Would you recommend this build in a more wet climate? I am concerned that the tube would catch rain and flood the fire pit. Awesome project by the way. Congrats!
Beautiful job! I’m a female and I learned so much from you, I will be sharing this video with my husband. Thank you for all of your great advice and expertise.
Need to make a video of an update after a storm. Water can build up at the very bottom of the pit, but always drains on its own. I live in a relatively dry climate.
Looks amazing, would you be willing to share the list of items that you used for this project? I want to build something similar in the spring but with a natural gas pit instead
Very cool and will be building my own, just a little concerned about the bricks, are they fire rated? Typically you want to use fire bricks or at least clay bricks, not cement pavers (too porous, will get water and then explode/crack if super heated). Pavers around the pit should be fine as they won't get super hot, but inside the fire pit walls you want fire rated material.
look great but a few questions, how do you empty all the ash? how do you stop grass cuttings from going everywhere? will the glue hold up with the heat? and are the bricks okay for fire? I'm looking to build my own and was thinking of digging a soakaway in the centre so the ash and water and can drain away in to it or have that and a tray for the ash to reuse for the plants.
So the ash hasn't been an issue yet, I have cleaned out the pit only once since I made it. I don't put the fire out with water when Im done. I just cover the pit with a steel grill cover and let the coals all burn away. Never had a problem with grass cuttings, you can always use a leaf blower and blow them away if its a problem. I used concrete adhesive, and so far no issues, but I would recommend applying liberally, the more the better. The bricks are great for the fire, they are made in high temp.
That is some beautiful work. I think I saw that you used construction adhesive for the brickwork on the firepit. Out of curiosity, how well is the construction adhesive holding up to the heat from the fire?
is there any concerns of erosion of the dirt over time that the pavers are sitting on? we love this design and want to do this, but that's my primary concern
I am working on an updated video showing the current condition of the firepit. Should be posted this weekend. I will go over all the issues I had with it and show how it held up.
Looks cool bit all kinds of concern pvc fire weed barrier fire glue fire and if thats a trick with the square then wow bit hey you put in the work looks good
That is absolutely amazing. Awesome job. I'm in the process of building an outdoor kitchen, just finished building a floating deck for the base, and my next project was to build a fire pit, but after seeing this it's given me some ideas. Thanks for posting.
This was awesome! I’m remodeling my yard and plan to excavate a portion of my raised patio to have a sunken pit and use the excavated dirt to backfill an area for a raised seating / dining area
Verry nice work, well done. But I'm afraid the concrete bricks wil crack sooner or later because of the heat. For a fire pit you should have token burnt red bricks and glue them together with clay.
Stellar!! Your patience and workmanship payed off fantastically. Smooth..linear..and professional. Your channel is very informative..wishing you great success with all your projects.
Hey San. Awesome video and amazing end result. I had one question. Not sure where you live but do you ever have problems with drainage within the fire pit and seated area? I like how you used the ground as a natural backing for the seating instead of using difficult retaining walls, but just wondering if there were any issues not having a drain? Thanks!
Hi Jon. I do live in a more dry climate area. But I did run into small water build up at the very bottom of the pit during the first few weeks after laying the sod since I was over-watering to help the grass take root. Then after the grass took I cut down on the watering schedule and have had no issues whatsoever. If you live in an area with lots of rainfall then I would advise adding a plastic drain tube at the lowest part of the firepit, and that should solve any water drainage issues.
Hi San! I hope you're doing well. I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed seeing your project - it's both beautiful and elegantly simple! Would you be willing to share the dimensions of it with me? I'm looking to start my first project soon, so having an idea of the dimensions would be really helpful. Thank you so much!
lol you must be in arizona, there needs to be french drain if you live in northwest. Also need to pour footing to block water from coming in from under the side of the dirt.
There have been a couple of times where we got flooded with heavy rain for days straight. The water does drain on its own. At the very bottom there is sand a gravel, works well for drainage in the dry climate where I live. But if you live in a humid climate with often precipitation, then you most definitely need to dig deeper and add a drainage pipe that leads away from the pit.
1 meter is deep 👍. Depends where you are having water drainage problems, the floor area or the pit itself? Perhaps at the lowest part of the fire pit you can install a proper plastic drainage pipe that will help water flow away from the pit.
@@sanchaikofficial back of the retaining wall is close to the neighbours fence, their gutters are blocked and over flowing, water going under the fence and into the pit atm, I might need a little decline and run a pipe at the lowest point?
