Who doesn’t like sitting exterior with an excellent fall breeze and a few crisp air? It’s lastly time to begin preparing for fall, what higher means than constructing an excellent hearth pit. Seize a set of plans and observe together with this video so I can present you ways I made mine.
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I’ve created a set of plans to make constructing this fireplace pit tremendous easy and simple to observe.
Supplies I Used for this Construct
- Wooden
- Wooden Glue
- Noticed
- Nails
- Brad Nailer
- Wooden End
- Casters
- Hearth Pit Plans
Step 1: Constructing the Hearth Pit Body and Assembling
The very first thing I’m going to do is construct a body from 2x4s. This will probably be an enormous field to cover the propane tank wanted to feed the hearth. I deliberately purchased a tank that may safely be laid down on it’s facet so I might maintain my desk decrease to the bottom. By the way in which, if you would like a lower checklist and dimensions of this desk, I’ve a set of plans for it over on my web site. If this desk is just too massive for you, I even have a smaller model out there
After utilizing the miter noticed to chop down a couple of 2x4s, I assembled them. I first lay out all my elements to do a dry match. This fashion I can be sure that all of it appears proper earlier than sticking issues collectively. Right here I’m utilizing exterior rated wooden glue and some screws on every joint. That is designed in order that the highest boards overlap the joints of the underside boards. This can create energy however it additionally makes it fast to place collectively.
Step 2: Creating the Containers Physique
Subsequent will probably be to sheath it, to place plywood across the body to create the field’s physique. Since this will probably be exterior, I’m utilizing an exterior plywood that’s handled. I additionally painted the skin faces which you’ll see I’m ensuring to attaching pointing in the direction of the skin of the physique.
It’s because I plan to do a slatted design exterior of this layer and needed a darkish shade to be in between every slat. I’m attaching these sheets by first pre drilling then working in a screw alongside the underside. Then additionally working in a screw to attach the highest of the boards collectively. When going into skinny wooden like this 1/2” plywood, I change over to utilizing trim head screws like these right here.
Step 3: Framing out the Prime and Attaching it to the Physique
The following factor I did was body out the highest facet. These members will give me help to safe the highest within the subsequent step. They are often tough so as to add since there may be nothing besides the plywood to attach them to the underside framing so what I did was use a clamp to carry it in place as soon as I obtained it lined as much as the highest of the ply. Once more utilizing the trim head screws to safe it. I began with the 2 longer items then linked the 2 shorter sides in between.
Alrighty, now lets throw the highest on. That is one other piece of exterior rated plywood that I painted the highest facet of. The opening within the middle will probably be the place the hearth tray will get inserted later. I lined it as much as the physique then secured it down by first pre drilling across the perimeter then working in some screws. Throughout I made certain to sink the heads of the screws in order that nothing would stop the slats that may come subsequent, to attaching flush to the physique.
I’m going to go away that as is for a bit and begin making the slats that may cowl it.
Step 4: Making the Slats to Cowl the Physique
For this half I’m going with western pink cedar 1×4 boards. That is what’s going to take this boring field and switch it into one thing beautiful to have a look at. I began by taking my full size boards and ripping them to width on the desk noticed. I made the slats half the width so two slats might come out of 1 board. Now I’m going to go along with a water fall look in order that the highest boards will miter over into the facet boards. To realize this, I turned my desk noticed blade to a forty five and used the miter gauge to
lower the boards to size. When establishing my fence, I place a clamp and a scrap board to behave as a cease block. Discover how I place this far sufficient again on the fence in order that the board will now not be touching this scrap as soon as it contacts the blade. If it contacts each on the identical time, it creates a pitch zone which causes kickback. It is a quick solution to make tons and plenty of repetitive cuts.
To place the miters collectively, I take advantage of exterior wooden glue as soon as once more then additionally reenforce the joint with a couple of 23 gauge brad nails. Good and easy. Subsequent I repeated that very same course of to create an entire bunch of them. For the reason that sample is similar in all 4 quadrants, I might prep all of the elements and have them staged on my workbench. This additionally gave the glue time to arrange.
