If you want to be extra safe with your firepit then line the bottom rows with fire bricks! You can get fire bricks here: amzn.to/3rfE7TG The smaller the fire pit the fewer fire bricks you will need.

I submit that this is the reason KZread exists.Thanks,I'm building one today but with a grate after 1st layer to cook on.

@husbandhood

Жыл бұрын

Sounds great! We used an oven grate the first time I made the firepit cause a regular BBQ grate was too small.

@brocklanders6011

Жыл бұрын

How did it go, is it good to cook on

@judywilson5183

Жыл бұрын

I would humbly recommend that you put the grate in at a higher level so you don’t have so much direct flame. Even if you use a Dutch oven, a higher grate will allow for a larger fire when needed. Hope you love it!

@margenewman9543

Ай бұрын

​@husbandhood where can I buy an oven grate?

@stevenazzz

Ай бұрын

same this is a bad ass looking design !!!

Really like the look of this. Be warned though that if you do this with standard brick and not true fire brick you could be asking for disaster. Standard concrete brick will basically explode if they get too hot. Anyone who has ever used a torch close to concrete will know what I am talking about. Just be aware. Google it.

@husbandhood

Жыл бұрын

You are correct. Fire bricks are the best to use as they are the safest. The next up are old red clay bricks since they can withstand high temperatures. The ones I used are concrete bricks which are not porous. It seems that those are not the best to use for fear of exploding however i really make simple campfires and only the edges of the bricks are exposed. It would require high heat and constant exposure to present a threat. In my design the edges are touching the flames and thats about it. Not enough to be a risk.

@1980Baldeagle

Жыл бұрын

The bricks don't "explode" I've been making fire pits, kilns and such for years. Bricks or blocks can Crack. Rocks can kind of explode....loud pop. If you use bricks or block be smart. If it's damp, small fire, gradually dry out and increase size. Let the moisture slowly come out. Also make the pit plenty big so the bricks aren't so close to the fire. Don't build crazy over sized fires in your pit.

@ckfab475

Жыл бұрын

@@Jamman610 Concrete including pavers are very porous and holds water. That's whatmakes them hazardous when high heats are exposed to them. It's the steam pressure trying to escape

@ckfab475

Жыл бұрын

@@1980Baldeagle Problem is that most people will not be wise enough to know this. I still like the concept but just want people to be aware

@fauxque5057

Жыл бұрын

​@@Jamman610I used the concrete pavers from Lowes. The face is textured and the front is wider than the back. When a dozen are put down they make a perfect circle. Because of the taper from front to back. It's hard to explain but that's also not why I'm commenting. After about the first year all of the pavers started to crack in half and fell apart. I ended up scrapping that pit and I poured a concrete square pit and lined the center with fire brick and covered the outside with a veneer stone. The stone is thin sliced and you just stick it to the outside with mortar. It's lasted 6 years now and still looks great

Two VERY Important things to include!!! 1 st..............The Foundation MUST be Perfectly level, use crushed stone for at least a 2 inch thick base for setting the starter, first course of brick. The higher you stack bricks, the more Important that will become This is particularly important in Rainy and Freeze areas of the country. 2nd........ The first 2 courses need to have an Air Gap between ALL the bricks. That is how you Feed the Fire with Oxygen and get a far less Smokey fire.

@husbandhood

Жыл бұрын

Two great points! thank you

@monkeybarmonkeyman

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed... especially the 2nd - makes it function a bit like a rocket stove 🙂

@crazyprayingmantis5596

Жыл бұрын

Bingo 👌

@sascotttx5145

Жыл бұрын

You beat me to it. Too many times combustion air is an after thought.

@tinatomassetti4507

3 ай бұрын

How do put the air gap on the first two rows? I love this fire pit, I want to build one.

Nice. Personally, I would rake aways all that dry grass and put down some sand or soil. The dry grass is making me really nervous.

When he said 'no talking' and then just kept talking...it was just like the scene in Caddyshack where Ty is telling Danny to be the ball and does the same exact thing. This is your "zone" man. Subscribed!

@husbandhood

Жыл бұрын

Caddyshack! A classic!! Ah the good 'ol days

@Kate98755

Жыл бұрын

i thought the same thing, he kept talking, which slowed him down

I use an old rim from an 18 wheeler surrounded by bricks. Has good airflow and steel grating in the center to hold wood. Works great.