I'm building mine right now. A little tweeks but practically the same. I think I'm doing overkill. On the drainage issue I'm pretty much screwed but I came up with a solution. Installing pvc pipe at floor bottom and digging small trench to feed pipe in ground and having it come out on the outside and using a harbor freight small water pump to hook up to and pumping it out easily. I had a major rain come thru literally 24 hrs of it. And I've used the pump in the past and it pumped out the hole no problem. Hence I saw the weak spots in my setup with the whole. Slowly trucking along building it. Hope it helps someone
Amazing work, I’m thinking of doing something very similar but worried about water retention specially in FL with the heavy rain. What would you do for that??
Not sure how you would go about that. If you live in an area of constant precipitation, then maybe consider having the pit above ground. You can always experiment, just dig a hole somewhere and wait to see if it fills with water.
saturating the ground with water for about a week before digging would have saved you A LOT of time and effort. You'd also be able to dig deeper if you wanted. Looks like your ground is caliche, which becomes like concrete. Also, I bet the white stone isn't white anymore unless you're out there washing it all the time 😂
First: finish product looks great. Use a spade for digging, dig 3 inches lower. get 3/4 crush with fines (aka road base), use level to skreet the road base with quarter bubble grade following yard grade direction. Pack it well. Then sand and proceed as you did. Get a dead blow and tap the 2x2s gently into the sand while using the level to check and keep desired grade. The quality looks good, but that thing is gonna settle. Also I hate the 2x2s, they crack easily, and they’re heavy. P.S. using deadblow tap all blocks/pavers to reduce settling, again chase grade with your level. A plate whacker can be used for packing the road base, or a tamper.
Hey there! I'm really curious to know the dimensions of San's beautiful project. I hope he's open to sharing that information, but just in case he isn't, you could always try counting the pave blocks to get a rough idea. I hope that helps! Best of luck with your project, my friend. Cheers!
Two mistakes you made, one was drainage, that can easily be fixed with minor adjustments. The second was seating, unless you’re sitting infants a full sized adult can’t sit comfortably how it’s currently set up.
I want to do the exact same set up how do I run a drainage line? I dit a line going sideways and fill it with the white rock? It looks really comfy to me I would just get some pillows so you can lay your back more
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Thank you for including the shot of the pit after the sod went in!
Would you recommend this build in a more wet climate? I am concerned that the tube would catch rain and flood the fire pit. Awesome project by the way. Congrats!
It looks good but when rainy day where water will go? Is it become a swimming pool? I like to see your upgrade for this video after heavy rain storm.
Beautiful job! I’m a female and I learned so much from you, I will be sharing this video with my husband. Thank you for all of your great advice and expertise.
Thank you for the nice comment. By no means I consider myself an expert, just a guy with some tools trying to bring modern comfort to my home.
I love how easy you made this look, and great fun too. I might just -
I just saved this video!!! I am in the process of purchasing my first home and this is definitely an idea I will LOVE to do
How do you manage when it starts raining. Doesn't the pit sink without any concrete base?
I love it but I didn't see any drains put in, what happens after a good rain storm. seems the whole thing will hold water ??
Need to make a video of an update after a storm. Water can build up at the very bottom of the pit, but always drains on its own. I live in a relatively dry climate.
Looks amazing, would you be willing to share the list of items that you used for this project? I want to build something similar in the spring but with a natural gas pit instead
Looks good! We will be doing this in the next month! ... we will see how it goes! thanks for sharing!
Forgot a drain . I wonder how this turned out during rain😮
Awesome! How’s it holding up and how’s the height for actually sitting ? Seems a little low?
Curious.. Does it have the potential to flood?
after hard rainfall.
What about drainage for rain?
Nah....double feature....fireplace + hot tub
No back support either
Nice looking!
That’s what my thoughts are too
Sand ground dont need a drain
So clean. Amazing work.
Thank you!
Very cool and will be building my own, just a little concerned about the bricks, are they fire rated? Typically you want to use fire bricks or at least clay bricks, not cement pavers (too porous, will get water and then explode/crack if super heated). Pavers around the pit should be fine as they won't get super hot, but inside the fire pit walls you want fire rated material.
look great but a few questions, how do you empty all the ash? how do you stop grass cuttings from going everywhere? will the glue hold up with the heat? and are the bricks okay for fire? I'm looking to build my own and was thinking of digging a soakaway in the centre so the ash and water and can drain away in to it or have that and a tray for the ash to reuse for the plants.
So the ash hasn't been an issue yet, I have cleaned out the pit only once since I made it. I don't put the fire out with water when Im done. I just cover the pit with a steel grill cover and let the coals all burn away. Never had a problem with grass cuttings, you can always use a leaf blower and blow them away if its a problem. I used concrete adhesive, and so far no issues, but I would recommend applying liberally, the more the better. The bricks are great for the fire, they are made in high temp.
does water accumulate when it rains?
Top job 👏👏👏
Thanks.
Bad ass project, very well done.
Thanks bro!
