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This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook creates a cozy cold-weather oasis. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Segment 1 short description Roger helped a homeowner build a campfire pit in her backyard using a kit consisting of concrete pavers and a steel ring. First, they dug a shallow pit slightly wider than the campfire. For drainage, Roger dug a second narrow, deeper hole in the middle and filled it with ¾" stone. Next, he added a mixture of stone and stone dust in the shallow pit and compacted it using a hand tamper. Then, with the steel ring in place temporarily, Roger installed several rows of curved concrete pavers around it, staggering the joints and gluing each row together with masonry adhesive. Finally, they backfilled around the firepit with topsoil and replaced the turf.
Shopping List for How to Build a Fire Pit:
- steel fire-pit ring with cooking grates [amzn.to/2HQFVbm]
- ¾-inch crushed stone [amzn.to/2QjucpJ], used for base of fire pit
- cotton cloth [amzn.to/2HAX9uq]
- concrete-block adhesive [amzn.to/2X4pv5F]
Tools List for How to Build a Fire Pit:
- wheelbarrow [amzn.to/2YMcDBu]
- pointed shovel [amzn.to/2wht6Bt], used to excavate fire pit hole
- square shovel [amzn.to/2X4FK2H], used for digging up the grass
- hand tamper [amzn.to/2X5XL0j]
- rubber mallet [amzn.to/2YN8mhq]
- torpedo level [amzn.to/30H0y2p]
- caulk gun [amzn.to/2X8l0XK]
Roger installed a campfire kit complete with curved concrete pavers and a steel inner ring manufactured by Ideal Concrete Block [www.idealconcr...].
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@robisafk 4 года назад

Just did this, this past weekend. I subbed the retaining wall for 10x7 paver block. 12 around, 3 levels high. Came out great. Fires are ragers. I’m from New England so this guys accent is at home for me. Cheers all!

@thisoldhouse 10 лет назад

Hey *****, the approximate cost would be $200 to $300, for an average-size fire pit. Thanks for watching!

@Sazonman 8 лет назад

+This Old House Where can I purchase the exact fire pit ring

@Sazonman 8 лет назад

I want to know where can I purchase the exact same steel ring and not the total of the fire pit

@rjwintl 7 лет назад

Cabela's, now owned by Bass Pro Shops ...

@meadowlarkgal23 6 лет назад

I saw the insert at Menard’s. They have several choices.

@avionicstechshop7664 6 лет назад

This Old House: Wow! It took 2 years for a reply and it wasn't even answer by the creator of the film. "Thanks for watching." 🙄

@shappy189 8 лет назад

I like the fact that this video shows you the finished product for a whole 2 seconds.

@Pinkielover 8 лет назад

pause button

@oo0Spyder0oo 8 лет назад

+pia erkan Yeah but then it's a static fire, not the same effect.

@expertgaming3940 7 лет назад

Karate

@expertgaming3940 7 лет назад

@Al-ImprovEd2022 7 лет назад

Yea good point. Would of like to have seen more.

@tmsaskg 6 лет назад

People, if you build a firewell, always leave a breathing hole at the bottom of the wall. Also center bottom of the pit is better to be left flat, easier to clean remains, ashes. Also the bottom breathing hole van be used to scrape out the ashes and dust.

@rightcoast4983 7 лет назад

Can't wait to get this stahhted!

@jean6061 5 лет назад

That drain pit in the center is a great idea!

@PSNmemoryismisery 4 года назад

I love how these people sound perfectly normal to me and then I read the comment section and remember I'm from Boston.

@psychodad4634 3 года назад

Bahstahn!

@TXDeathInvestigator Год назад

😂❤

@jessegivens2568 9 лет назад

I must say thank you. My wife and I made a fire pit in our back yard using this video step-by-step. It looks great! Thanks again.

@cbond99 8 лет назад

+Jesse Givens Where did you find the SRW Concrete block adhesive?

@badgadfaddadaad 4 года назад

I thought the same thing I just use a washer tub half in the ground with rocks around it and a garbage can lid to keep it covered

@peoplesuck7443 9 лет назад

i used a old bus rim and cut the center out,painted it with engine paint and it turned out great for the center ring

@vladimirec 6 лет назад

why did you cut out the center? Im thinking of using the rim the way it is...

@turnipsucks6416 6 лет назад

Just say someone use the cylinder from a washing machine... That is some recycling.

