Fire Pit Advice

[soonersfan]

I want to build a fire pit in my backyard. Lowe's and HD have kits using landscape bricks that look nice but I think they are unsafe. You can get the same kit directly from Dolese for a little more than half the price. My concern is that the bricks are not fire rated and if the fire burns hot enough, long enough, they will explode.

Does anyone know where I can find an old tractor wheel or a large thick steel ring to line the fire place? I think steel inside the block would absorb enough heat to keep it safe. I'd like to do something around 4' to 5' in diameter. Any suggestions/concerns?

 

[Hobbes]

You might be interested in this how-to article from Popular Mechanics

http://www.popularmechanics.com/hom...d-this-masonry-fire-pit?click=main_sr#slide-1

 

[BikerHT]

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Here's ours! We had a pipe and chainlink cage behind our house the previous owner used for a compost pit. The wife started picking up rocks from around the property and stacked the around it! We can burn logs about 5' long. It has sure come in handy while cleaning up the property - as long as there is no burn ban!

 

[Old Fart]

You might check with a couple of the tractor shops for a rim spacer.
I've seen a few bent ones you could grab for cheap.

 

[soonersfan]

You might be interested in this how-to article from Popular Mechanics

http://www.popularmechanics.com/hom...d-this-masonry-fire-pit?click=main_sr#slide-1

This is what I had in mind. I am just not sure where to find the metal ring. I will call around to some tractor places locally.

 

[Parks 788]

Build it the way you want with the materials you choose. Then line the interior wall of the pit with fire brick and use fire rated mortar. Pretty simple.

 

[patrickcudd]

Go to the Wildlife Expo at the Lazy E this weekend and pick up one of the prisoner made rings. I've had one for years in my backyard and for the price, there is no comparison (for their grills too)!

At the lake and at the CO cabin, we use rocks that are naturally there, and they work great!

 

[oldkar]

prisoner made rings, www.ocisales.com

 

[smokingsquirrell]

this is what I use, tractor wheel with designs cut into the spacer. Bought it from Jerry Green, he makes and sells a lot of stuff like this. He is south of highway 51 on 48.

 

[AdvantageR1]

Hey Soonersfan, if you're interested I have a lot of the fire bricks you could line your pit with.