Where is the full list of materials
That is some beautiful work. I think I saw that you used construction adhesive for the brickwork on the firepit. Out of curiosity, how well is the construction adhesive holding up to the heat from the fire?
Hey sorry for super late reply. You can find an video update of the firepit on my channel.
Jacuzzi?
How is it holding up since you built it? Would like to see a current video update on this fire pit.
I made an updated video, check it out on my channel
What was the cost making this?
Nice work! I'm blown away.
is there any concerns of erosion of the dirt over time that the pavers are sitting on? we love this design and want to do this, but that's my primary concern
I am working on an updated video showing the current condition of the firepit. Should be posted this weekend. I will go over all the issues I had with it and show how it held up.
So does it drain?
Amazing. We would love to do the same! But one question. Do you have concerns about drainage with heavy rain?
U got a Pic or vid of u actually sitting in it? Dimensions seems really narrow
Dimensions are fine for what I intended for, 10 people comfortably fit.
Looks cool bit all kinds of concern pvc fire weed barrier fire glue fire and if thats a trick with the square then wow bit hey you put in the work looks good
I need to do an update video on how it is holding up after a few years, and what I would do differently next time.
Wow amazing work! Im curios in what state is this in? What about in the spring when it rains alot?
What a SICK JOB you did on your Fire Pit. It’s always amazing and cool when the females get involved as well.
Helluv of backyard too!!
"the females"
incredible job man. Always amazes me how people figure out how to do this stuff.
What happens when it rains???
awesome work, could you write whole dimensions of this pit ?
Top notch great work
That is absolutely amazing. Awesome job. I'm in the process of building an outdoor kitchen, just finished building a floating deck for the base, and my next project was to build a fire pit, but after seeing this it's given me some ideas. Thanks for posting.
Looks good man. Very nice execution.
This was awesome! I’m remodeling my yard and plan to excavate a portion of my raised patio to have a sunken pit and use the excavated dirt to backfill an area for a raised seating / dining area
Nice, post a video when you are done 👍
Very nice build! Enjoyable video too
Verry nice work, well done. But I'm afraid the concrete bricks wil crack sooner or later because of the heat. For a fire pit you should have token burnt red bricks and glue them together with clay.
Stellar!! Your patience and workmanship payed off fantastically. Smooth..linear..and professional. Your channel is very informative..wishing you great success with all your projects.
Sweet pond
50/10 just awesome
Thanks!
What a beautiful pool you built
That was awesome
Hey San. Awesome video and amazing end result. I had one question. Not sure where you live but do you ever have problems with drainage within the fire pit and seated area? I like how you used the ground as a natural backing for the seating instead of using difficult retaining walls, but just wondering if there were any issues not having a drain? Thanks!
Hi Jon. I do live in a more dry climate area. But I did run into small water build up at the very bottom of the pit during the first few weeks after laying the sod since I was over-watering to help the grass take root. Then after the grass took I cut down on the watering schedule and have had no issues whatsoever. If you live in an area with lots of rainfall then I would advise adding a plastic drain tube at the lowest part of the firepit, and that should solve any water drainage issues.
How much did that build cost
@sanchaik5586 what size is the actual firepit..before the bricks?
Looks like a future 🐟 🐠 🐡 pond...wouldn't work in my area. Looks good though! 👏
It looks great! But where do you sit? And how well does it drain the rain?
I love it
How much did all that cost?
It came out a little more expensive than I planned. Still under $600
do you have a link to the dimensions? @@sanchaikofficial
came out nice guys
Since everyone is doing smokeless fire pits...is this style smokeless?
Hi San! I hope you're doing well. I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed seeing your project - it's both beautiful and elegantly simple! Would you be willing to share the dimensions of it with me? I'm looking to start my first project soon, so having an idea of the dimensions would be really helpful. Thank you so much!
Did you ever come back and watch the part of the video where he said the dimensions
lol you must be in arizona, there needs to be french drain if you live in northwest. Also need to pour footing to block water from coming in from under the side of the dirt.
how do you drain the water off the sunken floor
There have been a couple of times where we got flooded with heavy rain for days straight. The water does drain on its own. At the very bottom there is sand a gravel, works well for drainage in the dry climate where I live. But if you live in a humid climate with often precipitation, then you most definitely need to dig deeper and add a drainage pipe that leads away from the pit.
I don’t understand where your seating/chairs go? It’s really beautiful. Am I missing something?
Thanks, so you don't need chairs, you can just sit on the pavers.
Doesn't it just collect water during rain?
Absolutely amazing work I really really love it😀
Thanks!
Very nice!
Did you seal the cinder blocks with mortar or just put dirt in the holes to keep them stable❓
I put dirt inside the blocks and sealed only the tops.
@@sanchaikofficial THANKS AWESOME 👍🏾
Bro that came out great !
