My biggest DIY project to date. Outdoor firepit seating area. Made from besser blocks and decorative breeze blocks, finished off with a spotted gum floating bench seat and decorative rocks and stepping pavers on the ground
Hello @sannear
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's fantastic to have you join us, and thank you for sharing your backyard firepit project.
What a wonderful backyard makeover. Thanks for posting those progress shots of the build, I'm sure our members will find them very useful. Can you please tell us the overall size of the seating area including the firepit? did you use Merbau panels for your seats? How long did it take to finish the entire project?
If you have any other information you can share about the backyard firepit project it would be very much appreciated.
Eric
Well done @sannear, it looks like a terrific space that you will be able to enjoy with friends and family for many years to come. I'm looking forward to hearing more about it and expect your handiwork to be much admired by other members. Firepit projects are always super popular with the Bunnings Workshop community.
Please don't hesitate to post anytime you need a hand or have something to share with other members.
Jason
Love this so much Congratulations
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @trishduke. It's wonderful to have you join us, and I'm pleased to hear you found this project inspirational.Were you considering a similar project? Check out this handy article on How to build a fire pit. With the assistance of our helpful community members, I trust you'll be able to create a stunning outdoor entertaining space.
We look forward to hearing all about your projects and plans around the house and garden. Please reach out anytime you need assistance or have something to share.Mitchell
Hi @sannear
That does look very nice. Well done.
May I ask the purpose of the pole you built with it? And that cement(?) circle?
Cheers!
Hi @Noyade
Let me tag @sannear to make sure they see your query. I noticed that post as well and was curious about its purpose. However, I did not notice that big round cement circle you're pointing at. Could the post be a laundry line post?
Hi @Noyade ,
The Post is to hang festoon lights up from our deck to the post and then to another tree.
The Cement circle thing is a cover council put there for our sewer access. So nothing special with that haha.
Thanks
Thank you very much for that update. @Noyade and I were very curious as to what the post was for. I was thinking that the cement circle was a special step going to your firepit area!
Lovely work @sannear. Many thanks for sharing, and again, well done.
You've provided such detailed information that will be a great help to our community members.
Thousands of people have viewed your article and we are interested in turning your project into a Featured Project article. Do you have any more pictures you could share?
It would also be great if you could share any other tips or lessons learned during your project that would assist others interested in constructing firepit areas or other similar outdoor projects.
Many thanks,
Wayne
Hi @WayneM thanks for the great feedback, much appreciated.
Some lessons learned and feedback for other would be that it’s best to take your time to make sure the project turns out exactly how you plan, especially if you are trying a new skill (like rendering or laying blocks). YouTube and Bunnings DIY videos are also your friend. Lastly, also get a tradie to do the jobs you might think would be worth having it done right the first time i.e. laying the foundation slab with vertical reo bars etc
Awesome, thanks for the extra photos and lessons learned @sannear.
We look forward to featuring your project on the site soon.
@sannear
Now that is one solid outdoor seating area 🙂 Love that it wont be able to be broken easily. When I saw your footings and reo my eyes went "This is not a 5 min job" 🙂 It really looks professional right down to the post for festoon lighting 🙂
Dave
@Dave-1 Thanks mate! Well it’s funny you say that. This happened last year and the stayed relatively in tack apart from a couple smashed breeze blocks. Luckily we could repair it quite easily.
hahahahah Well that answered the question... "How did they have some smashed breeze blocks?" Man Impressive tree fall and so lucky it didnt take out the fence! On the flip side, How good is your seating if all you lost was a couple of breeze blocks! 🙂 Now that is quality work!
You have done well 🙂
Hi @sannear,
I'd also like to commend your hard work! Thank goodness no one was injured from that extra-large branch falling into your firepit area. It is a really lovely space and I am pleased to read there was little damage. Will the breeze blocks be hard to replace?
Katie
Hi @KatieC, thanks for the comment. We got lucky that a local brick supplier stocks the breeze blocks in multiple patterns so we could easily grab some more to replace the broken ones.
Heya - I love the podium you've made for the fire pit to sit on. Is that just standard large concrete pavers?
Hello @melaniegoesmia
Let me tag @sannear to make them aware of your question. I believe it is just very large pavers, but we'll need to wait for confirmation from sannear.
If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.
Hi @melaniegoesmia you would be correct. From memory they are the 900x900 concrete pavers Bunnings stock.
