FIREPIT

Outdoor Living CREATE YOUR ULTIMATE BACKYARD

entertain

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build a firepit

Go for the glow with an easy to install backyard firepit

build a firepit MATERIALS •

Steel Fire Bowl (637988)

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2x6 lumber

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Sand

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River rocks

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Galvanized screws

TOOLS •

Miter saw

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Power drill/ screwdriver

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Screwdriver bits ends so corners conjoin

sand. Smooth sand

SKILL LEVEL

TIP Use these professional

neatly. Screw decora-

until level.

stylist tricks to enhance

Beginner

tive ledge flush onto support frame with

1

Use four 2x6s

non-rusting galvanized

to create 6-inch

screws. If desired,

the look of your firepit:

3

Settle steel fire

•

bowl into sand

with lanterns and tea

Pick up the glow

and add additional

lights spread throughout

deep support frame of

paint or stain exterior

sand around bowl

your backyard.

54-inches per side.

surfaces before pro-

until securely nestled.

•

Use four more 2x6s to

ceeding to next step.

create 6-inch-wide decorative ledge with 54-inch square outer dimesions. Use mitered

2

Lie frame on flat surface.

Gazing balls and

garden mirrors will

4

Cover sand with

also reflect the fire’s

decorative layer

natural glow.

of river rocks.

Fill two-thirds full with

may we suggest...

Don’t want to build it yourself?

Cozy up to Hampton Bay®’s Simone 5-Piece Firepit Set. Copper bowl set in an inlaid marble table houses a wood-burning fire or ice and drinks.

Includes four contoured chairs.

Simone 5-piece firepit set (746914)

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