My 4-Day Fire Pit Patio Build [Full DIY Project]
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- Building a round patio from a paver kit SEEMS simple, but it's also a ton of work! In this episode I'll show you step-by-step how I measured and dug out the sod, raked and tamped a solid base of gravel, added sand, and then placed each paver (oh, and added a fire pit on top, too!) You'll also see the REALLY dumb mistakes I made along the way, and how I fixed them.
DIY difficulty level: Medium - just because it's a lot of digging and hard labor. It's not rocket science, but you WILL be sore at the end!
PAVER PATIO INFO: Italian Renaissance Circle kit from Basalite in Positano color
www.basalite.com/products/cir...
FIRE PIT INFO: Grand Fire Pit kit from Basalite in Positano color
www.basalite.com/products/lan...
CAPSTONES: We got from a local cement artist who was selling them at the landscaping place.
Total cost for the kits and the capstones was $1400 (plus we also paid for way too much gravel mix and sand, so your own costs there may vary).
Intro: (0:00)
Measuring the circle: (0:17)
Digging up sod and dirt: (0:46)
Tamping gravel base: (2:02)
Adding sand layer: (3:03)
Laying pavers: (4:01)
Building the fire pit: (10:26)
Finishing details: (11:03)
#BroBuilds #BrosNotPros #BackyardProjects
Should have posted this video before you built it so that you could have taken advantage of all the comment suggestions.
Ha ha best comment ever 😂
Ye
Bro that’s not possible I know you know but your just a legend
Yeah
@@sylvaindemeulenaere you’re *
This dude is literally the “i don’t know the answer, lets find out together” type of person and I love it
Thanks man, I appreciate it!
@@BroBuilds you are a legend
i wish my coworkers operated that way.
@@BroBuilds this is the first vid i watched from you and i just subbed
@@hpaarlil same
"He'll watch anything at this point, just give him firepit DIYs." -UA-cam
Haha, that's the truth
Your not wrong
@@mysticdemigod3495 you're*
@@leosiqueira87 so?
Get out of my head , u match my thinking !
When digging up all that sod & soil, this might be a great time to use them as filling for a thigh-high raised garden bed or two! Put the sod upside-down at the bottom, along with old leaves, twigs, and other yard trimmings--ideally some rotting wood or aged wood chips, too, to act as a hugelkulture fill that will soak up water and help keep the bed from drying out when it hasn't rained enough. You can also layer in some kitchen scraps or partially made compost to help provide nutrients for your plants as they fully compost over time. Then fill in the remaining dug-up soil on top, and when it's full, plant the raised bed with just about whatever you like!
Great idea! I think it’s smart for us all to become more food independent, and that’s a good opportunity for reusing the soul and grass.
Im late to the party but as a former professional installer here are a few tips for circle kits. To start, plan the size accordngly. 12' is small. think about how many people you entertain or how large your family is. youll want plenty of room around the fire pit to sit as well as have the ability to move back away from the fire as needed without sitting in the lawn or tipping over. When it comes to fire rings, size does matter. three or four foot depending on what you want to burn. however, i always told my customers. this is not a brush or couch fire type of fire pit. heat will discolor and ruin the concrete if you arent careful. which brings me to the first thing I always did differently than this install. i reccommend not installing or buying the center of the circle kit. install the pit on gravel first and build the patio around it. no need to buy pavers only to bury them under the pit and burn on top of them. plus a fire on the gravel makes for easy cleanup. This also allows you to "set" the pit in the gravel and glue each course up. Also try to always use a fire ring inside with an air gap to protect the block. as far as the pavers go; on larger patios, longer screed bars of 1" conduit is the go to but we usually use shorter sections. we always set stakes, rest the bar on the stakes and check with a level to make sure we hit whatever pitch or direction we want the patio sloped to. rarely should a patio ever be dead level so that it sheds water. He is spot on. for a patio like this. 4" tamped angular gravel. class 5 limestone is common. and 1" washed sand. Pro tip; dont dig deeper than you have to. for one its useless digging, and two you would then have to fill that void with more tamped gravel. you never refill with loose soil. its easy to start setting circle kits around the fire ring. No matter how many you lay though it rarely ever lays perfect the first time and some times its necessary to cut one in each course to fill a smaller void. A cut paver is better than big/wide gaps. Concrete saw is the way to go. or