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Visited my cousin's place in Austin and his fire pit setup was a total game changer
He dug a shallow pit and lined it with those big, flat stones from a local landscaping place called Hill Country Stone. The whole thing only cost him about $150 for materials. It made me realize how much better a permanent spot is than those little metal bowls. What's the best way to set up a stone fire pit without it cracking from the heat?
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anderson.jason7mo ago
My uncle used river rocks for his first pit and they exploded like popcorn. The guy at the stone yard told him to only use natural, dry stone that's been in the ground. I'd skip the landscaping stones and find a proper granite or fieldstone.
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rodriguez.skyler6mo ago
Has anyone checked their local demolition sites? My neighbor got a ton of old broken concrete from a torn up sidewalk for free. It's already dry as a bone and super dense, so it handles heat way better than any wet river rock. We washed it off and stacked the chunks, and that fire pit has lasted years without a single crack or pop. Sometimes the best stuff is just getting thrown away.
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clairee887mo ago
Remember my friend tried to use those smooth decorative stones from a bag for a fire pit. We had a scary night when one cracked loud and shot a piece across the yard. Your point about dry stone is so right, @anderson.jason, because those river rocks hold water inside and the heat makes them burst. She ended up going to a quarry place and getting some old granite that was sitting out in a field for years. What did your uncle end up using for his next fire pit after that happened?
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