I Built A Smokeless Fire Pit With Foam And Concrete That Actually Works
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
- How to build a concrete smokeless fire pit the absolute easiest way possible. No woodworking or concrete skills required. I built the first DIY smokeless fire pit 3 years ago but I want a concrete version for my fire pit patio I'm about to pour. I'm building this fire pit with pink xps foam board to keep it simple so anyone can do it. I love the way this smokeless fire pit turned out and once I stain it and get the fire pit patio poured I'll love it even more! You can stop the smoke and have a fire pit that lasts forever.
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That steel fire ring? That is a consumable item in firepits. Might take 2-3 years but you eventually will have a nice rusty ring of burned iron. LOVE the video and this just gave me plenty of concrete ideas for my country home. Thanks.
Just showed this video to the wife. She just sighed and walked away. Still, I didn't hear an explicit "no", so looks like I've a project for the summer, boys!
Thanks again, Haxman
😂 Woohoo!
Indifference sounds like a lady yes to me, lol It's not like they don't know how to say no, lol 😆
It's definitely a yes. Also, it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission....
Indifference is how I know my lady is happy. 😆 good luck on the project.
So relatable haha
I worked in construction in the 80s and I recall an on-site engineer that always watched as we poured concrete. I asked him why? He made sure the concrete workers vibrated the mix properly. There's not a lot of strength in bubbles was his reasoning. I've always remembered that.
And at the same time you don’t want to vibrate too much. Separates the aggregate.
@austinatkins408 true speaking, I have seen some bad segregation from over-vibrating the slurry. End up with severe honeycombing on the lower portion of the pour.
You can also use a short piece of rebar to "rod" the concrete mixture and consolidate it to get the air bubbles up to the surface. Similar to "rodding" a test cylinder.
Nowadays we just order it pre-vibrated from the batch plant. Problem solved!
@jaws8817 that's been shown to not be as effective as in situ vibration, bit still better than not
Thank for not editing your mistakes. It’s so much more educating. Great Video; a project I’d like to tackle one day. (Ironically I did edit this comment 😅)
Imagine the real estate agent if you guys ever sold your house. "Sir, why is there 13 smokeless fire pits on the property?"
"i just don't think it was realistic that they could've cremated that many bodies in that much time, ig I'm a skeptic"
Because 14 would be RIDICULOUS!
Find another real estate agent, 13 isn't a logical basis for superstition.
a dog walks into a telegraph office to send a message. the person there asks the dog what they want their message to say. the dog goes "woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof" the person working there says to the dog "that's only 9 words, did you want to include 1 more word? it would be free" the dog replies "no that wouldn't make any sense"
Just turn them into raised garden beds
I like how you do not edit out your mistakes. Humanizes you to the viewer. Great job on the pit!
I appreciate that!
For real. I learn on my own and do my projects on my own. When I see someone successfully completing projects while breaking parts and buying tools which don't get used. I genuinely feel like less of a failure.
Your wife snorting at your mistake - GOLD! I oft hear that same snort from my wife. It encourages us to do better.
The diy smokeless fire pit got me to subscribe 3 years ago. Still watching today. 😂
That's awesome! Thank you! 😁
same for me
Yep....that was the hook 🪝
same for me too! I built that one then, maybe I'll have to build this one too...
Same here
"Y'all better redneckorize!" I don't watch enough of your videos, but I'm going to fix that, haha. Great video man. Very inspiring.
The perfect amount of humor to keep me engaged, the unedited mistakes, the narration explaining the process, and the logic behind decisions made all helped me thoroughly enjoy this video and subscribe for more in the future.
Well said!
I agree! And subscribed
"Y'all better red-neckorize." Thank you, Uncle Hax, thank you.
😄
In my neck of the woods, we call it Redneck Engineering. 😁
I worked at a rehab facility that thought it would be awesome to take a commercial 6' concrete planter and turn it into a firepit for the residents to have bonfires around during their nightly check-ins. It was pretty awesome for the first few nights, but on the third or fourth night they used it, the damn thing exploded and sent cinders, sharp chunks of concrete, and burning wood flying everywhere. Turns out that, even with proper agitation, concrete is still a very porous substance. Air expands when heated, which could turn your fire pit into a time bomb. This becomes even more likely with repeated heating and cooling. It's why refractories tend to be built with ceramic substrates and not concrete.
I probably wasn't supposed to laugh but the visualizations of the fire pit exploding got me good. Hopefully no one was injured!
@@dustintravis8791 It was pretty hilarious, probably because no one was injured. Just singed clothes and a story to tell.