for a homeowner a concrete blade on an angle grinder may work for a small job with only a few cuts. no need to hammer the pavers individually your sand should be firm and level enough that theyll sit in place. laying usually works best with one person laying and another feeding. once the pavers are laid. Always install a "soldier course" or border. immediately install a paver restraint on the outside border. this will keep them from shifting. typically a plastic stick in an L shape that you nail into the gravel with large spikes, about 8". one spike every foot to two feet apart as needed. youll want to make sure you leave about 4-6" of extra tamped gravel beyond the last paver to allow for this. now you should tamp the pavers into place and add your joint sand. some people tamp then sand, some spread sand then tamp. ive done both. either way i highly recommend a poly sand that will set up like a grout. prevents too much water from washing out the patio. helps a ton with ants and weeds. never install the poly sand on wet or damp pavers. follow the instructions well. last tip is to seal the patio to protect it long term and make it look a ton better, but wait for the patio to cure for a year or so after install before doing so. most pavers arent fully cured when sold and over time and youll most likely see efflorescence. you dont want that sealed in. Last few tips. buy quality pavers and flat shovels work way better than spades for this work and youll regret not renting the plate tamper. good luck.
My favourite thing about this video is that you pointed out how a half inch gap looks stupid. And then went ahead and built without it. This gives me the confidence to do the same when I build mine.
@@ayushgiri6868 qqq
i did interlock for a summer and thought the same thing at first but when the sand hardens it looks really good with the proper sized gap
not to mention the extra space makes it much easier when it comes to sanding and resanding
the biggest challenges to these type of projects is approaching the inevitable mistakes and issues that arise as challenges to overcome and not extreme frustrations
“We’re bros, not pros”!!! My new catch phrase!!! 🤣🤣🤣
that's the phrase that made me click the subscribe button 🤣
@@nataliakozie6045 Hahahaha same! Right after I clicked it I read this comment even weirder
And if they were female, we're ho's, not pros...
Remember when 2x4s were so cheap that we used them to level sand instead of keeping them in a bank vault? Good times. ;)
Hahaha, truth
This could not be more accurate!
Just paid $14.55 per 2x4 here in Alaska. J Grade 2x4x10
@@johntaylor-lb1tx jeez I thought I had it bad in California at about 7 dollars a 2x4
What is a 2*4 can you explain please
wow, the fact that this video has 20 million views and you still actively respond to comments is amazing
🙂 We just think it's great people are still watching!
The best part about this video is your transparency of the mistakes you made. Thank you for the great video!!
Ahh, to live in a place where rocks don't grow like potatoes. Digging anything close to an even hole is a nightmare here.
Yes where I live the bricks that the people that built the house didn’t use dumped in the ground we think because every time we dig a hole it’s soo much rock
Where i live there is a lot of clay And big rocks
Sounds like Pennsylvania. I dig holes by pulling boulders out of the ground
This gets funnier to me every time I read it. Because. . . here in Idaho you're more likely to hit a potato than a rock 😂
@@BroBuilds don’t come to Texas lol digging ain’t fun over here
For those looking to do this, consider installing a 1 inch metal pipe under the fire pit pavers which turns 90 degrees to lead inside the fire pit. try to make it concealed but fire need oxygen to breathe. otherwise all you will get is smoldering embers and smoke. I learned the hard way.
A simple flu opening with a grate inside the pit would suffice. My grandpa built his that way and it was built over 30 years ago and is still going. Needed patchwork but still going.
@@davejones9469 what is a flu opening?
@@arturarruda8151 I do not know
I mean he can just do this pretty easily as they're just placed.
@@roguetrader306 not know
SOOOOOOO beautiful!!!! And also love the perfect imperfections of the job. Just like real life. Thank you.
Ingenious and well thought-out. Both work well and compliment each other as a team effort !! Well-dome Brothers-in-Arms.
Nothing more satisfying than accomplishing a huge project and learning your way thru it to success.
Pro tip: don't use sand, use stone dust. Also, don't fill the cracks with regular sand. Instead use polymeric sand which will last for years and years to come
And put weed cloth below the fines. Came here to say this, they're gonna have weed issues in the cracks later
Yeah without the polymeric, all that sand is just gonna wash out in the rain.
