How to Build Your Own Fire Pit

Step 5: Steel Ring

Before you lay the final course of stone, set the steel ring in place. Then add the final layer of stone onto the lip of the ring. As originally built, the fire pit was seven layers tall--each layer took 14 stones--and about 25 inches tall. But we have found that the fires burn even better once we removed one layer of stone.

Comments

[Jon_M]

Instead of a ring to hold the grate couldn't you just use some metal rods going across?

[sorebikr]

WHERE can I find a steel ring and grate similar to this one? I can't seem to find it anywhere online.

[Hazzard2theworld911]

Just buy a large grate for a weber charcoal grill or similar. build a small lip into the inside of the pit, to hold up the grate. best luck!