Diy bbq

Marie27lol

Evening All

Hubby is talking about making a BBQ as we have flattened our garage/outbuilding in the garden, and so have a chance to create what we will...

So his (my) questions are:

• Have you made a brick BBQ?
• What design do you choose (pic would be fab)?
• Do they work?
• Do plants die in raised bed next to them?
• Any hints and tips?
• Did you use it?
• Will any future buyers appreciate it?

We are in Yorkshire! So to make it a permanent feature in the garden, it really has to be worth while (north facing and the evening sun is at the end of a long narrow garden -35') and attractive to future buyers.

So any thoughts would really be appreciated.
M

Hintza

This is a fairly easy bog standard one (try to put a slight run to the front of the fire pit so water doesn't lie)



or even simpler

cyclonebri1

I did 1 a few years ago and wouldn't do it again for several reasons

It is permanent as in can't be moved, it will always be in the wrong place.

It's not so much the garden around it, but any thing above it.

I put mine too close to the neighbours hedge and scorched that, but the biggest issue was there was a tree over hanging, the heat fried the insect life which then fell into the burgers:o:o

If you site it over block pavers etc as per the pic above, it's pretty inevitable that you will get asd and grease stains below.

It will also always be in the way, given that it has to be clear of plantings, you have something that just gets used a few times a year but is sat there 365 days.

However you can use it as a plant stand provided everything is planted in pots or trays, and to be honest that was the most attractive part of ours.

Another point I would make is that the ones shown in the pics are very low, only about 10 bricks, 2' 6" tall at most. The hot bits are too low for comfort and too near small kids, I personally would built a fair bit higher if you go that way

My comment seem negative, they are, I assume you wanted the pitfalls before you built:D:D

Kiran

I have 2 build in bbq kits with ovens below them and 1 1/2 pallets of bricks in my back garden. For the reasons above I have never built the BBQ and stuck with a portable. Fortunately the only part I paid for was the BBQ kit so not too out of pocket.

That being said I have seen a house where a full outdoor kitchen was built out of timber with some aluminium used as a heat sink/sheild in strategic locations and it has been a great success. The units themselves were modular so could be moved around and rearranged to suit the needs. I liked the idea and have thhought about doing it if I had a garden with a bit more space.

LEJC

Ive posted a response on your other thread...but the one we did was very similar to pic 2 on post 2