Fire Pit Height - show me your fire pits

[Veccster]

I'm trying to decide ring vs no-ring in a wood burning firepit. The ring is supposed to keep the fire/heat off the block and prevent them from cracking. But I'm worried that the ring will rust and not look good after a year or two.

If I go no-ring, do I risk bursting a block? I would like to glue or mortar everything together. I don't want a middle block to burst and have to disassemble to replace.

Or maybe I line the inside of the ring with another layer of concrete block or brick that can be replaced....

 

[JoyfulNoise]

What about lining the inside with fire brick?

 

[bdavis466]

Or using fire clay. That's what I used in the mix for the faux wood fire pit.

 

[Ngriffin26]

That's amazing! What a neat idea! ??

 

[MaddisonJane35]

I'm trying to decide ring vs no-ring in a wood burning firepit. The ring is supposed to keep the fire/heat off the block and prevent them from cracking. But I'm worried that the ring will rust and not look good after a year or two.

If I go no-ring, do I risk bursting a block? I would like to glue or mortar everything together. I don't want a middle block to burst and have to disassemble to replace.

Or maybe I line the inside of the ring with another layer of concrete block or brick that can be replaced....

my brother had his pit built then put a liner on the inside of it he had it intentionally pre-rusted by the manufacture. here are a few pictures of it. he has had it for a two years and has not broken a block yet.

 

[leemilton]

here is my simple little pit it isnt as nice as some of the others here. but I had it custom made for me and I love it. plus we rather the wood burning pits than gas pits.

 

[Uncle Flappy]

My kiva:

 

[Rbrown222_2]

here ours NG we love it!

 

[bmoreswim]

Here's ours.

 

[Kroezer95]

And ours...we did approx. 12" to get more heat to the body

 

[JWAustinVTX]

How big of an area around the firepit do you need? Is 3 feet 7 inches of decking from outerwall good?

 

[Milesxavier514]

i love the work that went into this, what a craftsman!

I'd love to do the coping in wood like this, or even a wood/rock combo.

Really all I'm looking for is for someone to throw me the keys to their backyard and their children's future college tuition... the rest is up to me!

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nice job on the block work

my brother had his pit built then put a liner on the inside of it he had it intentionally pre-rusted by the manufacture. here are a few pictures of it. he has had it for a two years and has not broken a block yet.

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where did you get your pit i like the simple steel design.

here is my simple little pit it isnt as nice as some of the others here. but I had it custom made for me and I love it. plus we rather the wood burning pits than gas pits.

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where did you get your pit?

Here's ours.

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[bmoreswim]

This is the fire pit. The identical one is sold by many stores, with additional designs. It's generally $229. I use a cheap fire grate from Lowe's in it to aid in airflow and to elevate the fire a bit. Ours is at least 10 years old.

http://www.woodlanddirect.com/Moose-Trees-Fire-Pit?gclid=CjwKCAiA4vbSBRBNEiwAMorER8YQdLwQshwZbdimHCS9g3nWnS22XNTVOtltAckhXSjouH70YlyhMBoCbL8QAvD_BwE

https://www.lowes.com/pd/1-2-in-Steel-18-in-4-Bar-Fireplace-Grate-with-Ember-Retainer/999919170

 

[Karl]

I have 2 backyard fire pits ... serves a dual purpose I suppose : ) the left one can handle some seating

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[Katodude]

Ours is 18” high. Perfect height for eating at and putting our feet up. Made with the extra travertine from the decking. Running on propane from the underground tank.