That’s awesome. But if I built that where I live I would have a coy pond after first rain
I wonder how is it functional during heavy rain…hate to see it turn into a pond, looks good tho
Drainage?
How long did it take? Hours or day wise?
Post a new video with design issues and what you did to resolve them
Looks very good, my sunken fire pit is 1 metre deep, what do you recommend for drainage?
1 meter is deep 👍. Depends where you are having water drainage problems, the floor area or the pit itself? Perhaps at the lowest part of the fire pit you can install a proper plastic drainage pipe that will help water flow away from the pit.
@@sanchaikofficial back of the retaining wall is close to the neighbours fence, their gutters are blocked and over flowing, water going under the fence and into the pit atm, I might need a little decline and run a pipe at the lowest point?
I'm building mine right now. A little tweeks but practically the same. I think I'm doing overkill. On the drainage issue I'm pretty much screwed but I came up with a solution. Installing pvc pipe at floor bottom and digging small trench to feed pipe in ground and having it come out on the outside and using a harbor freight small water pump to hook up to and pumping it out easily. I had a major rain come thru literally 24 hrs of it. And I've used the pump in the past and it pumped out the hole no problem. Hence I saw the weak spots in my setup with the whole. Slowly trucking along building it. Hope it helps someone
Let’s talk I need to do this to mine too when I build it
Looks lovely but wouldn’t imagine it would stand the test of time with how many common practices have been missed
@danielward3715 - Care to add specifics so we can accommodate for them?
Can you give all the dimensions?
Ray romano that you?
Amazing work, I’m thinking of doing something very similar but worried about water retention specially in FL with the heavy rain. What would you do for that??
Not sure how you would go about that. If you live in an area of constant precipitation, then maybe consider having the pit above ground. You can always experiment, just dig a hole somewhere and wait to see if it fills with water.
You could also get an old bbq cover or a metal lid to cover it when you aren’t using it so it doesn’t fill up with water
Looks awesome , great job on the vid man!
Thanks John!
saturating the ground with water for about a week before digging would have saved you A LOT of time and effort. You'd also be able to dig deeper if you wanted. Looks like your ground is caliche, which becomes like concrete. Also, I bet the white stone isn't white anymore unless you're out there washing it all the time 😂
First: finish product looks great.
Use a spade for digging, dig 3 inches lower. get 3/4 crush with fines (aka road base), use level to skreet the road base with quarter bubble grade following yard grade direction. Pack it well. Then sand and proceed as you did. Get a dead blow and tap the 2x2s gently into the sand while using the level to check and keep desired grade.
The quality looks good, but that thing is gonna settle. Also I hate the 2x2s, they crack easily, and they’re heavy.
P.S. using deadblow tap all blocks/pavers to reduce settling, again chase grade with your level. A plate whacker can be used for packing the road base, or a tamper.
Does the dryer vent melt at all?
I do not see it holding up for the longhall
Is it possible you can give the dimensions?
Hey there! I'm really curious to know the dimensions of San's beautiful project. I hope he's open to sharing that information, but just in case he isn't, you could always try counting the pave blocks to get a rough idea. I hope that helps! Best of luck with your project, my friend. Cheers!
Do you need a permit
Check with your local city guidelines, every city might have different rules and regulations.
Then you squat while you try to sit there?
probably a bummer to sit on a 8" talk block. Looks nice in photos thou
He didn’t think that part through, that’s why it didn’t show no one sitting on finished product.
Looks good but the yard grades into the pit gonna have a nice swimming pool on your hands
Why about rain? You just gonna scoop it out?
Yes I want one I gotta have this in my back yard 💯❤😊
what is the demension
Two mistakes you made, one was drainage, that can easily be fixed with minor adjustments. The second was seating, unless you’re sitting infants a full sized adult can’t sit comfortably how it’s currently set up.
I want to do the exact same set up how do I run a drainage line? I dit a line going sideways and fill it with the white rock? It looks really comfy to me I would just get some pillows so you can lay your back more
Dope
Thanks
Wow...👍
What about the rain
No real issues after rain, It does drain on its own.
Baddass!!!!
Thanks!
Круто, а під час дощу це басейн.
2 things i notice, drainage and cleaning the ashes would be nightmare
Yeah, he should have made a hole for the drainage in the pit, about another 6" to 8" deep and the same wide.
Wow.
A toddlers moms worst nightmare
I can’t think of anything more dangerous!
how about an avalanche or a forest fire?
There's no way this would work in a northern region. That fire pit would be a soaking tub after a few rains
All oxygen in the air is "fresh" 🤣 you silly, if it's "dirty" we call it a compound. And I argue your inch measure needs calibration.
👍🏻👍🏻🇧🇷🇧🇷
Timeout: did i really see you say this cost $600.00?