It is similar to anything, how hard do you need to make it. Yes that's an off handed answer but one that's true to ones own nature. By that I mean, things are only as hard or straightforward to do as one imagines it to be. Building a back garden gas fire pit is can be one of those projects.
When I built mine, it was simple in design and took only part of a Sat. to create. Since that point though it has gone though many up-grades, (I can't leave things alone and I think nothing is ever truly done until I am dead and gone). But I like playing with things anyway. Most people build it once and enjoy it for as long as they want to. Again the issue is how tough can it be to build a back garden fire pit?
If you are an amateur and can handle a trowel a hammer and can transform a wench, you can build a fire pit.
A good place to start is google images of fire pits and take time having a look at them to see what you like and of equal importance see parts of it that you hate. Get a basic idea of what does it for you.
Learn all about the basic parts which make up a fire pit, nothing complicated or magical here.
Next google fire pit kits, and find the kit that may work for you.
Now the hard part, where to put it? Why is this hard? No 2 folk can agree exactly where anything should be, so it's a matter of compromises. Take it slow here and mull it over, visualize all parts of it. Height, length, width, where breezes in your neighborhood come from,the setting sun, trees other plants, how far from the kitchen, back door, is it easy to get to and see or be seen from. Think it though because moving it once it's set up is a pain.
Once all this is done the building of it actually is the easy part.
Have some fun with it.
When I built mine, it was simple in design and took only part of a Sat. to create. Since that point though it has gone though many up-grades, (I can't leave things alone and I think nothing is ever truly done until I am dead and gone). But I like playing with things anyway. Most people build it once and enjoy it for as long as they want to. Again the issue is how tough can it be to build a back garden fire pit?
If you are an amateur and can handle a trowel a hammer and can transform a wench, you can build a fire pit.
A good place to start is google images of fire pits and take time having a look at them to see what you like and of equal importance see parts of it that you hate. Get a basic idea of what does it for you.
Learn all about the basic parts which make up a fire pit, nothing complicated or magical here.
Next google fire pit kits, and find the kit that may work for you.
Now the hard part, where to put it? Why is this hard? No 2 folk can agree exactly where anything should be, so it's a matter of compromises. Take it slow here and mull it over, visualize all parts of it. Height, length, width, where breezes in your neighborhood come from,the setting sun, trees other plants, how far from the kitchen, back door, is it easy to get to and see or be seen from. Think it though because moving it once it's set up is a pain.
Once all this is done the building of it actually is the easy part.
Have some fun with it.
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