How Do You Build A Charcoal BBQ Pit?
Backyard barbeque pits are extremely popular. Everyone loves a BBQ. Roasting hot dogs, marshmallows and steaks over your own charcoal BBQ pit is the perfect way to spend the evening with family and neighbors. Luckily, it is easier than you might think to build your own BBQ pit. You can even do it in one weekend. Find the right location in your backyard for your BBQ pit. Look for a spot away from overhead trees, electrical wires, wooden fences and bushes. Make sure it’s approximately 50 feet from any building. Find a level spot. Measure out a circle that is 4 to 6 feet in diameter, depending on how big you want your fire pit. Dig up 1 foot of dirt from the circle. Pour 6 inches of gravel and 4 inches of sand into the fire pit hole. Tamp down the sand and gravel with a hand tamper tool. Your fire pit is 2 inches deep so that you can line your bricks up in the center. Buy bricks that are stackable, interlocking and shaped like a rounded triangle so when you lay them side-by-side they crea