Also brush the polymeric then tamp, fill in the new gaps, brush again, tamp again, then leaf blower, then water
@@mr.spradify5470 poly-sand prevents weeds
@@ericm8504 yes, this
I use to be the one to do all the stone patio kits for my old Landscaping company. This is the same procedures I did step by step except when I laid my gravel then sand I would give it a 1% slope from the center to the edge so rain could run off towards the sides and not build up on the patio itself. I also used a certain kind of sand for filling in between the stones that when wet turns into an almost concrete type material for extra strength. I kinda miss this work.
Polymeric sand
Paver placement is the most satisfying part.
Absolutely
Idk what the algorithm liked about this video and not your others, but I dig this channel.
Thanks!
It's good to know I am not the only one that makes a few bonehead mistakes during a new project. I like how you took it in stride, corrected the issue, and moved along. Great job.
Thanks man. 🙂 Appreciate it!
@XD ok
@OwO(Aka Error) ?
I'm currently building for my gf who has 0 tools so I've been buying tools or borrowing them as I need them. It's a pain but I'm learning a lot from my mistakes
My grandparents built almost an identical one in their backyard.
Lovely stuff.
This came out amazing! I wish we had a lawn this big to put in a firepit.
Every once in a while, I come and watch this. It's awesome. I love it.
I can imagine me and my 5 older brothers doing something like this 30 years ago. Of course there would be about a hundred empty beer cans scattered around the yard!
I misread this and was wondering how the hell a five year old can drink that much beer
@@vintyprod same
@@vintyprod same
@@vintyprod same
I like your cat
Got so good at tamping by the third layer of gravel, that he was able to do it in a single tamp. Impressive.
ha, yep!
I bought a $60 Ryobi tiller to loosen the soil. Made all the digging a little easier 👍🏼
Nice job dude!
What a giant garden! Awesome.
This the kinda thing where you really want your friends help but you feel like shit making them stay there and deal with it 😂
We joke around. Now at 50 yrs old, it’s hard to get friends to help with just the promise of pizza and beer 😂
@@jasoncarreiro86 even at 25 lol!
We have 6 guy big close friends group and every time someone needs help they call everyone. We all like to build stuff so we get sometimes over 30 men(other friends, fathers, even people from work etc.) to do pretty small things(once we had over 20 for a pavement that was 2 meters by 2 meters, we finished it in 3 hours from nothing). We all bring beer and food(so the host does not have to pay for it all and if someone unexpectedly joins he brings something to the table as well) and just finish first and relax with everyone eating and drinking. Seeing as everyone helps everybody(we remodeled few houses when we were all moving out from parents homes) with anything, no one feels guilty and we never have to hire contractors. Having friends who all like to build things is really helpful. I really appreciate having friend's like this.
Hahaha this is so true
@@masterdrive4033 This sounds like so much fun.
They sell landscape adhesive at lowes or home depot that would be great for the top of that fire pit. If someone sits on it or a kid or pet is playing on it they potentially could come off. That helps prevent it.
and maybe tint the cap stones black so they dont show scorch marks after the first few fires.
I was wondering about that! Seemed weird there was nothing binding stones together on the fire pit itself!
That's what I use as a landscaper. Works great 👍
Yeah. Adding a little cement into the sand being pushed down into the patio will darken the colour so it matches the stone and will help bind it all together, but it is optional.
Not adding mortar between the bricks of the firepit is a bad idea.
How much was the final cost?
I like how u guys show ur progression... thumbs up 👍🏽
Dude, being honest about your mistakes is seriously huge. Sets you apart from all the other UA-cam diy channels. In the trades, that's how you learn how to do it right.if you only get one try, you need someone to tell you where you're gonna go wrong.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
"We're bros, not pros." Subscribed.
SAME LMAO
“Want to see us make a fire pit?”
8.4 million people: *Y E S*
😄
it's tempting
@@redegg7530 what did he sayyyyy
@@NoSweatNick nothing, I’m just saying that it’s tempting to click the video
@@redegg7530 oh sorry I didnt mean to tap anyone's name
SPECTACULAR JOB!!! Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! Like a PRO! love it!!
