How to Build a Barbecue Grill out of Bricks

There is nothing better then an outdoor barbeque to usher in the summer days. You can always buy a barbeque at your local hardware store, but building your own adds a sense of pride and ownership. Homemade brick grills are pleasing to the eye and can withstand the test of time.

Supplies

• Eight bags of instant concrete mix


• One 2x6x12 lumber


• Eight Stakes


• Trowel


• Approximately 600 bricks


• 20 lbs of gravel


• 10 pounds of sand


• Shovel


• Level


• Two Metal Grates


• Wheelbarrow


• Sponge

Foundation

• Using the shovel, dig out an area that is approximately four inches deep and three feet by three feet in size.


• Make sure you have the ground completely level then cut three foot sections of your lumber to lay against the edge for support.


• Use the stakes to hold the sections in place, two per side will be fine.


• Pour 10 pounds of gravel and spread evenly.


• Shovel in sand to fill in the cracks then pour remaining gravel to top it off then level.


• Mix four bags of quick drying concrete in wheelbarrow and pour over gravel.


• Spread evenly and check to make sure foundation is level.


• Let this dry for 3 days before continuing.

Building The Brick Grill

• Lay down the metal grate and draw an outline of the size.


• Mix two bags of concrete.


• Using your outline, apply a layer of concrete mix down on the foundation just outside of the line.


• Place bricks down on mixture lengthwise until reaching the corner. Continue until you have placed the first layer. Add more concrete mix to the top of the bricks and start the next layer. Start at the corner this time staggering the bricks so the joints do not match up.


• Continue this building process nine layers high. Use a trowel and sponge to wipe off excess concrete mixture.


• Start the next row with first bricks as usual, then follow with the remaining bricks facing long way towards the inside of the grill.


• Add two more layers of bricks as you have done before, then one more layer with bricks facing inwards. Add one last layer of regular bricks and then let everything dry for two days.


• Build an exterior frame by starting on the outside of existing bricks. Lay down the initial layer of concrete mix and then add first layer of bricks surrounding the first set.


• Continue with the same building process until you have reached four layers above the inner brick frame.


• Give the structure a few days to dry and then install metal grates. The lower is to hold the charcoal and the upper grate is for cooking.