How to Build a Fire Pit | This Old House

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook creates a cozy cold-weather oasis. (See below for a shopping list and tools.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Segment 1 short description Roger helped a homeowner build a campfire pit in her backyard using a kit consisting of concrete pavers and a steel ring. First, they dug a shallow pit slightly wider than the campfire. For drainage, Roger dug a second narrow, deeper hole in the middle and filled it with ¾" stone. Next, he added a mixture of stone and stone dust in the shallow pit and compacted it using a hand tamper. Then, with the steel ring in place temporarily, Roger installed several rows of curved concrete pavers around it, staggering the joints and gluing each row together with masonry adhesive. Finally, they backfilled around the firepit with topsoil and replaced the turf. Shopping List for How to Build a Fire Pit: steel fire-pit ring with cooking grates [https://amzn.to/2HQFVbm] ¾-inch crushed stone [https://amzn.to/2QjucpJ], used for base of fire pit cotton cloth [https://amzn.to/2HAX9uq] concrete-block adhesive [https://amzn.to/2X4pv5F] Tools List for How to Build a Fire Pit: wheelbarrow [https://amzn.to/2YMcDBu] pointed shovel [https://amzn.to/2wht6Bt], used to excavate fire pit hole square shovel [https://amzn.to/2X4FK2H], used for digging up the grass hand tamper [https://amzn.to/2X5XL0j] rubber mallet [https://amzn.to/2YN8mhq] torpedo level [https://amzn.to/30H0y2p] caulk gun [https://amzn.to/2X8l0XK] Roger installed a campfire kit complete with curved concrete pavers and a steel inner ring manufactured by Ideal Concrete Block [https://www.idealconcreteblock.com/]. About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we're ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Looking for more step by step guidance on how to complete projects around the house? Join This Old House INSIDER to stream over 1,000 episodes commercial-free: https://bit.ly/2GPiYbH Plus, download our FREE app for full-episode streaming to your connected TV, phone or tablet: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/st... Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Build a Fire Pit | This Old House    / thisoldhouse