Because regular clay brick can crack at high temperatures, we’re using firebrick (also called “refractory” brick) to line the inside of the easy fire pit walls. Pro tip: Firebrick is a dense ...

I considered building a traditional brick fire pit on a concrete footing ... In our case, that means excavating down through clay and rocky soil. Then I’d have to get the concrete into the ...

I was thinking it would be a pretty sweet place for a fire pit. I was thinking of doing it myself with cinder block and rebar in the middle and red brick pavers toward the fire. The outside would ...

For the interior of your fire pit, you should ideally use fire brick, because it is insulating. Fire brick comes in a variety of colors and even shapes, but this isn’t the part that people will ...

A pit should be lined with a noncombustible stone. Fire brick and fire clay mortar are designed to handle high temperatures. You don’t want to build your fixture purely out of concrete ...

Audriana Selby and Betty Beal, senior engineering majors, are researching the physical and thermal properties of clay bricks to help communities in ... The school and community use open fire pits to ...