I've constructed a few simple cement grills, largely from the ideas of these UA-cam videos. And it's super fun. Couple points of advice before you get started: a) don't improvise materials too much. If you don't have enough 'Styrofoam' just wait until you do, because it's perfect. Scraps of wood wrapped in 'cling wrap' also work well and release without a fuss. b) Pure cement flows well but doesn't offer a lot of strength with regard to heat cycles and resistance to cracking. So, insert steel reinforcing rod wherever and whenever possible. I like to use old wire clothes hangers, straightened out with a pair of pliers.... nipped/re-angled/fitted, especially around corners. c) Voids. Lifting and dropping short vertical distances helps get the bubbles out when trying to fill those low corners. Don't drop it too high though! Just a couple inches is good enough. Once its more than half poured, it may be too heavy for even a 'gentle drop' , for fear of splitting/distorting your form/mold. Just slap the sides of it, or perhaps apply the handle end of palm sander around the outside of the form to vibrate/compact any air bubbles. Do make sure to pour your mix there first, to find all the nooks. d) perhaps most important, let the whole thing cure at least 2 or 3 days before dismantling the form. Those lower corners, especially if you formed some 'legs or feet', these take the longest to set up and properly harden. There's nothing worse than going through the whole process only to become impatient and find that the feet either broke off or partially crumbled and need more point work or patching just to be functional, let only look pleasing. Also, I like to add some perlite to the mix to lower the density... these grills can get quite heavy if constructed purely of cement/sand/gravel. And, if you have't mixed cement in a while (or ever) its a good idea to make a small test batch of your 'mix' ahead of time, enough to pour into a large plastic drinking cup if nothing else, just to see how it cures, especially if adding sand/gravels/perlite, etc.
@@maurie0 The round (or even square) ones can be found online at an appliance parts dealer or someone who specializes in gas stove/range parts. I suppose technically they could be called a trivet but are generally referred to as a "grate" or burner grate.
this looks cool, although fire will destroy plain concrete quite quickly. While concrete isn't flammable itself, the heat from a fire will make it basically fall apart. That is why fireplaces use something called "firebrick." You can use additives to make it stand up to fire better, like silica.
@@privacy70 his comment is valid. It's well known fire or rather the heat will inevitably crack the concrete, there are as mentioned ways of avoiding this issue, various products range from fire rated cement, silica, fire bricks and fire blankets used in construction of Bombay pizza ovens all help to combat the expansion and contraction such a thing will have to go through. If your grandmother's is still going strong after years then it's likely to have been constructed using methods mentioned. Ordinary cement will not stand up to the heat generated...
@nemz and the ceramic would explode causing the deaths of you ,your dog,and whatever woodland creature is unfortunate to be within the blast zone of flying ceramic shrapnel.
I guess my question is "has any one ever seen what happens when you accidentally dry out and over heat concrete?" (cracks if your lucky, you hear it crack just moments before it violently explodes if your not.) So kind of concrete are you using? and maybe what are you sealing it with?
@@coolburn1511 Concrete was NOt used for the mold - didn’t you watch ? The fireplace was cast from concrete; using fireclay instead of Portland cement would prevent the cracking.
That's beautiful and really functional. I just wonder, where do you exhaust the smoke out? Will it be better if it has any exhaust hole to separate the smoke out from the stove? Thanks for enlightening me soon.
The smoke comes out of the top of each grill. The round one and the rectangluar one. This is an outdoor grill. Wood / charcoal below grill creates heat upward to cook item then exhausts up.
@@keithfreitas2983 you could probably wedge a round piece of foam on the side during making the wood stove, then when the concrete cures clean out the round piece and place a piece of metal duct tubing for an exhaust pipe
When the concrete is heated, the cement inside becomes dehydrated, losing some of its water as vapor. That water vapor begins moving away from the source of the heat, but becomes trapped inside the structure of the concrete. Hence when these explode they do from the inside out, which luckily saves your food but could leave you with a chunk embedded in your eye.