Used this video as a guide. Did a 16’ diameter patio kit. Worked well. Only tip: make sure your sand layer is consistently level or the pavers won’t be as perfect. Also 16 foot might be a little aggressive for a first timer.
One of the best how-to videos on UA-cam that’s aimed for the average man. I like how you pointed out the potential mistakes to watch out for. Thanks.
Or Woman!
“We’re bro’s not pros”
I like that
Very good video because it shows everything including mistakes to not make . The narrative is very helpful as there is reasoning and explanation.
i love watching other people making or doing something and this one is really good
Your voice over made me feel like I was being read a bed time story. Needless to say I enjoyed this video
:) High praise. Glad you enjoyed it!
I feel jigsaw should have had this guys voice. It would make you feel more comfortable before getting killed.
Cool Mustang.
@@michaelblakemore3712 thank you!
That patio looks really good and good job on it. When I started working I actually worked for a landscaper specializing in stone work and one thing that I seen him do that works very well is once the patio is in instead of just sand and tamp he used a mixture of silica sand and cement powder. Mixed it dry broomed it into the cracks then plate tamped it in and then when you wash it it hardens the cement sand mix and seals it completelly in
We use polymeric sand..
@@ozz7602 that's basically what's he's saying they used. Pretty sure polymeric is made from silica
Beautiful job you did. I love it. I want to try my house next time. Thank you.
This is my dream patio. Thank you for posting this 😊
Part I liked the most is no one yelling at each other
Definitely this
Maybe they did... off cam
he did a voiceover because the actual audio was so damn loud and vulgar
@@brownie3454 😂🤣😭
5 minutes trapped on that island and I'd be yelling
He's digging the grass out block by block like a minecraft character.
Why so many likes but no replies
@@kingsnek7947 becouse is truth, and no one can say otherwise and all agree to this fact ergo sum it requires no comments to it.
You need to get out more...
@@kingsnek7947 you dont need any replies to have likes you know
@@SamuelBenedicic_of_NSK but popular comments r usually filled with replies that are mainly the alphabet and e
Great project! Great work getting it done and great video. Thank you.
looks amazing! congrats on the build.
Three suggestion for this project. First, skip the center of the patio and build the fire ring first. Besides saving materials, the paver bricks degrade from the heat from the coal bed. That’s why the fire ring ships with a metal insert. Plus you won’t see the pattern anyway once the ring is in. Just leave bare stone base at the bottom of the fire ring. Backfill with more base or course gravel. Second suggestion, dig the base out deeper where the fire ring is. Dig the diameter of the ring about 3 to 4 inches deeper and base as normal. It will act like a sump and prevent your ring from flooding. Third, use polymeric sand to finish. It will hold the pavers better and cut down on weeds.
Appreciate the tips!
As a professional landscaper, I approve this message 👍
No problem. The suggestions are purely pro tips to reduce costs and increase the life of the ring. What you did was great and will last for years.
If that was being built in a northern area, wouldn’t the pavers heave after winter?
@@screamingmimi90 I live in Utah and I haven't ever had any problems with pavers heaving as long as the sub-grade was done correctly.
All of us need that nephew bro to show up from times to times...
I'm that nephew lol. I'm always willing to help my dad
U mean time to time?
@@MuggyOne71 u mean... uncle?
@@wendysmcnugget7172 well i should say my grandpa, uncle, and dad
@@MuggyOne71 rip
What’s life without best buddies .. well done boys. Very nice job
Nice job bro, wish I was young again I’d definitely give it a try
so much respect for being honest about your mistakes, thankyou.
This makes me wish I didn't live in an apartment, it looks amazing. Maybe one day I'll be able to get a house where I can make something like this.
Save up for a down payment and move out! Most houses you can pay less on a mortgage then you can for rent in apartments nowadays; if you’re smart of course! :)
@@Bunged- I own the apartment, I don't live on rent. Also no, a house with a backyard big enough for such projects would be very expensive in my city. In the future I might think about it, though.
You need to get out of the city in order tto have such lot and to be allowed to have open fire. In few years open fire will be banned anyway. At least here in Canada.