@rosestewart1606 5 лет назад

@@turnipsucks6416 dryer drum works well too. All of the holes give the fire some air

@lulusanchezpr 4 года назад

5:15 “I’m just gonna take pieces of grass and fill in the void” same dude

@sirarchibaldvontaternutsth4430 6 лет назад

How to make a fire pit. Step 1: Dig a shallow hole. Step 2: Put rocks around hole. Step 3: Make a fire in previously mentioned hole surrounded by rocks. Step 4: Miller time.

@jacqueetha 6 лет назад

Nice job and instructions. I used these to construct a flush fit fire pit that turned out great. For those wondering about clean out, the ashes will drop and compact within the fill gravel (3/4" stone) leaving it quite flat. Just clean up ashes until you hit the gravel. Wood ash is essentially nothing but carbon dust. It's a somewhat rustic style, but works just fine. Instead of using a ventilation tube (or gaps in stone block if it were above ground), you can just buy and use a traditional firepit round iron standoff that will allow plenty of oxygen and make lighting everything up much easier too. We paid about $15 for ours.

@DavidC399 5 лет назад

Can you link an example of a traditional firepit round iron standoff? When I google this, it seems like it's just a traditional above ground firepit. Seems counter productive to build a permanent firepit only to sit a firepit on it? Or are you referring to something else?

@PetalsonthePavingSlabs 8 лет назад

Great video, I'd be very confident building my own after watching this, thank you

@krazytaxicabbie 6 лет назад

I trust This Old House with my life.

@fizbinsfire 6 лет назад

I liked this video not because i will ever do any of the projects they show but because it makes me happy to know how easy it is to do and how awesome my life could be if i would just get off my fat ass and stop watching videos

@augustreil 6 лет назад

Lol, Me too Fizbinsfire !

@dw2843 4 года назад

They make it seem a lot easier than it is.

@BillyOnYouTube 4 года назад

@@dw2843 Exactly. It was because they have the right tools and prepared before the project :]

@andrewtschramm 4 года назад

This is my favorite comment ever.

@DR0CK 4 года назад

My life

@astrocj4219 9 лет назад

it's notta fiyah pit wittout a fiyah... :P

@dinah259 8 лет назад

+Cleve Carpenter Love it! lol

@32Jonathan32 8 лет назад

Yankee Doodle

@StephenTimperley 7 лет назад

...so we're gonna put this rayte in the middle... I heard that at least 3 times.

@crunchb3rry 6 лет назад

Let's get this potty stotted!

@NEUTRALDROP 5 лет назад

Hey I cant tawk uma New Yawka

@jade1655 3 года назад

every other video i've watched in comparison to this old house is always less work involved lol they always have an elaborate process in comparison to other diy vids

@angelabuckley29 7 лет назад

Two words... RUBBAH HAMMAH , 😂

@MrCoder101 5 лет назад

make a MAAAK

@elcaminosunlimited 5 лет назад

@@MrCoder101 BANG IT IN TIGHT!

@MalikSucksAss 5 лет назад

I think he bangs all of the chicks in these videos 'cause of that accent.

@fartpluswetone8077 4 года назад

You think he went to Havahd? He has a serious Bawston accent.

@Leelz247 7 лет назад

It's nawt a fiyah pit without a fiyah

@justmeanduallthetime 4 года назад

Leelz247 bruh literally what I was saying 🤣🤣

@kombatkarl66 3 года назад

Don't forget the rubba hammah!

@Rickswars 7 лет назад

I'm glad I stumbled across this video, I'm building one like this but didn't know about the drain hole in the center!

@Super1337357 5 лет назад

This is way better than the one I made. I just dug a hole in my back yard and lined it with crushed roofing tiles.

@bighammer587 5 лет назад

Keep it simple! You were done with the pit at 3:42 ...By adding the second and third layers of block you create an obstacle to mow around... Also, the tall sides of your pit block the flames and heat from warming the people sitting around the fire. My fire pit is two blocks high, flush with the lawn. I can mow right over the blocks without the need of a string trimmer 👊😎 The steel ring is not necessary either. “Protect the block”? Mine has been in use for many years with no steel ring; no sign of degradation.

@tylerdurden219 5 лет назад

Yea but you can't prop up your feet and burn your toes if you do that

@yaosio 5 лет назад

Perfect for setting the lawn on fire.