This one will probably do okay because of the airflow between the metal and concrete keeping the concrete cool.
But yeah, concrete also soaks up water, and when water turns to steam, you get ker-blewy.
The bursting isn't primarily about the bubbles. When concrete hardens, much of the water you mixed it with is chemically bound into the new crystals that are formed. The concrete can be bone dry years later, but that water remains part of it. When it gets very hot, it changes chemically, and the water is freed up. The trouble is, it's inside concrete, so it cant expand, and thus it can get extremely hot without becoming steam. But when the solid matrix cracks, it suddenly releases all that pressure at once and bang.
I came here for the smokeless fire pit, and I got an unexpectedly satisfying ASMR video to go with it.
Anyone else blown away that Edddie Vedder is so handy? Haha, that's a compliment. Great entertainment factor and great work!
I like how you didn't pretend this went super smoothly and flawlessly. Im more apt to follow and maybe try this with your honesty. Thank you!
Being from the country, we use an old tractor rim and deal with the smoke. When our kids were little, we just told em it's part of bein' country so toughen up. Fast forward 20 years..... I'm now a Grandma, controlled by adorable little ppl who don't call me Mom 🤦🏻♀️. Telling my youngest son he will be helping me with a project this summer for my Grandkids and I'm sure he and his 4 siblings will be asking me, what happened to "it's part of bein' country, toughen up" lol.
Sonatubes work great too man. Get a 3' and 4' sonatube and cut whatever height you want. We use them all the time on firepits. We actually take fire brick and ratchet strap them to the inside piece and the concrete locks it all in once concrete is poured.
Way more expensive than foam
@jellman101 not if you do a bunch of them and cut them to whatever height you want. We do quite a few custom firepits and as with most companies labor is our biggest expense. You can't really mess up sonatubes they are done, kick it off, strap your fire brick to inside, pour and you're done other than carving or rock work. Every company is different. If you don't have many employees and don't do many of these in a year then you're 100% right
Awesome for hotter climates. I like a firepit for warmth when it's cool and that's always been my issue with the smokeless pits because there's very little radiant heat if you're siting beside it. Cool none the less!
I’ve found a better way of vibrating the bubbles out. Attach a piece of pvc pipe on an oscillating tool. Screw it on an old blade. Stick it into the cement and turn the tool on high. Works better than the reciprocating saw.
Rotary hammer drill on hammer mode works great too !
Or better yet just use your wife’s dido 😂
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I did a smokeless fire pit conversion to an already existing pit at a house I bought a few years ago. Did almost the same exact thing you did, I just didn’t have to build the walls. Used a galvanized ring, drilled the holes and set it in the middle with a gap for the outer chamber. Then did the capstones using the same technique, just used melamine board for my form instead of foam board. I only made one form and used it for four pours to give me 4 capstones. Used a bit of old motor oil for my release agent, and added coloring to match the existing walls of the pit that had been already done with landscape blocks. Color matching was the toughest part of the project! It turned out great and works awesome. If I had done the whole thing from scratch, I would have just made the whole thing a bit smaller. Having a 3’ diameter inner ring means you need to make big fires (as you mentioned) and it takes a little while to heat up for the smokeless effect to occur. That’s probably why the commercial ones are fairly small as well.
You earned a subscriber, as your rolling storage system has been on my list of stuff as well, just instead of strut channel and trolleys, I had planned to utilize barn door track and rollers instead. Like minds think alike, and I look forward to watching your other builds instead of filming any of my own, lol.
That mud mixer looks awesome! They really need to get them in every Home Depot rental location.
I'll just wait for harbor freight (china) to knock one off and make it affordable for a homeowner with projects.
One of the easiest and stupidly brilliant pseudo concrete vibrators I'd ever seen whipped together was an oscillating cutter with a pipe strapped to it. Sink the pipe with it on, goes in like hot butter. I wish I'd come up with that one! I've also picked up an industrial vibrating head for various projects that can be had for like $35 and use metal worm clamps to put all kinds of things under Serious vibrational power. I have one mounted to a stainless thermos with 1,000 5/8ths ball bearings in it for grinding hard media into powder.
Murphy's Soap in the huge jugs also works great as a release agent for molding, and you can let it dry and build up layers if you want, or just slather it on and pour. Last time I bought it I believe was 2022 and it was $6 at the hardware store.
The only thing I'd address would be drainage, particularly in areas with more clay in the soil than average. You can use PEX tubing and cast them directly into the concrete and run them wherever convenient or pull it after the concrete cures and shrinks off the surface some. It helps a lot with premature rusting of the inner ring so runoff doesn't pool up in the bottom.
