How To Construct A Fireplace Pit In 9 Straightforward Steps!
Who doesn’t like sitting exterior with a very good fall breeze and a few crisp air? It’s lastly time to start out preparing for fall, what higher method than constructing a very good fireplace pit. Seize a set of plans and comply with together with this video so I can present you the way I made mine.
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I’ve created a set of plans to make constructing this fireplace pit tremendous easy and straightforward to comply with.
Supplies I Used for this Construct
- Wooden
- Wooden Glue
- Noticed
- Nails
- Brad Nailer
- Wooden End
- Casters
- Fireplace Pit Plans
Step 1: Constructing the Fireplace Pit Body and Assembling
The very first thing I’m going to do is construct a body from 2x4s. This will likely be an enormous field to cover the propane tank wanted to feed the fireplace. I deliberately purchased a tank that may safely be laid down on it’s facet so I might maintain my desk decrease to the bottom. By the way in which, in order for you a reduce record and dimensions of this desk, I’ve a set of plans for it over on my web site. If this desk is simply too huge for you, I even have a smaller model accessible
After utilizing the miter noticed to chop down a couple of 2x4s, I assembled them. I first lay out all my elements to do a dry match. This manner I can be certain all of it appears proper earlier than sticking issues collectively. Right here I’m utilizing exterior rated wooden glue and some screws on every joint. That is designed in order that the highest boards overlap the joints of the underside boards. It will create energy but it surely additionally makes it fast to place collectively.
Step 2: Creating the Containers Physique
Subsequent will likely be to sheath it, to place plywood across the body to create the field’s physique. Since this will likely be exterior, I’m utilizing an exterior plywood that’s handled. I additionally painted the skin faces which you’ll see I’m ensuring to attaching pointing in direction of the skin of the physique.
It is because I plan to do a slatted design exterior of this layer and needed a darkish shade to be in between every slat. I’m attaching these sheets by first pre drilling then operating in a screw alongside the underside. Then additionally operating in a screw to attach the highest of the boards collectively. When going into skinny wooden like this 1/2” plywood, I change over to utilizing trim head screws like these right here.
Step 3: Framing out the Prime and Attaching it to the Physique
The following factor I did was body out the highest facet. These members will give me assist to safe the highest within the subsequent step. They are often tough so as to add since there’s nothing besides the plywood to attach them to the underside framing so what I did was use a clamp to carry it in place as soon as I acquired it lined as much as the highest of the ply. Once more utilizing the trim head screws to safe it. I began with the 2 longer items then related the 2 shorter sides in between.
Alrighty, now lets throw the highest on. That is one other piece of exterior rated plywood that I painted the highest facet of. The outlet within the heart will likely be the place the fireplace tray will get inserted later. I lined it as much as the physique then secured it down by first pre drilling across the perimeter then operating in some screws. Throughout I made certain to sink the heads of the screws in order that nothing would stop the slats that can come subsequent, to attaching flush to the physique.
I’m going to go away that as is for a bit and begin making the slats that can cowl it.
Step 4: Making the Slats to Cowl the Physique
For this half I’m going with western pink cedar 1×4 boards. That is what’s going to take this boring field and switch it into one thing beautiful to have a look at. I began by taking my full size boards and ripping them to width on the desk noticed. I made the slats half the width so two slats might come out of 1 board. Now I’m going to go along with a water fall look in order that the highest boards will miter over into the facet boards. To realize this, I turned my desk noticed blade to a forty five and used the miter gauge to
reduce the boards to size. When organising my fence, I place a clamp and a scrap board to behave as a cease block. Discover how I place this far sufficient again on the fence in order that the board will now not be touching this scrap as soon as it contacts the blade. If it contacts each on the identical time, it creates a pitch zone which causes kickback. This can be a quick approach to make tons and plenty of repetitive cuts.
To place the miters collectively, I exploit exterior wooden glue as soon as once more then additionally reenforce the joint with a couple of 23 gauge brad nails. Good and easy. Subsequent I repeated that very same course of to create an entire bunch of them. Because the sample is identical in all 4 quadrants, I might prep all of the elements and have them staged on my workbench. This additionally gave the glue time to arrange.
