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 ...

Another option is to repurpose natural stones to create an attractive and inexpensive fire pit. Also known as refractory bricks, firebricks are blocks of clay or ceramic material that can ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fire pit styles run the gamut, from simple and rustic brick options to contemporary and elegant. Whether you're working with a large or small backyard (or budget, for that matter), you'll likely ...

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 ...

Smokeless fire pits have taken over American backyards ... then you’ll want to lift it off the ground. (We used some bricks while testing that worked just fine.) Next up is the panel stand, placed on ...

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 ...