for a while, you know that we have done tons of projects with the 2 pallets of reclaimed brick that we got from a local greenhouse.
The best bang for our buck ever!
We have been slowly creating a backyard retreat, and instead of a fire pit where the bottom always rusts out, I decided to make a permanent fire pit with more leftover brick.
I know there has been some concern about using bricks that aren’t made for high heat, but I grew up with a large brick fire pit ring and never once saw a brick explode.
So I suppose it is a create-at-your-own-risk kind of DIY, but I have never had an issue!
For more outdoor DIY projects, be sure to check out:
- Cheap and Easy DIY Garage Door Makeover
- How to String Outdoor Solar Lights With This Hack
- How to Make a Mosquito Repellent Patio Planter
- How to Refinish a Wooden Picnic Table in 4 Easy Steps
- How to Add Cheap and Easy Solar Powered Deck Lighting
DIY Brick Fire Pit
Before
DIY Brick Fire Pit
Things You Will Need:
- Leftover brick (42 bricks to make a 3-tiered 36″ fire ring)
- Landscaping construction adhesive
- Tape Measure
- Gravel
DIY Brick Fire Pit
#1. Use 2 Bricks and Mark your Diameter
In this fire pit, we made it 36″.
DIY Brick Fire Pit
#2. REpeat step 1 with two more bricks
DIY Brick Fire Pit
#3. Fill in the gaps with brick to make a ring.
DIY Brick Fire Pit
#4. Place adhesive on the bottom of the next row of brick and stack.
DIY Brick Fire Pit
#5. Repeat step 4 with the 3rd layer of bricks.
DIY Brick Fire Pit
#6. Fill the center with pea gravel
We already had gravel down in this area, but if you are building this on a patio or the grass simply fill the inside of the pit with gravel.
And voila!
DIY Brick Fire Pit
AFter
DIY Brick Fire Pit
Before and AFter
For more outdoor DIY projects, be sure to check out:
- Cheap and Easy DIY Garage Door Makeover
- How to String Outdoor Solar Lights With This Hack
- How to Make a Mosquito Repellent Patio Planter
- How to Refinish a Wooden Picnic Table in 4 Easy Steps
- How to Add Cheap and Easy Solar Powered Deck Lighting
Tell me what projects have you done with leftover brick?
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DIY Brick Fire Pit
Equipment
- Tape measure
Ingredients
- 42 standard bricks (makes a 3-tiered 36" diameter fire pit)
- landscaping construction adhesive
- gravel
Instructions
- USE 2 BRICKS AND MARK YOUR DIAMETER at 36"
- FILL IN THE GAPS WITH BRICK TO MAKE A RING.
- PLACE ADHESIVE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE NEXT ROW OF BRICK AND STACK
- REPEAT WITH THE 3RD LAYER OF BRICKS.
- FILL THE CENTER WITH PEA GRAVEL.
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I would love to have a fire pit. I love how simple this is. Visiting from Wonderful Wednesday at My Life Abundant.
You can totally build one! It’s super easy. Have a blessed week Jennifer!
Wow, this turned out fantastic. Congratulations, you are being featured on Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop. I hope you stop by. https://www.eclecticredbarn.com/2023/07/happy-4th-of-july-on-wwbh.html
Hugs,
Bev
Hugs friend! Have a great week!