Flagstone Fire Pit Surround image and description

The kit you purchase at the store should normally have the flagstone fire pit instructions to help you build this feature correctly. But if you’re left without those, here’re the steps to build a flagstone pit most contractors recommend. At first, they start with digging the base hole of 6-12 inches deep. Then, contractors proceed to laying the circled layers of flagstone to create the feature’s walls, shifting each row by a half brick to reach more interesting effect and connecting everything with masonry cement. They keep on checking the level of each row to ensure the stability and straight look of the finished product. The number of rows they make depends on client’s wishes and blocks’ size, but contractors usually lay from 3 to 4 rows to make an average feature.  Then, they add a metal bowl or ring inside the feature, fill it with gravel or other decorative stones and finish it off by laying the last row of capstones.