@mwdaniel

Жыл бұрын

same

Love this video! So honest and perfectly imperfect! Nice fire pit brother!

LOVE this! Thanks so much for sharing!!! I am a visual learner so it was very helpful to see it done in real time. Thank you!!

@husbandhood

Жыл бұрын

you are welcome. I'm also a visual learner.

Leave some spaces on the lower levels to let air into the fire. This will reduce the smoke levels.

I have one of these too. I copied a photo off of google, but I kept to the photo with 18 bricks to the ring. I was impressed with how well it performs as a fire ring, radiating the heat back off the tall wall. It also breathes really well with all the gaps letting the air get to the bottom of the fire. Toss in a few dried pine cones with some split pine and you can light it with a match... I actually use my propane torch from the workshop because, why not?

I've had a fire pit like this for 5 years now.

Thats super sweet. Thats safer than a circle pit if you have kids around. I could see myself cooking some steaks right now and drinking a Margarita.👍

Dude, where have you been all my life!

I took a shot every time he said no talking and that's the most beautiful pile of Bricks I've sever eeeen 🥴

I would leave a little space between the bricks for ventilation purposes

@husbandhood

Жыл бұрын

Yes I agree. I am rebuilding the pit again and will try that.

We’ll done, This is really cool! & bonus points for not having any leftover screws or washers ☝️

I was going to start counting how many times you said fire pit but was mesmerized by the building of said fire pit. Love it ♥️🇨🇦

6:11 "As a perfectionist, I like to waste my time with stupidity. That's how we are, unfortunately." ROFL. That hit way too close to home.

Excellent build. I camp a lot on my farm and have multiple sites. Usually I overthink firepits, plus they don't draw air as well as yours. I think I will build mine as an elongated oval to hold longer logs and give more front radiance. I also might include a grill across the layers towards the top.

@Lewisusa11

11 ай бұрын

I am doing the elongated oval. My first course was 34 Bricks. I am at 100 and on my 4th x course (about 1/4 of the way). I will start half courses with #5

I love it! Thank you. I would make mine larger but not as high. I have plans.😊👍 I have been putting off my plans to find the right one. This is perfect. 😊👍❤️

It's beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

o my goodness, I love this!!! I needed some outside interest in my yard, this should do it! Thank you!

Really cool! Nice quick concise and great build

Masonry, my favorite. Very cool! We can't have fire pits where I live because the next town over has been burning underground since the fifties. You can Google that if you like. I'm thinking this would be great for flowers in my case. I have done so much masonry in the last six years repairing this old house. Working on a crawl space now. I did a staggered retaining wall with bricks and it fell because I cemented it and did not use pipe to secure it. The last time I staggered them and did not use mortar 'cause this way the freeze thaw cycle had a way to release the water. Still standing today and oh yeah, I get the perfectionist reference. Nice to meet you fellow perfectionist.

@husbandhood

Жыл бұрын

Coal mine fire right? I'm familiar.

@Fossillarson

Жыл бұрын

Really scared your little back yard fire pit will open a vent to the coal fires ? Wow Karen had her moment 😅

@mjhepburn11

Жыл бұрын

Near Centralia?

Just did this yesterday and it turned out great. I used regular small bricks so it was a bit fiddly but not hard. Great idea. Great video. Easy.

Simple is better! Love it! ❤️

I think that’s a great fire pit and nice to look at.

@husbandhood

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great fire pit and just loved your commentary. Keep up the great work.

Great design! I'm doing this!

I did it as you shared. Looks great! Thank you

That was incredible! I'm wondering how to add a rack for grilling!

@husbandhood

11 ай бұрын

add larger cinder blocks to the other side and balance the grate that way. or remove the layers.

Omg this is brilliant! LOVE it! 👍🏼❤️

So easy peasy! And beautiful work as well TY ❤

Absolutely love this

Love it! Thanks for the video.👍

This is awesome! I'm doing this!

That's pretty nice. Thanks for sharing

I love this! I am definitely going to be getting some fire bricks!!

Clever! If some briks crack, this is super easy to repair!