@80RedRock 4 года назад

They're using it for grilling. I don't know about you, but I don't want to have to bend all the way to the ground when grilling. The ring is also used as a spacer to provide insulation so your blocks don't explode from absorbed moisture reaching the boiling point. Those aren't fire bricks. I've seen it happen. 🔥💥🤕

@bg147 6 лет назад

I would have bought the bricks, laid out a circle of them on the grass, and called it a day. It would have been a big mess with the rain but Kate would have helped with the cleanup.

@thomassullins8690 6 лет назад

bg147 I could not determine how the circumference,as defined by the curved bricks,so perfectly fit the size of the fire ring. Maybe sold as a kit?

@anthonythorp7291 4 года назад

Yep, I sunk 5 bricks half way and set metal ring on top,. Works great, no flooding, and air can get in underneath aiding the fire.

@foxcm2000 5 лет назад

I always love This Old House for the southern accents. And by southern I mean southie

@nickduggan3084 5 лет назад

😂😂

@jtltet 4 года назад

That's not a southern accent. That's northern. I live in the south and that accent is way, way, way north of here.

@horbagger19 4 года назад

@@jtltet woosh

@RWAllen-oq9bj 4 года назад

@@jtltet Boston area, I think.

@codyallensiebert 3 года назад

How’s that look? Maybe a little this way *moves it toward her Ok *moves it right back 🤣🤣

@heavylift47 3 года назад

I was looking forward to this moment after reading your comment, but after watching it, she's the last one to touch the ring.. Am I missing something? 😅😅

@onionwater1882 3 года назад

The second course of block.

@brandonatkinson2566 4 года назад

you need to space the lower bricks about a 1/2 an inch apart so that you have airways for the fire to breath.

@BRETTVARG 3 года назад

No. Because the ring doesnt have holes so that wont help.

@craigj1 3 года назад

@@BRETTVARG The ring sits on the top layer of bricks and does not extend down to the lower level, so spacing the lower bricks would help

@MSI2k 7 лет назад

Nothing like an honest hardworking woman - and a cutie to boot!

@robertwoody9367 4 года назад

Love this guy. Great teacher. 👌🏾👌🏾

@jagrcantakeyou 5 лет назад

"Doesn't it look great?!" I wish I knew...

@vsaavedra16 5 лет назад

😭😄😭😄😂😂

@BesttBi 4 года назад

That came out wonderful!

@ZippyZigger 8 лет назад

Wish I could have seen more than 2 seconds of the finished fire pit in action.

@satch4138 3 года назад

Can't you hit pause?

@albundy6008 6 лет назад

How to build a fire pit. 1. Dig hole. 2. Light fire.

@mistersinister2043 6 лет назад

Kill all the grass for 20 feet in your yard.

@apphifanygreen4454 6 лет назад

Go big or go home

@mistersinister2043 6 лет назад

@@apphifanygreen4454 but you are at home, what are you saying light your house on fire

@apphifanygreen4454 6 лет назад

Burn baby burn yolo

@VideosbySteve 5 лет назад

@@mistersinister2043 Bonus points for no grass cutting!

@olben1095 5 лет назад

“...wiggle it a little bit...how’s your front look?” Roger bustin’ a move.

@jamedlock83 3 года назад

"pack it in there tight". . . . that's what she said. . lmao

@georgewashington938 4 года назад

most people forget one ingredient - air. need air holes in a fire pit to help with a cleaner burn and a fire that does not need continuous tending

@twoweary 5 лет назад

I wonder if any adhesive is rated for the kind of heat a fire pit will generate ? I'd be worried about fumes .

@SuperAncientAlien 4 года назад

Went down behind the TJ Maxx and found me some pallets. Threws dem down in a circle an soaked dem with tiki flyud. Boom, fire pit. No mo skeeters !!

@brianvolpe3242 4 года назад

Just love that Massachusetts accent!!

@leonorcancelceron1231 5 лет назад

Love the video! Very professional!!

@sonny323 9 лет назад

1 of my favorite episodes

@nightjammer 9 лет назад

Wicked Lawge Bahstin accent!

@milesj179 6 лет назад

"Bang it in real tight, there you go" 😂😂😂

@rottiejakeluke 3 года назад

Where did you purchase the fire ring? How many of the blocks were purchased? How much of the rock/packing material was needed? And what should I expect the total cost to be? Thanks

@flamestonefountain5671 9 лет назад

Very professional.

@crand20033 7 лет назад

Overkill for a fire pit. You don't need to do all that.

