For those cold evenings when you want to spend a bit more time outside a fire pit can make it happen! Your friends have one and you want one too but is seem difficult but it is easier than you think to build a fire pit on the grass in your back yard. 

In this article, I share with you exactly how to build a fire pit on the grass. In building a fire pit you will need a string, a spade, a shovel, a couple of bags of sand, 20 melon size rocks, and about 110 bricks. 

If you want your firepit to be smaller then you do not need as many rocks, stone or sand.

You cannot just put a firepit anywhere, check your local laws first and follow their fire safety rules.  If you do not want to build a fire pit but still need one, you can buy one of the metal basin fire pits.

What to do before you build a fire pit on grass?

Local laws: 

Check your local laws or by-laws to see if a fire pit is permitted in your yard. You want to check if it is ok for you to build a fire pit on your property before you start. If may not be possible to build a fire during certain periods because of the risk of fire. Embers can be carried away by the wind and start fires if they come in contact with very dry shrubs or grasses around the yard. 

Location: 

Assuming that you are permitted to build a fire pit, it is time to find a suitable location for the fire pit. You should never build your fire pit under a tree, close to a fence or next to you your home. Remember to build it away from direct wind. 

Chose a corner of the yard where it would be suitable to have friends gather. you want to be comfortable as you enjoy your fire pit. 

Building a Fire Pit On Grass

1. Mark the spot for the fire pit

As you have taken the above into consideration, mark the perfect spot for your fire pit. The perfect fire pit is about four or five feet in diameter. A circular fire pit is the best. it allows all of your friends to sit around the fire an equal distance away from the center. 

2. Measure and dig the hole for the fire pit

Make an X at the spot that represents the center of the fire pit. Use one of the bricks to nail a piece of stick into the center of the X. Attach a piece of string to the stick. The knot should be loose so that the string can move freely around the stick. 

Use a tape measure and measure two feet on the string. Mark a circle on the grass around the center axis of the circle. The x should mark the center of the four feet diameter circle. If you do not have a tape measure you can guestimate the measurement using your feet. There is no need for the circle to be a perfect four feet diameter, it can be five or more and would still be perfect. 

3. Dig the hole for the fire pit on the grass. 

Now it is time for you to dig the hole for the fire pit. You should dig it about ten inches deep, with the sides gently angled out, like a soup bowl with a flat bottom. Shave off the layer of grass all around the perimeter of the pit, going back about one foot. The spade is the perfect tool for this job. 

4. Line the inside perimeter of the hole with bricks

As close together as you can, line the inside perimeter of the fire pit with bricks. Place about 30 bricks vertically inside the fire pit covering the entire interior of the pit, and these bricks should be buried about two inches. 

5. Arrange the fire pit rocks

Arrange the rocks along the top of the perimeter of the ring, jamming each rock into the soil a bit so that would shift. As you place each rock, try to fit it into the one next to it so that they are kind of spooning.

6. Place the remaining bricks.

You will have a number of excess bricks, place the remaining bricks flat on the dirt circle around the pit to create a hearth, with one row pointing away from the center of the fire pit.

If there are still more bricks remaining use them to form a row around the edge of the bricks pointing out, like an O, containing everything.

7. Pour the sand into the center of the fire pit

Pour sand into the center of the pit and spread evenly. The level of the sand should be about two inches. The sand will ensure that water does not settle at the bottom of the fire pit but instead have somewhere to go.

If you want to know the reason for putting sand at the bottom of the fire pit read the article titled, ‘Why Put Sand In The Bottom Of A Fire Pit?‘ It will be quite revealing.

8. Build the fire.

Stock some dry firewood in the center of the fire pit. pour a little fire pit lighter fluid on the wood and then light. Use dry wood to prevent smoke.

Note: when you are enjoying the heat from the fire you can use roast marshmallows or do s’mores. 

Conclusion. 

A fire pit ensures that you have fun even when the time is cold. Follow the fire safety rules of your state before you light or build a fire pit. You do not have to only put sand at the base of your fire pit. 

Now that you know how to Build a Fire Pit on grass, enjoy your time outdoors with your family or friends. A fire pit may also be good for your AirBnB guests to enjoy the outdoors. Remember, follow the fire safety rules. See what else you can put under a fire pit on the grass.