I'm definitely going to borrow that all-thread trick next time though. So we're even. 😉
Can you explain a bit more about exactly how you'd attach the pipe to the sawzall to use it as a concrete vibrator? I can't seem to figure out what you mean 😅
@@javaguru7141 Screw a piece of PVC to an old oscillating tool blade
Quote " Probably one of my favourite tools I've gotten Over the past serval years" Seconds early, haxman wife was helping. Honestly thought he meant his wife. haha She is trooper for being that support hats off!
Your original smokeless pit is how I found your channel.
I've been here for the ride since!
Thanks!
My son is 59 years old. You remind me of him. I love your sense of humor.😊
Not sure if it was mentioned, but rock salt is a great way to add texture. Just sprinkle a little in the form sparingly, and it dissolves later. It can also be added when finishing a sidewalk, just sprinkle some on the concrete before it sets up too hard, and trowel it into the surface. Great video.
It's also absolutely horrible for the durability of the concrete
@@benholler1389 It's only bad for the concrete if you constantly let salt into the the pores through freeze and thaw cycles. So your comment is partially correct. The salt used for this texture technique is rinsed out as soon as the concrete is hard enough to handle a spray nozzle, and is used sparingly for a random texture. My parents have 40 year old walk ways that I helped my dad pour as a little kid, using the rock salt method, that still look like new to this day. Granted, I'm not a fan of textured concrete... I prefer a broom pass so light that you can hardly tell it was done.
i've been following you for 3 years. wow! already!
I had to chuckle. A true DIY’er! Stuff happens, but the goal doesn’t change. I’m sure there will never be those who critique the build, but I’m one to applaud the perseverance. This is a short but sweet vid and I’m going to add this to my list of what I need to do this year. My original fire pit was made from those big box pavers, and while it took a couple hours to build, it looks like…well, let’s just say it looks like a big box build. Many have them. I want different. I need to remember to keep that seed oil handy for my release agent! Very good job.
I watched this twice now. Another great video………. And HaxMan is looking fit!!!!
I love it. Can't believe it's been 3 years already. I've always called those tape measures as sewing tapes', but I think they are actually called "Tailors tape" because if you google search that name a butt-ton of results come up.
Thanks!
Yeah, my mom called them seamstress tapes
I was here for your first smokeless fire pit and here I am today for your second fire pit
Thanks!
That dog scoop, love it!
Bwahahaha... showing the fails along the way was very much enjoyed, felt like I was doing the project!!!
Concrete does not hold up well to high heat. If you don't believe me. Take a torch to it and I hope you have your PPE on. With that said this might work because it doesn't let the concrete to get that hot (unlike standard fire pit). I will stay tuned for the results.
I made a video about this actually on the first pit. The sides are protected by the fire ring. The top doesn’t get hot enough to be affected. As long as you don’t light a fire right after a huge rainfall there are no issues. I deliberately tried to crack the original pit I built with heat and couldn’t do it. You are correct about heat and concrete. If you made a fire directly on concrete that would be a problem.
@@HAXMAN Hey mate, I've seen concrete explode, The fire was actually lit on the slab, it really does go off...!! I'm pretty sure you can get concrete that's better suited to heat...
@@HAXMAN Why not just get castable refractory cement and avoid the problem altogether?
@@chascapwell2041Because a video about castable refractable cement wouldn't get the same engagement. Many people with a garden have used concrete some time so they can relate and figure they might give it a shot. I'll just go ahead and block this channel since I don't want such nonsense to be pushed further.
Heat rises
I knew it - when you didn’t show the application of your release agent, you forgot it 😂 God bless you and your wife! What a trip. Gonna show this to my husband. We move from the burbs to 3 acres in a few months. Smokeless fire pit is gonna be ideal this holiday season! 😁
Congratulations on the move!
You should use the reinforced Quickrete with the fiberglass (Orange Bag). Thanks for the awesome video!
A big paint scraper works good for taking the foam off, worked concrete here in Alaska for a while, put a bit of a sharp edge on it and it works a treat.
I've never before seen a calculator display fractions, only decimals. Fascinating.
Google "Construction Master". I've had them for over 15 years. Now they have an app too.
Construction master pro. Honestly, if you use it well on a job once, it will have paid for itself. They have an app too.
Yet again haxmeister , fantastic video my wife and I love watching and I think the baby liked it too 😀. Looks like you need a storage shed 😉 new vid!! ❤
Thanks Alex! I need a whole new shop. 😂
Great video ! Thanks for sharing the boo boos ! Trial and error (mainly error) is a great teacher.
