build a backyard barbecue!

Step 2: Lay the foundation

dig and level the patch of ground that the barbecue will sit on. before pouring the concrete make sure that all your water, power and gas lines are laid, because it will be hard to get them in there after it is poured. run all connections through the foundation and cap them. ours was 3'x11'. create a form to pour the concrete in from 2x4's. mix concrete according to the directions on the package. pour into the mold. level and smooth the concrete with another 2x4. it would be easiest to rent/borrow a cement mixer because we will be mixing a lot of them.

Comments

[hivoltage]

thats probably a good idea to do in general, but i don't think its really necessary for where i live. i don't know if this area has ever seen snow, since temperatures in the middle of winter rarely fall below 50. definitely a good suggestion for colder locales though.

[mmixer]

I would recommend to put the pipes through the sleeves. Just make them from short pieces of PVC tubing of bigger size. This will prevent your lines from cracking in case of foundation movement (in winter, when soil freezes and expands, and thus moves foundation up)