Either a forstner or a spade bit will work but drill in from both sides to avoid a nasty tear out.
Build your own fire pit on concrete patio.
Below the bottom of the top frame board.
Place the dry ready mix mortar in a wheelbarrow add the package recommended amount of water and stir thoroughly.
Construction ideas design plus little known tips easy diy firepit for your patio or backyard no cuts no fuss.
If you frequently host lots of outdoor parties with many guests or want your pit to match an existing patio consider building a fire pit in ground with a paver surround.
Use fire rated bricks cut to fit the inside of the pit.
For this diy fire pit begin by spraying the inside of the container with non stick cooking spray and pour it completely full of quickly setting concrete.
Use a compass and piece of chalk to mark a circle on the concrete measuring 3 feet in diameter.
Wet the gravel thoroughly with a garden hose and then use the hand tamper to compact it into a hard layer a couple of.
Check the base at several points to be sure it is level and make.
To choose the right fire pit design and layout to suit your entertaining needs think about how you will use your fire pit area long term.
Set one or more gel fuel canisters into the wet concrete to create the right sized space coat the canister with non stick cooking spray for easy removal.
Using that hole as a guide drill a 3 4 in.
Hole confirm this size with the installation instructions.
Hole through the sides of the frame 1 in.
Start by measuring and leveling the desired spot remove 10 inches of soil from the marked off spot add crushed stone then top off with sand and level add pavers to create the patio leaving a center hole open for the fire pit.
How to build a fire pit on concrete step 1.
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How to build a fire pit under 30 minutes.
Installing a custom fire pit on a patio if you re installing on a paver patio with polymeric sand in the joints you ll need to line the bottom of the fire pit to protect the sand.