You're tired of the snow! Me too. One way you can celebrate once Spring finally arrives, is by building your own backyard BBQ Pit. (It's cheaper than buying one). Buy some beer and pizza, invite your buddies over, and they can help you knock it out.
There are some demo videos online, that resulted in some crappy looking BBQ's. These sites below were the most popular. No demo video is provided, but both give step by step instructions.
A barbecue or BBQ pit is a practical and aesthetic addition for your backyard. It is useful for cooking in the yard and it adds a stylish dimension to the yard space. Building your own barbecue pit is easy and doesn't need any kind of technical knowledge on your part.
Choosing BBQ Pit
Brick and metal BBQ pits are popular. Metal pits are regarded as more durable but they aren't recommended if your yard is exposed to lots of sunshine and rainwater. The metal surface corrodes easily and will require too much maintenance. Metal BBQ pits are the preferred choice for smoking thicker meats that need longer cooking. This is because metal can sustain high temperatures for extended periods of time. Brick pits are the more conventional form for barbeque pits. These are easy to build, inexpensive to maintain and blendin nicelt with any yard. When it comes to building BBQ pits as a home project, brick pits are the most popular choice.
BBQ Pit Location
Your BBQ pit should be located close to your dining room or kitchen. If you place the pit at a distance from either of these rooms it may result in long treks from the pit to the kitchen and back. The pit should be away from fences and shrubs, particularly in areas where dry leaves may be located. If your yard is vulnerable to strong winds, the pit should be built near a wall to break the force of the wind.
Building The BBQ Pit
Dig a 3 feet by 5 feet trench in your yard, using a shovel. The trench should be 8 to 10 inches deep.
Using the shovel, clear-out all the loose soil and stones. Level the trench, using a hand tamp.
Pour gravel (about 2 to 3 inches deep) on top of the trench.
Mix some dry mortar and water. Spread this preparation on top of the gravel. The mixture should be 2 inches deep around the edges.
Mortar tends to dry-off rather quickly, so immediately start leveling it with the trowel while it is still moist.
Along the edges of the mortar, start placing the cinder blocks. Gaps between the cinder blocks can be filled with wet mortar.
Keep removing excess mortar that has been squeezed out from the bricks as you arrange the bricks.
Spread wet mortar over the cinder blocks. Place the first layer of bricks over the mortar for the base of the pit.
If you are building a metal pit, install the metal cylinder/can over the layer of bricks.
If you are building a brick pit, apply more mortar and build additional brick layers until you reach the desired height.
For a metal BBQ, fit the grill top onto the top of the metal furnace.
For a brick BBQ, insert metal braces into the mortar layer of the top layer of bricks. The metal grill will be balanced on top of the metal braces.
When the pit has been prepared, mark its perimeter. Use bricks and wet mortar to build a two-brick high wall around the perimeter.
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