Thank God I have a beach to sit on. This back yard jazz looks like a lot of WORK !
For small projects like the topper, I've used metal coat hangers as rebar.
Great build. The end cracked me up with you trying to find a place to store those 'disposable' molds!!! The struggle is real. 😄😄😄
Also...THANKS for leaving the bloopers in...they are what make your channel so relatable. Most you tubers would have easily edited out the bloopers and disguised the real world challenges.
7:45 - I call those schneider’s tape (Schneider is Yiddish for tailor, so tailor’s tape if you prefer English)
I figured it had something to do with sewing.
Hahaha at first when you pulled out the calculator I thought aww man this is way above my level. But by the time you got to the tape and ratchet straps I knew I was in the right place. Hahaha I'm only half way through and have already learned a lot. 🤔😅😊
My favorite construction line ever is, it should be just fine. Haha
Ok, Ill admit it, I laughed out loud with the "then it hit me joke"
I appreciate your SUCCESS/FAILURE, your SORROW/JOY, and that you are showing this along the way to the really sharp projects that you do. It has a better feel than the slick productions that have the viewers feeling unworthy! I am working on my smoosh technique - to be gentle.
Great job, looks fantastic!
The legend returns. That video put you on the map bro. Once I get this dern garden running itself I can focus on these projects
I know my 5 little girls would love this. Looks simple enough and my wife will think I am the superman. Nice work man.
Thanks Jacob!
I like how you routinely mix your concrete too dry, despite knowing better.
I too enjoy underfilling my tractor tires, waiting too long to mow the lawn, and under-buying lumber for my next project.
I love that you show screw ups and all… all in all quite impressive!!! Stay blessed love the end results !
Love your Chanel & projects!!! 1 thing (not criticizing just observing and adding my two cents) - Ive build many arched/curved, circle shape concrete structures and I use cement form "Bender board" i purchase 8 foot long by 6 inch high sticks, and they are (locally) only $2.49 each, I have made many circle structures that are up to 36" high using these, only thing i have to do when done is very light grinding to remove the small gap cement lines that are from the very small joint between boards when using more then one stacked
Thanks! I’ll try to find those for building the patio forms.
PLEASE wear a respirator when you play with concrete!!! Concrete dust is silica...which is glass...which means you're breathing tiny shards of glass. Silicosis is a very real thing!! It's a great project, and you've inspired me to build something similar...but please be safe when dealing with concrete. It will kill you, slowly and painfully!
This is about the dumbest thing I have read. The basic kn95 mask doesn’t protect you from silicosis. Silica itself is used to make glass, concrete and similar products and that’s what you don’t want to breathe in.
@@barretisaacs7718 that's why I said a respirator, not a mask.
Live, learn, and then get duct tape.
Pro tip when gluing polystyrene(styrofoam) use latex paint. 99% time you can get a quart of latex paint from the "mistint" shelf at your hoke bookstore for very cheap. Much cheaper than any 3m spray can and produces a much better bond
Very cool. How did I just find your channel? Making this, and probably going to make a video about it, that will look at least 10x less professional 😂
You're using the word "whenever" incorrectly sir. Whenever refers to at least a plural, you keep using it in the singular with specific instances.
Thanks queer
Love the lights in your shop man!❤
Shirley isn’t there. Why blame Shirley?😊
Great tip on using a bladeless sawzall for vibrating concrete. Thanks
Note to self. Wire a piece of rebar to sawzall so rebar can be placed in the concrete.
Two Things: To avoid cracking in the concrete, I would first build a small fire, the a larger one, then a larger one and so on. This lets the water inside the concrete escape slower, minimizing the risk of cracks.
Secind thing: The Stones you dropped at the bottom will most certainly crack. River Stones are known for exploding under high heat. Exept of that, great build 👍
Great build! Again. Use caution with rounded river rocks around fire. They could contain small pockets of water and explode. Nobody wants shrapnel at their fire pit
Concrete too. There's a reason you're supposed to use fire bricks and refractory cement for this type of thing. The outer walls are fine because they have that air buffer, but that exposed lip on top is dangerous and will explode if you fire this puppy up while the concrete is wet. Unfortunately speaking from experience sitting at my buddy's pit he made from concrete when it exploded.
If you do something similar to this again, use a Plasticiser, it feels like magic, less water and better workability, (specially when pouring unique forms) would probably make an interesting video as well.
