Building An Outdoor Fire Pit. The first step to make your own fire pit is to dig out a dedicated space in your yard for the fire pit base. For a fire pit with a diameter of 5 attach a string to the stake measure 2 1 2 or half the length of your circumference and tie this end of the string to a can of spray paint.
An outdoor fire pit makes any patio or backyard into a great gathering place where friends and family can eat talk or just rest by the fire. Mark out the fire pit. How to build a fire pit under 30 minutes.
I decided that i wanted the actual fire area where the logs would fit to be about 3 feet all the way around.
A 3 ft diameter in ground fire pit creates enough room for a good fire yet keeps everyone close enough to chat and complies with most codes. Mark the shape of the fire pit with blocks. Preferably from a point away from the house and where there are no trees covering the fire pit. The area already had a built in square made of 4 4 s.