A Fire Pits in Nashville is nothing more than a hole in the ground with a small wall built around it, but this opens up all kinds of possibilities in terms of size, design and what you can do with the surrounding area. A fire pit can be as simple or as complicated to build, and as basic or as ornate to look at, as you want it to be.
A simple but functional Custom Fire Pits Nashville TN requires only the most basic DIY skills and the beauty of this kind of multi purpose garden heater-come-barbeque is that you can start simple and then build on your design.
Where to start
First you need a location. Since your pit will burn solid fuel and have flames you do not want to situate it too close to a building, trees or anything else that is flammable. You will no doubt want to sit, stand an even eat around your fire pit, so it needs to have open space around it. In your location selection remember that you may later choose to add seating or other features to this area.
The design
You need to start by excavating a hole in the ground, typically 2 feet to 3 feet in diameter. It can be square, hexagonal or even triangular, but most are round. This excavation will need to have a finished level (on which you place your fuel) of at least 6 inches below ground level. This means that, allowing for a solid base (e.g. concrete), you want to dig to around one foot in depth.
Since control of the fire, fuel and any sparks will be critical, you will need to build a small wall around the perimeter of the pit. Not only does this create a controlling barrier around the burning fuel, it also makes the fire pit attractive and it adds versatility, i.e. you can use this wall to rest barbecue implements (e.g. a brazier or grill) on it. The pit wall should be between 12 and 18 inches in height.
How to build the fire pit
1. Use sand or chalk to mark out the outline of the pit in its actual position. Allow for the surrounding walls in your measurements and make sure that you will have at least a 6 inch overlap of your concrete base beyond the outer face of the wall.
2. Using a spade or shovel, excavate the pit to around 1 foot in depth. Try to keep the sides of the excavation vertical.
3. Fill the excavation with at least 6 inches of concrete, or alternatively compacted hardcore with concrete on top. You will need to vary the depth of your excavation based upon the type and thickness of base that you decide to use.
4. When the concrete base has set and hardened mark out the line of the wall. You can easily do this by securing a piece of string at the centre of the pit base and attaching a piece of chalk to the other end at the appropriate dimension. Then build the wall to the line using, brick, stone or the material of your choice.
5. If you want to allow extra ventilation into the fire pit you can leave some small gaps at the base of the wall. This will allow air to feed the fire, but it will generally be unnecessary for walls of less than 18 inches in height.
6. This completes the basic fire pit, however you can add other elements like paving or hard landscaping around the pit. You may even wish to build some benches and tables.
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