Creativity gets me up in the morning, once you get in your unique creative flow ... sweet
I like this method. Even though it's a lot of work using concrete to make the form, the end result speaks for itself.
Lol fun video to watch and looks like a fun little project to do with the wife with minimal room for arguments between us about whos way is the better way 😅
Great video! Enjoyed watching with my daughter. Looking forward to making one like this ourselves!
Awesome! Thank you!
GREAT video! Thanks for taking the time to provide so much detail.
No gloves, masks, or glasses. I love it 🤘
One fantastic project. I have seen a video where the man cut a 2 foot 1/2 inch pvc pipe and duct taped to the reciprocated saw and stocked into the concrete form for smother finish. Well done
Just use some finishing mortar and for the areas that are heavy on the honeycomb, just knock it out and put in some concrete on the dry side.
Works every time.
Rustic is the word you looking for lol and it usually cost more 🤣, great build. Iv used a palm sander to vibrate counter tops I've made before
Vinyl siding works perfect for forming up sidewalks/flower bed retainers/fire pits' etc
Cheap/easy to work with/ cement won't stick to it and is reusable.
A country boy can surviiiiiiive! … and thrive…. And build a beautiful smokeless fire pit. We are so doing this, thanks!
That was the first video I watched of yours. Great video man
Thanks!
Kids purchased their first homes this year and this would be perfect for our short but sweet Alaskan summers! Now to track down a workable solution for the inner ring, without having to fully fabricate it. Enjoyed the vid HAXMAN! :)
If you don't have a flexible tape measure, you can also just use a sharpie to transfer the lines you need from the front of your metal tape measure to the back and then wrap that around since tape measures will bend backwards easily.
You can also cut small slits in the phone to help it bend to make those curves a lot easier
Just like the settlers used to do! And thanks for providing us some ASMR content!
Awesome. I’m not great at a lot of things but I may be able to get this done. Can’t wait.
Thanks, I learned so much.
Great video like usual. Im majorly impressed with how your work area is looking and love the Haxmam logo , B e a Utiful .
Thank you very much!
You got my like and sub as soon as you said you're "showing" us what not to do. Thanks
Great video and thorough instructions. I’m going to build one myself. Thanks for the humor and self defamation. We all learn from our mistakes…..hopefully!
@15:20 - appreciate your dedication to our learning
Now, dig a drainage ditch under the pit and away into a drywell of some sort (or down grade). That way when it rains really hard (or you use a hose), the ash is rinsed out of the fireplace automatically.
Love the wife throwing in some helping hands!
The measuring tape you used is generally used for sewing, in case anyone wants to find one. Love your videos!
Thanks!
glad to have found your channel. thanks for the insight, going to do this at my home. !
I think anyone who watched this video and attempts the build will definitely not forget to apply the veggie table oil! Props for making that step memorable!
Im 28 and its happening… these are the things i like to watch and do in my free time😭😭
Refractory cement is a cool option that won't crack under the heat, like concrete will, eventually. Also, there is something called the "top-down" fire method that doesn't create a ton of smoke while it's getting going. Give it a try and I guarantee you won't ever build a fire any other way.
2:17 - Coolest tool box ever! Big green shelving. That would also make a good book case, keeping dust n bugs outta there 😮
This is an awesome upgrade.
Three years ago!? Time flies as a haxmaniac!
Pretty dam cool! Enjoyed your video, as well as you pointing out your errors. Helps everyone learn. The baking soda finish trick was a new one that I didn't know about. Really good job on your video
Very good design! We all mess up, you fessed up and I respect ya brother! Good work!
You are good enough add smart enough as well and the way this project is coming out I think people are going to like you
😄 Thanks!
Thank you for sharing!
Not to argue with your logic right off the bat but if you think about throwing away foam vs throwing away a wood form, it is much much more sustainable to use the lumber. Foam and plastics are incredible materials with so many uses but 99% of people don't think about the cost other than the price tag. That foam will be on this earth longer than your children and their children (assuming it goes to landfill), so to use it for a single use like forming concrete could be considered very careless. That same form made of wood will turn to dirt in just a couple short decades if you decide to throw it away right afterwards. I know that's not the topic of the video but I felt the need to point out how easily we can become wasteful. Otherwise very neat idea and thanks for the video it was very informative!
Nice job!!! I built one like you did in your original video. It’s fantastic. Although, because I built a large one, and you have to get the ring HOT before it is smokeless, I have to deal with the wise crack comments until it gets to that. “Some smokeless pit haha”. But when she starts cooking and there’s zero smoke, I get my revenge.