Refurbish an Outdoor Firepit

Nothing says summer better than a fire. Unfortunately, fires are generally frowned upon in suburbia. But with a little elbow grease and an old firepit, you can have an attractive area to have your backyard bonfires.

Also, this my entrance for the Dadcando Family Fun Contest. Please vote for me.

Step 1 Materials

 The list of materials is fairly inexpensive.

You will need:

1) A firepit (duh). We got ours from our neighbors trash, and it's quite obvious why it was there.

2) Some river stones. We picked ours up at a hobby store for a little under $3.

3) Black, rust-proof, fire-proof, paint. We got it a a hardware store for about $4 a can. We needed 2 cans.

4) Liquid Glue of the variety that goes in a caulk gun. We got it for about $15.

5) Wire brush, which we had on hand.

A total of $26 for an attractive firepit.

Comments

[montinam]

Should I be concerned about what kind of glue> Sounds like you are talking about Liquid Nails. Is the closeness to a heat source an issue?

[PJ the Epic]

The ring we had got slightly warm, so we thought that it would be good to use a heat resistant glue. It usually says on the package.

[wobbler]

Hammerite is a good paint to use on things like this. It goes straight over rust and I think it's also heatproof or they do a heatproof version.

[LDW]

Referbish? enterance? Was there no skool in your home town?

[PJ the Epic]

Fixed it. I'm no good at your "englush". *laughs*