Fire Pit Base Rocks

Check the contents of your kit to see if additional materials are needed before assembling.

Fire pit base rocks.

Wet the gravel thoroughly with a garden hose and then use the hand tamper to compact it into a hard layer a couple of inches below the. Pour a generous amount of crushed gravel paver base into the hole so your finished base will be approximately five inches thick. For example if the completed fire pit is to be 5 feet wide cut the string to 2 1 2 feet long. Our fire pit kit is comprised of blocks and a metal ring insert.

Make a loop on one end of the string and slip it around the rebar. Unlike the lava rocks mentioned above fire pit glass is man made and can come in a wide assortment of colors and patterns. Our kit can be installed on grass on top of a gravel paver base or on top of a patio. Hammer a piece of rebar directly in the center of the fire pit location.

Moreover like all fire pit rocks uniflame lava rock does not emit carbon dioxide soot or ash hence it is eco friendly and can be reused as many. While some people choose to forgo a fire pit filler and simply use a concrete or stone base filler adds a nice aesthetic to your fire pit that can enhance your backyard landscaping. It doesn t radiate heat as well as lava rocks and it s more expensive than sand dirt but some folks love the way the flames dance in the reflection of the glass. Cut a piece of string to half the length of the fire pit s diameter.

Place a thin layer of sand on the bottom of the fire pit and add the recommended 2 6 inches of filler on top of it. Fire pits commonly consist of an inner wall an outer wall a cap i e a flat tabletop like surface around the opening at the top of the pit and decorative stones or rocks in the center. Adding gravel on top of the compacted dirt will create a base for your fire pit.