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Title: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: pz on October 18, 2013, 12:29:33 PM: My son helped me with this one - we had concrete wall blocks left from a retaining wall demolition, and thought that recycling them into something useful would be a good thing to do. Just found these pics of the construction (from a couple years ago)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-skXUh8KEimY/UmFfH1WvvEI/AAAAAAAAEZ8/KE2tKNjq4EU/w1109-h832-no/IMG_0127.jpg)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FyjUOFtCtyI/UmFfI1wYG_I/AAAAAAAAEaI/iWs6iqd39xM/w624-h832-no/IMG_0129.jpg)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-F_qYvcnW32Y/UmFfJDU3vAI/AAAAAAAAEac/HU-aKaeKexs/w1109-h832-no/IMG_0132.jpg)
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: sliding_billy on October 18, 2013, 01:25:32 PM: That is a really nice looking pit.
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: Sailor1 on October 18, 2013, 02:55:18 PM: Nice pit......1st thing that came to mind was a CIALIS commercial ;D
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: PoppyBill on October 18, 2013, 03:24:01 PM: Quote from: Sailor1 on October 18, 2013, 02:55:18 PM
Nice pit......1st thing that came to mind was a CIALIS commercial ;D

;D That's funny.
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: smokeasaurus on October 18, 2013, 04:38:24 PM: Quote from: PoppyBill on October 18, 2013, 03:24:01 PM
Quote from: Sailor1 on October 18, 2013, 02:55:18 PM
Nice pit......1st thing that came to mind was a CIALIS commercial ;D

;D That's funny.

Right!! but without seeing the bathtubs. but they do have warm footsies :D
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: squirtthecat on October 18, 2013, 04:42:10 PM: Gotta be an old picture... Only a hatchet within reach. :D

Nice job repurposing the blocks. Looks better than the combine rims people use around here!
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: pz on October 18, 2013, 04:53:55 PM: Quote from: Sailor1 on October 18, 2013, 02:55:18 PM
Nice pit......1st thing that came to mind was a CIALIS commercial ;D

I KNEW there was something about that pic, but didn't realize what until you posted!
(http://www.niscienceclasses.org/main/Smileys/fantasticsmileys/s_laugh.gif)

Quote from: squirtthecat on October 18, 2013, 04:42:10 PM

Gotta be an old picture... Only a hatchet within reach. :D

Nice job repurposing the blocks. Looks better than the combine rims people use around here!

lol, CIALIS and weapons don't belong in the same commercial!

We enjoyed re-purposing the materials - everything in the construction was cast off from other projects. One of these days I'd like to finish the project with some kind of metal internal structure I could use for cooking purposes - would be kind of cool to cook in a fire pit
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: HighOnSmoke on October 18, 2013, 05:04:13 PM: Nice looking pit!
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: veryolddog on October 18, 2013, 05:34:38 PM: Heck, if I built a fire pit on my ranch in New Mexico, I would probably burn half the State down. :)

Nice looking pit. Must be nice on a cool evening.

Ed
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: drholly on October 18, 2013, 08:18:12 PM: Nice looking pit, pz!
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: Keymaster on October 18, 2013, 08:32:36 PM: Cool!! Two pieces of angle iron across the top a foot apart will make a nice landing for a cast iron Dutch oven.
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: drholly on October 18, 2013, 08:37:34 PM: Quote from: Keymaster on October 18, 2013, 08:32:36 PM
Cool!! Two pieces of angle iron across the top a foot apart will make a nice landing for a cast iron Dutch oven.
Good idea- you could also put a piece of expanded metal over the angle iron to act as a grill, or a add a griddle - just move some of the embers under the "grill" and use the fire to feed it.
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: pz on October 18, 2013, 10:27:45 PM: Excellent ideas, gents! That's kind of what I had in mind, only to have a couple of the wall blocks inside the pit and space them wide enough to fit the interlocking Grill Grates - then from the main fire, shovel coals beneath the grates. However, I like the idea of a couple of pieces of angle iron on top with even more Grill Grates for a more large scale production. I'd also like to have a paella pan and Korean BBQ as accessories. Granted, it would be a special use pit because it would be best when the weather turns cool, but before winter settles in.
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: drholly on October 18, 2013, 10:29:41 PM: Sounds like a lot of fun! Take lots of pictures, please.
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: Smokin Soon on October 18, 2013, 10:45:16 PM: That's a great place for one of those tripod things that can hang a grill or a Dutch Oven. Fun stuff!
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: muebe on October 18, 2013, 10:45:30 PM: And no cougars circling the fire either 8)

Nice sized pit!
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: pz on October 18, 2013, 10:52:28 PM: Quote from: muebe on October 18, 2013, 10:45:30 PM
And no cougars circling the fire either 8)

... although we do have a couple of female divorced friends... oops, did I say that? :o

Quote from: Smokin Soon on October 18, 2013, 10:45:16 PM
That's a great place for one of those tripod things that can hang a grill or a Dutch Oven. Fun stuff!

That's a great idea! I've always loved the idea of a witch's cauldron to cook a hearty stew that can be spooned into bowls by the fireside.
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: Smokin Don on October 18, 2013, 11:53:34 PM: Quote from: Smokin Soon on October 18, 2013, 10:45:16 PM
That's a great place for one of those tripod things that can hang a grill or a Dutch Oven. Fun stuff!
That's what I was thinking too but at my old age I would need a gate to get in and tend to the stuff!

Love the pit PZ especially the last pic! Don
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: TMB on October 18, 2013, 11:56:52 PM: Nice, Kimmie's been wanting a fire pit for sometime.

Now I can show her this one and tell her build it! :D :D :D ??? ???
Title: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: mikecorn.1 on October 19, 2013, 05:46:06 PM: Nice. And a great view to go along with it.

Mike
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Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: fishingbouchman on October 19, 2013, 09:45:10 PM: I will send my address and you can come build me one if those.
Title: Re: Building a fire pit in the back yard
Post by: Nick7290 on October 23, 2013, 10:45:27 PM: Very nice!