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| Everyone loves to treat themselves to some | | | | Find a suitable place where you want to build your |
| hotdogs sometime or the other and if you are not | | | | brick fire pit; it should be someplace that is away |
| up to making a trek into the wilderness or to some | | | | from inflammable things or any trees. Preferably |
| campsite that is far away from civilization here are a | | | | choose a place that is directly under the sky. Dig a pit |
| few tips that can help you build a brick fire pit which | | | | for 2 to 4 inches, make sure the ground is even and |
| can also lend an aesthetic appeal to your home. If | | | | leveled. Use the 2x4" pieces and cut it to the |
| you decide to start building your own fire pit | | | | required size since this is going to build your walls of |
| remember to check the weather since this requires | | | | the fire pit. Drilling them together will make the outer |
| some good sunny days to build. | | | | circle of the pit; take the quick dry cement and pour |
| | | | | into place. |
| The materials that are required for your brick pit are: | | | | |
| | | | | If you want to make your pit stronger you can use |
| - Bricks. | | | | the rebar and keep it in the cement; this is especially |
| - 2x4" pieces. | | | | advised if you are looking at a grid formation and to |
| - Some nails. | | | | keep away damage made by frost. Blend in the |
| - Sand | | | | mortar; make sure the consistency is like whipped |
| - Cement (which dries quickly) | | | | cream since too thin or too thick won't do a good |
| - Mortar | | | | job. You can now start with bricking your fire pit by |
| - Grill bits | | | | using some mortar on one side of the brick and set |
| - Water | | | | one on top of the other. The first brick will need to |
| - Rebar | | | | go near the cement base. Keep adding the bricks |
| | | | | with mortar and repeating the process until you have |
| Some of the tools that you require to build your pit | | | | the first row of bricks. Use the level to see if things |
| are: | | | | are even then start on the second row by placing |
| | | | | the bricks between two bricks. Repeat the same for |
| - Trowel | | | | the third row until you reach ground level. The grill |
| - Shovel. | | | | bits need to be placed in the fire pit since it will give |
| - Hammer | | | | you a few feet of leverage away from the fire. Your |
| - Wheel Barrow | | | | brick fire pit is ready to host any number of hot dog |
| - Level | | | | parties. |
| - String. | | | | |