Awesome Share Sir!! Thank You!!!👍👍👍🙋‍♀️😉

Nice! I’m going to give it a shot!

Great video. Thanks

Love it thank you

I’m gonna do this forsure, so easy and so cool

Great!!! Looks great!

Hey, that did look easy😮.this winter, I think I'll build one.

Perfect for lakeside property with the back toward the water for wind blocking.

Wow that's a really nice fire pit very nice 👍

I gotta do me one! Love it. I subscribed and gave a thumbs up! Well done!

Wow. Amazing video.

@husbandhood

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Tesler! We should hang out sometimes.

That is impressive mate!

very cool and easy, thank you

That was really good 🏆

Nice! I'd like to do this.

Wow ! I just salvaged some bricks tomorrow’s project!

Very nice and simple.

@husbandhood

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊 the best part is that it could easily be taken down and set aside for times when you dont need it or need the space for something else.

Beautiful

@husbandhood

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Like the idea, you made it seem very easy… might try a gravel base…cheers!

It does look cool!

Absolutely brilliant...🤩x

super simple. This is the way!

Looking good

great project useful to know. nice looking roo!

very nice very easy thank you very much

I like the tall, dry grass. Nice touch.

Very very nice! I like it! 👍😎

I like this fire pit.

Great vid, subscribed to see what you will create in the future.

Cool design, please mow and water that grass back a bit before you start a grass fire:)

cool nicely done

Very nice.

I like it

Ty sir this is beautifui!

I TYVM for this, I will be including this concept into our idea for our back triangle. I appreciate the motivation behind this. PEACE and Happy SUMMER>.....

Love it !!thank you!

@husbandhood

11 ай бұрын

Glad you like it!

Well, that's an excellent idea. I love it. Thank you for this video.

Pretty cool 👍🏻👍🏻😎

@husbandhood

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I saw the design somewhere online ie the thumbnail but there wasnt any description that went with it. So i just counted the bricks and recreated the photo but in a slightly smaller scale.

very good my friend ive been looking for an idea for building a forge for blacksmithing. you gave me some good ideas

@husbandhood

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help. Blacksmith eh?

Facil y rapido👍

KInda late to the show here but awesome video. educational and a slight bit of humor. I laughed when its "ok no talking " and well good stuff. Hey keep talking and keep making videos

@husbandhood

4 ай бұрын

Thanks. It takes so much time. I really need to.

LOVE THIS, SO SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE, YOU DID A GREAT JOB, WE'RE ALL PERFECTIONISTIC TO SOME DEGREE IN DIFFERENT THINGS WE DO, SOME IT'S A MENTAL DISORDER CALLED OCD, OTHERS IT'S JUST BUILDING THINGS THAT LOOK PROFESSIONAL AND BUILT THE RIGHT WAY ❤

@husbandhood

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

very nice.

No talking. Funny video.

@husbandhood

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I just couldnt stop talking. Drives my wife and kids crazy sometimes.

I love the name of your channel! 😍

Nice!

@everyone This is an amazing idea. I am going ti have ti try this. Got a few more ideas for what else they would be good for.

nice job

thanks bro , cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@husbandhood

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment!

Cool

I think I'd use a bit of S type morter... not even noticable. Thanks, I like the style. It will get good air flow.

I’m going to subscribe just off of your realness and dad sense of humor!! Lmfao don’t get me wrong the fire pit idea is great but you my friend made the video(no pun intended).

@husbandhood

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate it. Happy you enjoyed!

Youve inspired me, so I subscribed. Thanks for sharing. When my metal firepit ring needs replacing, which it will be sooner than later I'm gonna do this. Thank you sir.

A magical staircase for children!

Fire it up, 🔥

Never build direct on ground, fire can spread under ground, particularly if in a wood, a raised bed is best, in fill base with gravel. But this is a cool looking pit and a good use of some old bricks if you have some

The ""no talking" sure was nice! ;)

Great design, beautifully executed: the genius is in the details. Cheers, mate!!

@husbandhood

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

That's really nice, but I'd like to see it lit so I can see which direction the smoke goes.

@husbandhood

11 ай бұрын

thats always an issue. it often goes towards the house. I try to keep the fire real hot so there would be less smoke.

6:41 "No Talking" - Talks. LOL!