Build Your Own Outdoor Fireplace

Any metal shop in your area should suffice for your fireplace.

Build your own outdoor fireplace.

Choose a hearthstone made from completely fireproof materials at least 4 inches 10 cm thick. Apply the corbelling technique. They have all kinds of metal for your projects. It should extend at least 16 inches 41 cm in front of the firebox and 8 inches 20 cm on either side.

Installing it correctly is an important part of building an outdoor fireplace. Remove any plants vines trees or other landscaping features such as wooden fences trellises and the like. Put some pea pebbles and sandcrete to make the foundation solid. If i had known prior another easier method is to build your own top out of concrete instead of using the angle iron.

Building the fireplace s walls arch and throat proceed to recreating your outdoor fireplace building plan and construct its walls stacking the bricks around the firebox and adding a layer of ordinary mortar mix between them. Dig 3 feet into the ground to make a rectangular hole around 8 feet long by 2 5 feet wide. Pour in 4 inches of concrete and lay in concrete blocks. Use a bendable board and wooden planks to create the frame of the fireplace s arch.

No matter which type of outdoor fireplace you are planning on building you will first need to prepare your building site.