Okay, so the other day I decided I wanted a fire pit in my backyard. I’ve always loved the idea of sitting around a fire, roasting marshmallows, you know, the whole deal. But I didn’t want to buy one of those flimsy metal ones. I wanted something solid, something that would last. So, I thought, “I’ll just build one myself! How hard can it be?” Famous last words, right?
First things first, I needed to figure out how many bricks I’d need. I spent a good chunk of time browsing pictures online, looking at different designs. I finally settled on a simple circular pit, about three feet in diameter. Nothing fancy, just a good old-fashioned fire pit.
Figuring Out the Size
I grabbed a tape measure and some string and headed out to the backyard. I marked out the circle where I wanted the pit to be. I did some quick and very rough math in my head. I knew I wanted the pit to be about a foot tall and circle, so I decided to make about four layers.
- First layer:To get each layer’s bricks,I paced out the circle’s diameter, it was about 3 * the circle would be around 9 feet. A regular brick is, what, 8 inches long? So, I figured I’d need about 12-15 bricks for the first layer.
- Upper layers:Okay, with the base layer sorted, figuring out the upper layers was, thankfully, a piece of cake. I just made sure each layer stacked neatly on the one below, using the same number of bricks for each. So, about 12-15 bricks per layer, times four layers.
Getting the Bricks
So, armed with my (very) rough estimate, I headed to the local hardware store. Ended up grabbing about 60 bricks, I buy some extra ones just in case,I don’t wanna go to the store again!. The guy at the store gave me a funny look, probably wondering what I was up to.
Back home, I laid out the first layer of bricks, dry-fitting them to make sure they formed a decent circle. It took a bit of adjusting, swapping bricks around, but eventually, I got it looking pretty * the second layer,third layer and the last layer.
So, there you have it. My DIY fire pit, built with my own two hands (and a lot of bricks). It’s not perfect, but it’s mine, and that’s what matters. And let me tell you, the first fire I built in it was totally worth all the effort. So, if I calculate it correctly,it will need 48-60 bricks,you can buy some more incase.