In this economy? Lmao
Hell getting the house and affording it’s not the hard part for something like this, the hard part is finding a home that’s decent and also has actual flat ground near it. My house came with an acre of land, only 750 a month for what we paid on it. Unfortunately 80% of my yard is hill of some sort(the worst hill is great for sledding, to bad it doesn’t snow), 10% of it is two separate ditches which form a moat around the backyard when it rains(so I have a moat like 160 days a year thanks Chattanooga)and the 5% flat ground, 5% concrete slab at the top of one of aforementioned hills.
I’d love a project like this but first I need to learn the art of earth bending
Forgot to mention none of my yard digs up in strips of carpet like patches. Everything comes up like the layer under sod in the video
I swear this is like the third time this has been in my suggestions… and I watch it every time
That’s what we like to hear! 😁
I dont know why i keep watching this over and over 😳
I love everything about this video. Well done you "Bro's". Love the channel and subscribed. Keep up the great work.
No apostrophe needed
@@Tejvir7 Suddenly the comment section turned into Grammarly.
@@Tejvir7 .8. 3P🤣😶😐🙄.8. 3P
666 like
ua-cam.com/video/btvBqhzb5is/v-deo.html have you ever seen this funny video 🤣🤣🤣
Don't even own a house but I'm sure someday this will come in handy
I love this! The advice is spot on, and cool that you figured out how to do it without any cuts (and still look good) but there’s only one problem. For future hardscape projects you should put a geotextile fabric between your tamped soil, and tamped stone layer.
Agreed - I totally just forgot to put down a weed barrier. Luckily, no weeds have grown up through it yet, and hopefully they won't.
@@BroBuilds I love the look of grass and weeds springing up between pavers. Seems I'm in the minority though.
I don't own any property but man this inspires me to really push hard to acquire one and start doing my own diy. Great work!
Fast, to the point, good editing, entertaining, useful, informative. Yep, this one's a keeper!
Thanks! Glad you liked it. :)
Really great build, but I want to give you a tip: build a flu slot on the bottom layer as well as a grate for ashes to fall down to the flu area. My grandpa built a fire pit with stones and concrete, but the flu allows air to get in under the fire, requiring less poking, as well as preventing the ash from slowly smothering your fire.
He also built a custom tool, basically just a broom handle with a piece of wood on the end to scrape out old ashes that will eventuality restrict airflow from the flu. It might mess up your patio but it's a lot better than having to shovel out the ashes every so often.
Your grandfather is amazing
Awesome. For the record, it’s spelled flue.
But what's the use od fire pit
@@ChiefJudge Makes it safer to have fires at cottages etc. Building the high sides is safer for children and pets.
That, and they can burn better than on the ground because air can get underneath. A bigger, hotter fire with less wood, and good, fine ash to add to compost.
@@davejones9469 thanks
That came out really nice thanks for sharing!!!
Have no intention of building a fire pit. Haven't watched DIY videos before. Yet I just sat here and watched you do that. While sipping coffee, thinking hmmm... That might be cool
Big thumbs up for providing cost in the description. Hate it when people don't tell you that like it's some big secret or something.
12:08 that time lapse was so satisfying
DESPITE THE MINOR MISHAPS YOU GUYS DID A GOOD JOB DIY. LOVE FROM DFW TX
Thanks!
I clicked the thumbnail suggested. I watched for entertainment purposes and I was entertained. Nice video.
The edits are sooo smooth. I especially like 2:51 and 2:55. Well done.
Check out 7:20 :) And thanks!
@@BroBuilds Wow, sneaky. I didn't even see that haha. Nice!
@@DannySullivanMusic heh, thanks!
@@BroBuilds I was scrolling down the comments to see if someone noticed it
That's a masterpiece 🤩
Tip: Have the guy with the youngest knees place all the pavers.
Heh 🙂
Never thought it would take so many steps to make a fire place outside Wonderful
Definitely a lot of steps!
i never knew this was a video i needed to watch
Currently 3:40am on a school night and I’m watching this rather than sleeping
Invest in yourself with good sleep, bro. It's its own reward and your school work will probably be better for it.
