Build Your Own Outdoor Natural Gas Fire Pit

Both natural gas and propane may be used but your supply pressure and btu ratings need to be regulated for both.

Build your own outdoor natural gas fire pit.

The first step in how to make a propane fire pit is to find the propane burner. For natural gas the supply pressure should be set between 3 5 7 of water column. The easiest way to build a gas fire pit is to purchase a manufactured drop in fire pit kit. The kits usually feature a bowl shape and come ready to install into the fire pit enclosure of your choice.

Pack the paver base and use a level throughout the process. Be sure to level the soil where your fire pit will be built and add between 1 2 of paver base. The burner runs on propane and will last six to 12 hours on a 20 lb. This rectangle outdoor fire pit is build from simple materials such as wood planks drywall and some decorative tiling.

The outdoor gas fireplace is built out of two separate pieces of concrete. This gas pit diy build is a little more involved than just setting pavers around in a circle. The fire it produces will warm your hands and take the chill off but it doesn t throw off enough heat to keep you warm on a cold night the way a bonfire would. I ordered the burner fireplace pan fire glass and gas hookup kit from a company on amazon.

Turns out there isn t much on the subject so i researched to build my own. Designing your own fire pit from bricks cinderblocks and pavers offer a unique masonry craftsmanship whereas modifying an unfinished diy fire pit allows you to personalize it to match your existing decor. You need to create the enclosure which can be as simple as stacked bricks cinderblocks or concrete pavers. It consists of a base shaped like a box and a concrete table top.

If putting your fire pit in grass mark a 40 diameter circle and remove all grass sod and roots. The body of the firepit is left hollow and the gas burner is contained within the countertop of the fire pit. Paying someone to build a natural gas fire pit may be expensive as cost of labor is high.