Build A Backyard Stone Firepit-DIY

Construct this backyard stone fire pit with a crushed stone seating area. This video is part of Rock Solid show hosted by Dean Marcisco, Dean Marsico, Derek Stearns . SHOW DESCRIPTION :They're expert masons and real-life comedic cousins, and they're only on DIY Network's Rock Solid! With irreverent humor, practical jokes, and luckily for us, lots of masonry expertise, Derek Stearns and Dean Marsico show you how to build sturdy stone top tables, sensational outdoor showers, fabulous fire pits, and rare rock gardens. This is not your average do-it-yourself show, but Derek and Dean ensure every project is Rock Solid.

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[TheGreenhorseman]

Those stones they placed at the bottom WILL explode when they reach a high temperature. I built a firepit with fieldstone and other large stones, sitting around it one night drinking beer with a couple friends one of the huge stones exploded with a big bang, a piece hit this guy in the forehead giving him a nasty cut, also when it explodes some of the stone turns into a fluffy fiberglass like insulation, yeah sounds nuts but try it yourself, so now I use firebrick. Beware of exploding stones!

[codcoda]

river rocks heat up and blow up that mad dumb those people will be really supised hahaha

[MrBlackace]

@TheGreenhorseman They only explode if they were near a water source

[sujatabhikkhuni]

You should also make absolutely sure there are no old tree roots beneath the pit because fire will travel along the roots underground.

[chrisdeli7158]

wtf, are they dumb or somthing. river rocks usually contain trapped water inside, if heated to a degree the water will expand thus exploding the rock. in other words a shrapnel grenade.

[2039teejay]

Do you guys not pay attention at all? At 1:25 he SAYS "behind the stones, we place FIRE BRICK".

Also, @ MrShawnsquatch re: painting the inside: WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT "SEALING"??? He didn't say seal, he said PAINT.

The only sensible thing you said was about putting the stones in the bottom. That IS a bad idea.

[ItHurtsToDoNumberTwo]

Regardless of what "Stone" is used - its stupid to put loose stone in the bottom of a firepit. Beside the exploding stone issue - please explain to me how you remove ash? You'll have to pull every tiny stone out! That's just poor design and stupid...

[sronnau99]

Notice, "FIRE BRICK" is used to prevent the exploding rock.

[sronnau99]

Notice, "FIRE BRICK" is use to prevent the exploding rock.

[MrShawnsquatch]

I don't even understand why you need to put stone in the bottom. If you build any real fires all that rock will soon be covered with ash. Just dig up the sod and build the fire on the dirt. And sealing the inside of the stone with paint is a bad idea. It chokes off the air coming through the cracks and the fire wont burn as well. It seems to me that most of these DIY fire-pit jobs waste alot of money to built a pit that could barely hold a couple small sticks and a couple flames.