@@ZaibNMalik If you lived in the desert and could keep moisture off it then I'd say it should be ok, but then I'd like a chat about the fumes it releases. It's not a good material for fire or for cooking which is why we don't use it.
@Robin Sailo It makes no difference, It attracts moisture out of the air and even out of your skin. And if it's not 100% dry when you use it the moisture will explode.
I've constructed a few simple cement grills, largely from the ideas of these UA-cam videos. And it's super fun. Couple points of advice before you get started: a) don't improvise materials too much. If you don't have enough 'Styrofoam' just wait until you do, because it's perfect. Scraps of wood wrapped in 'cling wrap' also work well and release without a fuss. b) Pure cement flows well but doesn't offer a lot of strength with regard to heat cycles and resistance to cracking. So, insert steel reinforcing rod wherever and whenever possible. I like to use old wire clothes hangers, straightened out with a pair of pliers.... nipped/re-angled/fitted, especially around corners. c) Voids. Lifting and dropping short vertical distances helps get the bubbles out when trying to fill those low corners. Don't drop it too high though! Just a couple inches is good enough. Once its more than half poured, it may be too heavy for even a 'gentle drop' , for fear of splitting/distorting your form/mold. Just slap the sides of it, or perhaps apply the handle end of palm sander around the outside of the form to vibrate/compact any air bubbles. Do make sure to pour your mix there first, to find all the nooks. d) perhaps most important, let the whole thing cure at least 2 or 3 days before dismantling the form. Those lower corners, especially if you formed some 'legs or feet', these take the longest to set up and properly harden. There's nothing worse than going through the whole process only to become impatient and find that the feet either broke off or partially crumbled and need more point work or patching just to be functional, let only look pleasing. Also, I like to add some perlite to the mix to lower the density... these grills can get quite heavy if constructed purely of cement/sand/gravel. And, if you have't mixed cement in a while (or ever) its a good idea to make a small test batch of your 'mix' ahead of time, enough to pour into a large plastic drinking cup if nothing else, just to see how it cures, especially if adding sand/gravels/perlite, etc.
Where do you get the steel or cast iron trivets to hold the pots on the circular fire hole ... are they called trivets?
@@maurie0 The round (or even square) ones can be found online at an appliance parts dealer or someone who specializes in gas stove/range parts. I suppose technically they could be called a trivet but are generally referred to as a "grate" or burner grate.
@@jnc07res cheers thank you ... very helpful key words enabled me to find a few good sources #bloodymarvellous
Usually I insert wire mesh inside bottom and side to strength it. J.J.
Thank you so so much! This will help me immensely, as I live off the grid completely!
Какие же у вас прекрасные дровяные печки! Спасибо за идеи - сплошной креатив там, где не ожидаешь! Хочется приготовить на такой горячей плите.
this looks cool, although fire will destroy plain concrete quite quickly. While concrete isn't flammable itself, the heat from a fire will make it basically fall apart. That is why fireplaces use something called "firebrick." You can use additives to make it stand up to fire better, like silica.
Amazing idea 😆
Really? How reliable will it make it?
My grandmother Been using Exact same thing like in this vid and it's still strong for yrs and u saying it will destroy quickly.
@@privacy70 his comment is valid. It's well known fire or rather the heat will inevitably crack the concrete, there are as mentioned ways of avoiding this issue, various products range from fire rated cement, silica, fire bricks and fire blankets used in construction of Bombay pizza ovens all help to combat the expansion and contraction such a thing will have to go through. If your grandmother's is still going strong after years then it's likely to have been constructed using methods mentioned. Ordinary cement will not stand up to the heat generated...
You can get heat resistant cement
I really want to make one now. That design is almost perfect.
Same here
Wow so good it is
Amazing idea 😆👍👍
IIij
Thank you so much for sharing your video to us.
It is a smart ideas and your piece of work very impressive ! Watching you from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
Top demais
Meu amigo
Você é fora de sério 🤣😂🤣
Manja muito.
Parabéns.
Simple and beatiful creation. Thank you for sharing.
