Finally set up the fire pit

[Dan Deter]

Added lights for the path through the woods (wife and son did most of the work, I was in the kitchen cooking dinner...). Hopefully mulching the path this weekend after adding the last of the gravel to the seating area.

[Dewesq55]

Dan Deter - We had 3 yards to move from the front of the house to the back and only 1 wheelbarrow. Barbara was shoveling the stone into the wheelbarrow then I was moving it, dumping it and spreading it. It was very demanding on both of us.

[Spinaker]

Way cool! Nice work!

[Mr. Bones]

Yup, Brother Hank; a nice, rare, obscure live peek at some James Marshall....
Sadly, they don't make em like that, any more

[cgrover60]

Nice and perfect timing.

[Dan Deter]

4 loads on the pickup (3 3/4 yard loads and 1 1/2 yard load), luckily we had 3 wheelbarrows and it was downhill most of the way to the fire pit from the driveway. We had a pretty good cycle going.

[Henrik]

A left-handed genius!

[Dewesq55]

Nicely done. I don't envy you having to move/spread all of that crushed stone.

[Dan Deter]

Just in time for the boy's 21st birthday

[HawkerXP]

Just in time for fall!

[Mr. Bones]

Awesome McPossum. In total Envy...

[Texas Larry]

What a great project in a nice setting. Enjoy!

[Dan Deter]

So we've had a ton of wood stacked since we took down a bunch of trees a year and a half or so ago. And we have been meaning to set up a fire pit since long before that. Finally got it done, some site prep work last weekend and most of the work this weekend.

The original site:


Ferns and small trees removed and circle laid out:


Edges dug (and exhausted end of first weekend):



Metal edging and gravel going in:



Inaugural fire:



We still need to add one more load of gravel to get the depth we want, and another layer of stone to the fire ring, and then glue the stones with high temp fireplace caulk so they don't get knocked off too easily. And mulch the path to the ring. But its mostly done.