How to Build Your Own Propane Fire Pit
A blazing fire in your backyard provides warmth and fun for the entire family, but the nuisance of dealing with logs can be a pain. With a propane fire pit, the fire lasts, does not need to be relit, and you do not have to worry about the messy cleanup of a traditional fire ring. But, to reap these benefits, you must fit build the pit.
Supply List
- Measuring tape
- Digging device
- Rake
- Wood
- Nails
- Hammer
- Spray paint
- Trowel
- Mortar
- Cinder blocks
- Stones
- Cap blocks
- Measure the area to make sure you have adequate room, along with space around where the pit will be. Determine the dimensions of the propane fire pit, and mark them in the area using white spray paint.
- Dig out the location. You may use a backhoe, if you need to.
- Rake the area until it is level. Do not forget to remove all large rocks and limbs.
- Construct the frame, by cutting boards and nailing them together. Situate the frame into the ground, and use posts to hold the frame in the ground.
- Use a quick setting concrete to establish your pit's foundation. Pour the concrete into the frame, leveling it off as you go along.
- Allow the concrete time to dry.
- Connect your propane regulator to copper tubing, and then to the tank.
- Remove the wooden frame, as soon as the concrete has dried thoroughly.
- Set up a row of cinder blocks around the entire outer edge of the propane fire pit.
- Use mortar and trowel to adhere a row of cap blocks on top of the cinder ones.
- Use stones to build a stone wall around the edges of the pit. Situate the stones and use mortar to adhere them together.
- Connect your gas line to the regulator. Fill the pit with logs or lava rocks to give it an authentic feel.