Your. Work is amazing good job and keep.it up
Love it! Very Creative God bls u!!😊
Covering it with a ceramic tile would take it to the next level, still very cool, thanks
@nemz and the ceramic would explode causing the deaths of you ,your dog,and whatever woodland creature is unfortunate to be within the blast zone of flying ceramic shrapnel.
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Genius idea and design! 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
Top .. parabéns por ter essa ideia 💡 que Deus abençoe VC e sua família 🙏
Masallah very good ...
God bless you too always ,,,
I guess my question is
"has any one ever seen what happens when you accidentally dry out and over heat concrete?"
(cracks if your lucky, you hear it crack just moments before it violently explodes if your not.)
So kind of concrete are you using?
and maybe what are you sealing it with?
@@Pendarr7 it was only used as the mold. Didn't you watch?
@@coolburn1511 Concrete was NOt used for the mold - didn’t you watch ? The fireplace was cast from concrete; using fireclay instead of Portland cement would prevent the cracking.
Refractory cement does not Crack nor explode
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You are a genius! God bless
Excellent brother !!!!
wow excellent work sir, thanks for sharing👍
Nossa quanta criatividade Obrigada pela 💡 vou fazer um👏👏👏👏
Can't wait to make one! Thank you 😀
H!!pp
You will nerver
@MrBoon thanks for the great tips
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What a smart wood stove!
That's beautiful and really functional. I just wonder, where do you exhaust the smoke out?
Will it be better if it has any exhaust hole to separate the smoke out from the stove?
Thanks for enlightening me soon.
The smoke comes out of the top of each grill. The round one and the rectangluar one. This is an outdoor grill. Wood / charcoal below grill creates heat upward to cook item then exhausts up.
Visit my channel to see more videos like this. Tks!!! 😆❤️
@@keithfreitas2983 you could probably wedge a round piece of foam on the side during making the wood stove, then when the concrete cures clean out the round piece and place a piece of metal duct tubing for an exhaust pipe
@@keithfreitas2983 .tem fazer o que para o cimento aguenta.e não rachar?
Tanks for wathcing ua-cam.com/video/NO4GnuvIKvo/v-deo.html
Wow. Simply amazing!!!
Gostei muito,mas faltou as medidas do cimento,areia,e a medida da caixa de isopor
good morning my friend I really liked your work your videos are amazing I loved all your videos I'm already written on your channel big hug to you
You are very smart!👌👌👌👌
A simple but yet very convenient little outdoor grill.... Never Rust...
This Was COMPLETELY AWESOME THANK YOU
Wwaauu ..muy práctico y económico gracias por compartir desde Uruguay 🇺🇾
Merci beaucoup pour votre travail ❤ manchallah ❤ ❤ j'adore votre travail ❤❤tres bien ❤❤
ang gling mo tlaga ,, ggwa n aq mmya maraming slamat.. Love u
Great. and neat, clean appearance. like stucco. Love it. Thank you.
Wow great sharing!
Very simple , kitchen for cooking .👍
Top, vc é muito inteligente, vc é fera, tô indiguinada, parabéns, bom dia, vc é um herói.
Parabéns top top top 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
With a side grill cover it would be a great smoker too. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
Very impressive thanks for sharing
When the concrete is heated, the cement inside becomes dehydrated, losing some of its water as vapor. That water vapor begins moving away from the source of the heat, but becomes trapped inside the structure of the concrete. Hence when these explode they do from the inside out, which luckily saves your food but could leave you with a chunk embedded in your eye.
This is really helpful, I was considering trying thus out, I might pass now.
@@ZaibNMalik If you lived in the desert and could keep moisture off it then I'd say it should be ok, but then I'd like a chat about the fumes it releases. It's not a good material for fire or for cooking which is why we don't use it.
@Robin Sailo what is it then?
@Robin Sailo It makes no difference, It attracts moisture out of the air and even out of your skin. And if it's not 100% dry when you use it the moisture will explode.
