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Saw a really smart fire pit setup in a park in Bend, Oregon
They used a circle of those big concrete blocks you can get at any hardware store, but they set them on a bed of crushed gravel about six inches deep. The whole thing was sunk into the ground a bit, so the seating area around it felt really built-in and safe. Has anyone tried a sunken design like that, and did you have to worry about drainage?
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jesse9942mo ago
Cool idea, but my main worry would be turning it into a personal backyard swimming pool.
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morganhill2mo ago
Honestly, I read that a gravel base with a little slope helps a ton with drainage.
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lane.cameron1mo ago
totally agree with @morganhill on the gravel base thing. yeah i saw a video from some landscaping channel where they said a 2% slope is the magic number for getting water to run off instead of pooling. made a huge difference at my buddy's place when he redid his fire pit area. just gotta make sure the gravel packs tight enough so it doesn't shift over time.
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