Step 5: Making use of the Slats to the Hearth Pit Physique
With that achieved, this subsequent step will fly. Lets begin making use of the slats to the physique. So the edges may have verticals that come up and meet the highest slats. With that, I need the highest overlaying the tip grain of the verticals so I be sure that to carry up a scrap to get the spacing appropriate. You possibly can see I transfer it alongside as I work on securing that first board, however then after that the remainder can get laid down with only a spacer. I additionally transfer this spacer alongside to verify the slat is getting hooked up parallel the whole size of the board. See me utilizing it on the highest but in addition on the facet.
My spacer is only a random scrap I discovered to be the scale wanted for the hole. After I get to the within most slat, I maintain it in place in order that I can go to the within with a pencil and mark the middle gap opening. I believe it’s simpler to chop this now with a bandsaw however know you can additionally connect it and lower it after the actual fact with a jigsaw or perhaps a flush trim bit in a router. The fireplace tray with cowl it so no have to make it tremendous fairly.
Step 6: Creating the Propane Tank Door
I’m utilizing a couple of streaks of DAP Dyna grip on every considered one of these earlier than the brad nails. That is my favourite development adhesive because it’s extremely quick setting and works for each inside and exterior tasks. You possibly can see subsequent I repeated a lot of the identical course of however this time with simply straight vertical boards. These are butted up proper to the underside of the overhanging high slat and I be sure that to make use of the identical spacer so issues stay constant.
All these slats cling previous the physique barely as a result of I personally needed casters on mine in order that I could make this factor cell when not in use. The overhanging quantity will cowl the added top. This massive hole right here will probably be a detachable panel to permit me to entry the within propane tank. I’m utilizing magnets right here and connect them by counterboring into the framing materials then screwing in a magnet.
Now I can connect a washer on a screw to the door on all 4 corners to correspond to those magnets. As soon as the door is in place, I might repeat the method of attaching verticals to make it disappear into the physique.
Step 7: Making use of End to the Hearth Pit
Lets go forward and put a coat of end on them to actually see them pop. With a view to get in all of the nooks and crannies of the edges of the slats, I’m spraying on my end however you may completely simply roll or brush it on as a substitute. I’m utilizing my Wagner HVLP which makes very fast work of this step. For a end I’m going with the Whole Boat Gleam 2.0 because it dries rapidly, does an ideal job at leveling out on it’s personal, and what I most like is that it has UV resistors in it so this cedar will maintain up despite the fact that will probably be exterior.
Step 8: Including Casters to Make the Hearth Pit Cell
Oops, If forgot to point out you once I hooked up the casters. However again after attaching all of the slats, I tiled the field over and screwed on a couple of casters which is what’s permitting me to rotate this factor round to point out you all sides.
I personally like the concept of it having casters on it as a result of it should solely be getting used throughout the winter months however for the summer season months, I like the concept of pushing it out of the way in which and utilizing this area for one thing else. As soon as I picked out the place I needed my hearth desk to be I began loading within the home equipment to make it work. The tray slips proper into the middle opening and comes with fairly easy directions on hooking it as much as a propane tank.
You possibly can’t lay a traditional propane tank on it’s facet so should you construct considered one of these you both want to revamp it so it may possibly stand upright or purchase one that’s designed particularly to be laid over.
Step 9: Ending particulars! Including Rocks, Chairs, and Drinks!
Now I have to fill it with rock, seize my moveable chair, and a drink and revel in. As you may see there may be loads of area for firm to affix me and likewise loads of area to set drinks or a plate of meals on the unit itself. Nevertheless do not forget that I’ve plans for this bigger unit but in addition a extra compact unit should you’re thinking about constructing one your self.
Conclusion
If a fireplace pit has been in your to do checklist then I hope this video has given you some good inspiration to sort out it this fall. You’ll want to take a look at my web site for a set of plans for this construct in addition to a number of others. I’ll see you on no matter I’m constructing subsequent.
