Which is best an above or below ground firepit

Nikumba

Nikumba

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Looking at putting a patio in before the decking this year and want to get fire pit action going.

I already have one of the big steel ones which has been fine on the grass but want to be a bit more classy.

So have been looking at youtube how to make them out of brick/stone and seem to be two types either above ground or below ground.

I am guessing the above ground would be better for heat dissipation rather than below ground style one, but happy to be proved wrong.

Thoughts?

Kimbie
 
We have a round 'copper' one, which sits on three legs. It's designed to be outside all the time, and intentionally rusts. We've only used it a few times but it does the job well. I can get a photo if you'd like.
 
Cleisthenes said:
We have a round 'copper' one, which sits on three legs. It's designed to be outside all the time, and intentionally rusts. We've only used it a few times but it does the job well. I can get a photo if you'd like.
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I have something like that now but want something a bit more classy
 
I have some ideas for both, and how they would be built in with the new patio, but what I am after is when all sitting around the firepit which gives off more heat for everyone to enjoy
 
Been eyeing up one of those pits with a hanging grill, but at the moment we’d probably not get the use out of it.

There was someone that has made a in-patio fire pit on one the threads. Worth having a search..
 
Nikumba said:
I have something like that now but want something a bit more classy
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Out of interest what do you have now? There are a lot of very nice metal fire pits that would certainly fit “classy”, especially in a dedicated fire pit patio area. If you’ve got half an oil drum or a natty cheap thing then perhaps you should be looking at better ones?

We built a dedicated patio for our fire pit a couple of years ago and initially decided on a brick/stone pit, but after some deliberation decided to go for a metal one. One of the main reasons being you get a lot more sideways heat from the metal ones than you do from the stone ones, which means it helps a lot more in warming your lower legs.

You’re probably looking at a couple of hundred £ or more for a decent one, with a decent thickness of steel and possibly coated to reduce rust. It may be you would need to get a fabricator to make it for you using rolled steel and a laser cutter too.
 
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We use a washing machine drum placed on 3 bricks and a wooden pallet. Looks great if you can ignore the bricks and wooden pallet although now we have moved I will look at building a circular brick base to insert the drum into but still allows it be removed. I am not entirely sure how I will do it though as the whole idea of the drum is for the fire to show through the holes in the drum.
 
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