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great project! I would have put in more metal reinforcement (rebar) especially in the feet
your comment doesn't make sense, like I said I would put in more reinforcement
@@asiwasb4 ok youtube policeman perhaps you should focus on minding your own business - I can write a comment on anything I want - it's a free world
اللهم صل وسلم على الحبيب محمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
امنيتي ان أصلي في المسجد النبوي الشريف يارب أنا وكل من قال أمين
यो त झन् सुरक्षित हुन्छ 👍
Muito bom mesmo, vou fazer um prá mim
Mais um inscrito no canal,sou Brasil
Im so exited i love this I’m going to make this.
Very creative and a pleasure to see working.
That’s a great-looking cooker, good to have a burner for a pot or tea kettle and one to grill on…good job!
thank you
I want to make one too. Thanks for sharing.👍👍👍👍👍👍
I love this I want to try to make this but dont have a clue where to start im not a handy girl lol
That’s exactly what I was thinking, and I’m a kinda handy girl, too many moving parts🥴
I really enjoyed your video and work. Decorative and practical.
The only issue I have is where would I source the stylophone boxes.
Looks like a big styrofoam cooler that can be brought anywhere you would get beach or pool supplies
Large and small styrofoam coolers with a round bucket at deparment store which sells picnic suplies.
nice very cool idea
Wow great👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌👌👍🏻👍🏻
Need vent holes to increase/ decrease airflow. Regular cement won't last long because of heat.
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You can get heat resistant cement
I like the over all design. But bigger with stone or fire brick would be better. Could double as a fire pit that way
This one not so good functionality but still looks good 👌
Parabéns, parabéns, parabéns; pelo seu lindo, maravilhoso e criatividade espetacular. Amei demais !!!!
oh you are amazing
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Muy buena idea!.Gracias x compartir! Bendiciones!
gracias
@@diycementideas
Please send your phone number
Your job is amazing
thank you
Would be so cool adding charcoal to o the rectangular part and cooking there too. Great idea. Wonder how much it weighs
Kereennn bgt
Inovasi dan kreativitas
Amazing idea! Iid been looking for this kind of design since i saw this video.. Thanks a lot! 😍
Perfeito, maravilhoso e prático. Parabéns. Maceió Alagoas Brasil.
Muito obrigado
Gostei muito parabéns pela sua criatividade.
Parabéns, GOSTEi !
Very good.Perfect
Awesome build and grill! Bro needs some CEMENT on those Sandals as well.🌎🎶
Perfect . Respet ✊️
Very impressive, good job!
So good idea 👍👍👍👍👍
Wowww me enamoreeee😍💪👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Olá, amei seu trabalho, parabéns. Vou tentar fazer para mim. Belém Pará Brasil.
i love this, looks clean and cool
WOW VERY USEFUL IDEA👌
Cara , perfeito ❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
😂🙌🥰
Super mantap skilnya bg, aduan semen bisa jadi tempat masak dan bisa bakar ikan jugak
Lindo trabalho 😍🙌👏👏👏
Wow! Love this very creative .
thank you
Đẳng cấp quá 🎉🎉🎉
una forma un poco rara de quemar los palos pero quedo de lujo!! me encanto!
Gostei do fogão.
Ficou top.
Mais foi a primeira vez que vi siri na brasa
Projeto maravilhoso e criativo!!!
Nn
Visit my channel to see more videos like this. Tks!!! 😆❤️
@@lmtn your work is great but why come to someone else channel to post your channel not cool
@@wolfpackgaming6356 ?.
very creative
Very nice.
Marvelous!
Podia ter passado as medidas de tudo! Adorei!
Good 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Awesome ❤️🇮🇩❤️
Very cool! Nicely done!
Thank you, on to making my own.
Look good 👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️
Amazing
That's amazing !!!
So amazing, thanks for sharing
Top! Ficou lindo! Funcional. Parabéns!! 👏👏👏👏
Lo puedo hacer con ladrillo rojo
Muito bom parabéns pelo seu trabalho
Wow amazing ❤❤❤
What measurements are you using for the box , looks like the perfect size. Amazing idea