@STILLPHENOM 4 года назад

i thought you needed to have spaces between the bricks so the air can move into the pit.

@kylemurdock9968 3 года назад

You don’t have to but it smokes a lot less if you do

@fudgedogbannana 9 лет назад

Cant clean out the ashes very well on that gravel, I cemented the bottom smooth for easy sweeping.

@tysonmurdock2026 9 лет назад

fudgedog Does it flood at all when it rains?

@crystalmichaud2743 8 лет назад

+Tyson Murdock I would think to build a cover for when it rains. That way it won't flood it.

@gaabz62385 6 лет назад

This is what I was thinking about what a pain the cleaning would be...

@kenwise2122 5 лет назад

never use concrete it can pop a air pocket in pour and send chunks flying

@gmrrnracr 5 лет назад

@@kenwise2122 That's the purpose of the ring

@OrangeJackson 6 лет назад

Roger is pretty awesome.

@georgea0731 3 года назад

Roger how deep and round was the center whole for water drainage? Thanks for the video. Moving an old fire pit and the original builder used an auger, and I'll use a shovel like you did.

@tizukyhonshon 10 лет назад

That's right Kate, you're a good girl.

@robertbecker3038 6 лет назад

Reinchhakolindrotanishorik III perv.

@lepermessiah2011 4 года назад

It's perfectly fine to get hahhd every once in a while.

@johnnyg06 6 лет назад

Nice fiyah and wicked good Walburga. LETS GO JETS!!

@sharpshooter012345 5 лет назад

I like how she grabs a handful pack & shows it to Roger lol

@rsprockets7846 3 года назад

Aww Roger cook...watts guy.....stay safe

@JS.990 4 года назад

"Hadd as a Rack"

@missblorbo 4 года назад

thanks king this was really helpful love u

@stevenburns3879 2 месяца назад

When cleaning out the pit after a few fires, is it best to just use a shovel? I would think that a shovel would pull out the 3/4 in stone but I can't think of any othe way.

@SourceFed1 7 лет назад

That's Good Kate...Just like that Kate...

@jackchn23 6 лет назад

SourceFed1 “hows your front look”....

@lepermessiah2011 4 года назад

That made me so hahhd

@crumdoggy Год назад

I miss Roger.

@SilverCymbal 5 лет назад

Awesome project video I love it

@morgang592 3 года назад

What is the purpose of the pavers being half into the ground?

@debkeyworth8429 3 года назад

How do you get the ash out with all those rocks as the base ? I’ve made several fire pits and Id change a few things . I do like the hole for drainage tho. Maybe the base could be patio blocks ? Plus take a few of the bottom blocks out so it’s a bit like a smokeless.

@emilleryan8319 6 лет назад

Just finish mine thank you for all the great details

@fdc313 8 лет назад

Do the fires burn good without ventilation holes between the blocks ? Thank you

@BrettTracyRealtor 7 лет назад

fdc313 the rock base is pourous and creates ventilation. Lava rock works great above your gravel/Rock mixture

@Chungustav 6 лет назад

The fire ring is only 4 inches below the surface of the rocks so it shouldn't affect it as far as airflow

@quontumleeep9430 4 года назад

No draft pipe, this will be great for sending smoke signals and the neighbors are gonna love you.

@dudleydorite7678 Год назад

anyone else notice in the beginning when they were digging the 3 inches around the blocks his 3 inches was WAY different than her 3 inches🤔😄

@flyboy8533 4 года назад

I would have liked to see them clean it out ? LOL

@sisco0304 3 года назад

He should of regraded the hole with transfer shovel juts eye level that would of made things much tighter now I know how to make a perfect 🔥 fire pit

@80a7x 3 года назад

I want this in my backyard too

@imdoc7872 5 лет назад

Is it necessary to add the rocks at the end? Great job btw

@dantheman669 4 года назад

My boy is wicked smaht

@thomastate33 7 лет назад

What would be the packing material you used, by name. And what kind of "rock" did you use to fill in the pit? Its my understanding "river rock" can't be used as it "explodes"....so I was wondering what rock it was. Thanks for the video.

@drewweaver1 3 года назад

This guy is pretty spot on. I suggest digging 6 outside of your walls rather than 3. Also highly recommend laying a thick plastic geo-fabric before laying the base. No dirt should be exposed.

@ZeroCool396 4 года назад

The one thing they should have done was leave out two blocks in the middle for air flow. This would help with the draft and the wood or what ever would burn fast and hotter.

