In good weather, you want to spend more time in the garden than inside the house. And also, when inviting friends or family, thinking of a barbecue goes hand in hand. But, if you’re tired of the typical falling with a bit of wind, or not pulling enough, Why not learn how to make a brick barbecue?
We already tell you that it is not as difficult as it seems, and you can also do it in just a few steps (and in a few days at most). Do you dare this project for your garden?
How to make a brick barbecue
Making a brick barbecue implies that you are going to build a barbecue out of brick, concrete blocks or similar material. This gives you a series of advantages that you should take into account, such as the fact that it will not rust or come apart (and will have to be reassembled later). Besides, you can make it any size you want and it is more consistent than any other.
Now, what to do? For this we give you the steps below:
Preparation of materials
The first thing, when making a built-in barbecue, is to have the material ready so that we don’t have to stop every time we miss something. Therefore, you should have on hand:
Bricks, blocks or concrete or similar, which will be the body of your barbecue. The usual thing is to make it out of bricks because it is easier to build, but in reality you can use other similar materials.
Cement.
Concrete (for the base). Or a mixture of the previous and this one to give it more consistency.
Metal profiles (to be able to hold the grid). They are placed on the pillars so that they do not break or in case the materials are twisted during their placement.
Your safety equipment: i.e. gloves, mask, glasses… It is important that you have safety accessories to protect yourself. Even as an expert, it never hurts to prevent.
To obtain these materials, you must know the second pointbecause depending on what you have thought about building (a barbecue is not the same thing as a type of oven), you might need more or less materials (and more or less quantity).
Choose location
You already have everything ready. But where are you going to put it? Examine your garden and find a suitable place for a barbecue. It should be in an area where if a spark or ash jumps out it can start a fire. It is also not appropriate to put it next to the terrace because, if it’s windy, the smoke can be annoying when you’re there (or worse, entering the house and smelling everything).
Once you choose it, measure how you want your barbecue to be and review the materials to find out if you have enough or not.
lay the foundations
The first step to making a built-in barbecue is to lay the base on the ground so it’s ready and clean. AND For this you will need to pour the cement. Make sure it is level and straight. Normally what is done is to add a sufficient layer and the size of a square or rectangle.
build the pillars
The base will take a few hours to dry, so be patient for it to dry smoothly. And when I do you can mount the pillars of your barbecue you can do it with bricks or with concrete blocks, whichever suits you best.
Keep in mind that in order for them to come together you will need to pour cement over them.
Also, the safest thing (and what we recommend to prevent them from coming out crooked) is that you use molds or pillars to create them as straight as possible). You must build at least four (or two if you put the barbecue against one of the garden walls).
Another option is to build it completely, as if it were a square or a rectangle, but without covering the front side where you will introduce the grids and the charcoal.. It’s much faster to do, and easier too. In case you’re not too good at DIY.
Consider the height. To begin with, the height of the barbecue counter, which will be your workplace, should be 85-95 centimeters high. Although it is better to adapt it to your own body, since you are going to do it in your own and personalized way.
place the grids
Once you have the barbecue with its frame, be sure to leave holes and supports to be able to place the grids. By making it to measure, you can place one or two, as large as you want.
This, yes, You have to make sure you have an area downstairs to be able to put the coal. Again, if you put two grills, you can fit two charcoal areas.
Another option that you can consider is to put a closed barbecue, type oven. She has the advantage that food will be done sooner and saves you a lot more smoke, especially in front of you when you’re with her. But it may be more work to assemble it.
place the fireplace
Once you have the grates in place and you know where everything is going to go, to keep the smoke from going everywhere, the best thing to do is to limit the space it can exit. Unfortunately you won’t be able to completely cover it unless you make it like a furnace, because you have to have the front free, but you can keep placing bricks upwards and shrinking them so that the smoke, by going up, going away. path. The idea is that a tube is inserted in the upper part to give it heightbut close well with the bricks to hold it.
Examples of built-in barbecues
As we know that sometimes instructions may not give you an idea of how a built-in barbecue should be made, We wanted to find you some examples of built-in barbecues on video to give you a better idea of how it should be done.
As you’ll see, it’s not as hard as it looks, you just need to know what to do at all times so you don’t have a problem.
Do you now dare to have a construction barbecue?