Step 5: Making use of the Slats to the Fireplace Pit Physique
With that accomplished, this subsequent step will fly. Lets begin making use of the slats to the physique. So the edges can have verticals that come up and meet the highest slats. With that, I would like the highest overlaying the tip grain of the verticals so I be certain to carry up a scrap to get the spacing appropriate. You possibly can see I transfer it alongside as I work on securing that first board, however then after that the remainder can get laid down with only a spacer. I additionally transfer this spacer alongside to verify the slat is getting connected parallel all the size of the board. See me utilizing it on the highest but additionally on the facet.
My spacer is only a random scrap I discovered to be the dimensions wanted for the hole. Once I get to the within most slat, I maintain it in place in order that I can go to the within with a pencil and mark the middle gap opening. I feel it’s simpler to chop this now with a bandsaw however know which you can additionally connect it and reduce it after the very fact with a jigsaw or perhaps a flush trim bit in a router. The hearth tray with cowl it so no must make it tremendous fairly.
Step 6: Creating the Propane Tank Door
I’m utilizing a couple of streaks of DAP Dyna grip on every certainly one of these earlier than the brad nails. That is my favourite development adhesive because it’s extremely quick setting and works for each inside and exterior initiatives. You possibly can see subsequent I repeated a lot of the identical course of however this time with simply straight vertical boards. These are butted up proper to the underside of the overhanging prime slat and I be certain to make use of the identical spacer so issues stay constant.
All these slats grasp previous the physique barely as a result of I personally needed casters on mine in order that I could make this factor cellular when not in use. The overhanging quantity will cowl the added top. This huge hole right here will likely be a detachable panel to permit me to entry the within propane tank. I’m utilizing magnets right here and connect them by counterboring into the framing materials then screwing in a magnet.
Now I can connect a washer on a screw to the door on all 4 corners to correspond to those magnets. As soon as the door is in place, I might repeat the method of attaching verticals to make it disappear into the physique.
Step 7: Making use of End to the Fireplace Pit
Lets go forward and put a coat of end on them to essentially see them pop. As a way to get in all of the nooks and crannies of the edges of the slats, I’m spraying on my end however you may completely simply roll or brush it on as a substitute. I’m utilizing my Wagner HVLP which makes very fast work of this step. For a end I’m going with the Complete Boat Gleam 2.0 because it dries shortly, does an excellent job at leveling out on it’s personal, and what I most like is that it has UV resistors in it so this cedar will maintain up regardless that will probably be exterior.
Step 8: Including Casters to Make the Fireplace Pit Cell
Oops, If forgot to point out you after I connected the casters. However again after attaching all of the slats, I tiled the field over and screwed on a couple of casters which is what’s permitting me to rotate this factor round to point out you all sides.
I personally like the concept of it having casters on it as a result of it’ll solely be getting used in the course of the winter months however for the summer season months, I like the concept of pushing it out of the way in which and utilizing this area for one thing else. As soon as I picked out the place I needed my fireplace desk to be I began loading within the home equipment to make it work. The tray slips proper into the middle opening and comes with fairly easy directions on hooking it as much as a propane tank.
You possibly can’t lay a standard propane tank on it’s facet so in case you construct certainly one of these you both want to revamp it so it will possibly stand upright or purchase one that’s designed particularly to be laid over.
Step 9: Ending particulars! Including Rocks, Chairs, and Drinks!
Now I must fill it with rock, seize my moveable chair, and a drink and luxuriate in. As you’ll be able to see there’s loads of area for firm to hitch me and likewise loads of area to set drinks or a plate of meals on the unit itself. Nonetheless keep in mind that I’ve plans for this bigger unit but additionally a extra compact unit in case you’re excited by constructing one your self.
Conclusion
If a fireplace pit has been in your to do record then I hope this video has given you some good inspiration to deal with it this fall. You should definitely take a look at my web site for a set of plans for this construct in addition to a number of others. I’ll see you on no matter I’m constructing subsequent.
