DIY Fire Pit Table Top
Here's an easy tutorial that will show you how to create a diy tabletop fire bowl or fire pit for your backyard patio.
Yield: 1
Equipment
- Ruler
Materials
- Short Pot with Drainage
- Wire Mesh
- Metal Tape
- Fireglass Lava Rock
- Sterno Smores Heat Fuel Can
Instructions
- Measure the height of your pot.
- Cut the wire mesh slightly less than the height of the pot.
- Wrap the wire mesh around the sterno can and tape it together with aluminum tape.
- Set the wire mesh cylinder in the middle of the pot.
- Fill in with lava rock around the cylinder.
- Set the sterno fuel in the wire cylinder. Add a few rocks in the bottom if needed.
- Continue to fill with rocks to the top of the can and hide the edges.
- Remove the fuel cap, light it with a long lighter, and enjoy.
- To put out the flame cover with the can lid.
Notes
Options and Substitutions
If you don't want to cook with the fire pit you can use regular fuel cans and enjoy the fire.
You can also use a small tiki torch instead of a fuel can.
You can use sand or other non-flammable filler such as pea gravel or fire pebbles to hold the can in place. Fill it most of the way then add a small layer of fire glass rocks on top.
Choose a container that can withstand heat such as concrete, cement, terra cotta, clay, or other fire resistant rock.
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