@achak74 3 года назад

Very good instruction

@Ojeramup12 3 года назад

What did you call that material at 1;20,sounded like "pack"?

@joe2dc 7 лет назад

Great video. I'm curious why you need the loose stone base; why can't the fire just sit directly on the clay (assuming you still maintained the drain hole). Also, how do you clean the ash out of the loose stone? Do you just let the rain wash it down to the lower levels?

@ASingh1699k 2 года назад

I've been waiting for a response to your question too 🤣😷

@dneuman7455 5 лет назад

if you make fire pit with lid grill and screens you can have bbqs even in fire season. i wouldnt have added the the gravel causes you have to clean out the ash once in awhile . thats does look pretty pro .

@Sablarwal 5 лет назад

How's your front look? Its great 😉😁

@patrickfarrell6638 3 года назад

Great video.

@trainerd1 7 лет назад

You forgot the ventilation holes on the side

@matthewpendlebury8448 5 лет назад

they filled it with stones ? its so shallow now theres no need for ventilation

@rty1955 4 года назад

I would have added an adjustable air vent at the bottom as well

@jessewillard6549 4 года назад

I said the same thing fire pits with no lower intake vents are a Smokey mess that won’t burn like it should, I’ve fixed a few before like this

@JonnyDIY 3 года назад

Woahh way to make a easy firepit project wicked haaard

@aug.jam.1 4 года назад

Puuurfect

@boloneysandwich 4 года назад

Classic ATOH overkill.

@TP1988 5 лет назад

“I’m just gonna take pieces of grass and fill in the void” Would that it were so easy, Roger. Would that it were.

@banging2 5 лет назад

With the stone in the bottom how hard is it to clean the ashes and much out after the rain turns the ashes to crap?

@brookewitham6092 Год назад

How many total inches of pack did you put in? It looks like about six inches of pack?

@trackspike64 3 года назад

Is that adhesive fire grade ? I’m building a pit and I want to use fire bricks what’s the best adhesive to use ? It’s a custom fire pit square

@albertruthenberg3626 5 лет назад

No vent for airflow?

@xgum 2 года назад

is it really aerated? seems like some holes on opposite sides of the pit would allow for a column of air to billow upwards from the center

@puppy2ful 4 года назад

How come things come out perfect with them....? I'd still be working on leveling the first course when they are all done.

@sgtpepper1138 3 года назад

It's tv, however, they're great at their job and have been doing it for decades.

@anneann9127 3 года назад

Why does the top brick sit out more than the two rows under it ? People also need to check their local fire codes. Ours says a fire pit needs to be 20' or more from the house. Great Video!

@TheReper1210 9 лет назад

is the crushed pack you're using considered a paver base? I new to this. Would a paver base product work the same as that?

@himnem561 5 лет назад

She’s very happy to be participating lol

@karmakittenz69 4 года назад

How do you clean ash out? Seems like it would become a caustic mess when it rains.

@pgroup1126 3 года назад

this video was fiyah 🔥

@Korovilas 6 лет назад

I get rocks for the drainage but how do you shovel out the crud after you burn a fire without digging out the rocks? Many people said leave it dirt for easy shoveling/clean out.

@augustreil 6 лет назад

That's what I have, a dirt bottom, works perfect.

@Natedoc808 6 лет назад

I put a few stone pavers in the bottom so it's solid bottom, along with a metal grate in the bottom to improve air flow (has vent pipe to outside)- clean up time you lift the grate out, shovel it out, put grate back in and fire in the hole!!!

@congestedgoblin2575 5 лет назад

"Maybe a little this way" moves it back **

@amandafranco8850 4 года назад

Where did you get the fire pit ring with the sliding grates? I have been looking for it all over!

@noahholt482 4 года назад

Amanda Franco me too . Link in discription doesn’t have it

@SantosRey 6 лет назад

How do you clean the ashes when is done?

@augustreil 6 лет назад

A Shovel is what I use but mine is just a hole with big rocks around it and a dirt bottom, I went old school !

@douglasnorth1726 3 года назад

How do you get the ashes out with all that gravel in the pit? Why not use fire bricks?

@MidlandTexan 4 года назад

Nice, thank you.

@raggedyanngirl45 9 лет назад

I been looking and looking trying to find out how I can take my old round charcoal grill and making a fire pit out of it ......do I dig a hole in the yard around my old grill......if so what do I do after that plz help trying to build me a fire pit