Best words to say love to your bro: "We are Bros, not pros" i almost cried🥺
I don’t plan on making this but my 3 am brain enjoys it
Nice work, using paver panels now makes this job even easier with no need for gravel
I'll have to check that out!
me, sitting in the comfort of my studio apartment: "I wanna do that"
Me, with no tools, materials, land, or permission to do this: "I wanna do that..."
Me, probably will never become a home owner “I wanna do that”
Me, a lazy asshole laying in bed at 3 am: “I wanna do that”
If I ever could do it anyway I would immediately give up because my circle is not even 😭
Imagine having a yard this level
that was more impressive than the build to me. Every lawn around me has a slope of some kind.
Floods easily maybe?
Also a soil that smooth. I need the pickaxe for everything.
Imagine even having a yard
Yard is huge compared to canadian city homes
I like how you just kind of wing it and learn as you go.
Thanks!
Love the pace on this video! would love to see more landscaping video
I think it's called polymeric sand that you should use between pavers. You sweep it in between and you add water and it acts like a sort of bond for pavers.
Yup was thinking when's he gonna put the sand glue down lol next year that's gonna be all sorts of wack
It is, and it's better than sand. More time in between maintenance of pavers... if you do the job correctly.
One of the most honest, and easy to follow patio tutorials on UA-cam!
Thanks!
Wow you have a nice backyard!
Thanks!
i was having a bad panic attack when i got this in my recommended, and god, did it help, your voice is so calming and it's so satisfying seeing it all come together
thank you so much
No idea why this popped in to my recommended but glad it did. Good job gents
Thank you!
Those 2 guys who build underwater mansions, pools, and secret hideouts wouldve finished this in 30 min tops
And compact the layers and the pavers with their own feet.
Tony Stark was able to build this in a CAVE... with a bunch of scraps!
@@jhightower well I'm sorry. I'm not Tony stark.
@@jhightower Marvel reference 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
Well, they finished it in 13:41 so they were faster
Great work, the commentary is great and keeps it interesting !
Thanks! Love your basement pour video - awesome stuff!
Much appreciated, I'm not building a fire pit but I had built a pad for my trash can to sit on out of spare pavers and have had some issues with them not getting locked in. I added layer after layer of sand between them, but I never thought to tamp the sand into the gaps! I'll be doing that after it gets warmer outside
To really lock it in, use polymeric sand. It'll harden like concrete in the gaps. I didn't use it because I wanted more drainage through the pavers but especially if you have a small pad, polymeric will hold it all together and drainage won't really be an issue.
@@BroBuilds awesome, thanks! The patio looks great by the way
The reason it recommends that little space in between stones is because it allows the polymeric sand to be able to set in and hold correctly
"the demons tell me to start fires"
"where?"
"in the pits"
"oh like a firepit"
Only legends will get it
JCS?
This is what pretending to be crazy looks like.
What a strange place to see a JCS reference
@@tilted6368 what's jcs
Best thing about this video is it so satisfying
It turned out great. I have a tip to find the center fairly easily, lay out string running through the middle edge to edge and then another piece 90 degrees from that one edge to edge.
Great tip!
“We’re bros, not pros” this literally made my day 😭😭
This video is one of those videos where you have already seen it but still decide to watch it again
I like this project. Thanks a lot for sharing it. I'm going to try your ideas in my own one, but I think I to try half of the circle.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
Man, your so down to earth and your voice is soothing while watching these videos. Good job buddy, and tell your friend I said good job too.
Thanks!
You can't skip this. You won't actually that's how good it is.
Looks like I'm going to cancel all my summer plans and do this instead! Looking for a bro to help me :)
Any chance you’re based in London? Bro here!
Now this is what it’s all about!
@@Godsfavouriteidiot_ , I'm in Calgary, Alberta 😀
I'm in Detroit, MI. Have broad axe, will travel. P.S I don't have a broad axe but I will travel for the right price haha
Your Whole Summer??? But He Only Said This Would Take 4days😭😭😔
Doing my wives ram 1500 with the pentastar tommorow. Thank you for the content . This is what its all about . Best video i could find . Great job . Covered all my questions that were holding me back . Got quoted 2100 at dodge . Im no mechanic but i have always done everything i feel i can do with my cars .mostly silverados tho . First time going in the pentastar.
Really amazing setup!