Browse Forums Outdoor Living 1 Apr 06, 2023 1:03 pm Hello, I'm in the process of having this firepit built and before using it, I wanted to get some opinions on the safety of it. It has a brick base with concrete above and a firepit bowl directly on top of the concrete. Do I need to be concerned about the concrete overheating and exploding? Thank you! Re: Firepit - concrete with metal bowl 3Apr 06, 2023 3:52 pm You'll be fine. If you are using a phone click reply to your own post and then you have the option to add photos Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Firepit - concrete with metal bowl 4Apr 06, 2023 4:16 pm MaxD29 Hello, I'm in the process of having this firepit built and before using it, I wanted to get some opinions on the safety of it. It has a brick base with concrete above and a firepit bowl directly on top of the concrete. Do I need to be concerned about the concrete overheating and exploding? Thank you! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Firepit - concrete with metal bowl 6Apr 06, 2023 4:58 pm You are fine. The concrete is never going to explode. Worse case scenario is that it develops a crack from different rates of expansion but hopefully it's got some reinforcement in it so even a crack won't be a problem Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Fine with me... just let 'em step in with some affordable (but good) gear... 12 5479 To my understanding early saw cuts are to control shrinkage cracks, so doing them now would be pointless. Control joints may reduce ugly cracking during periods of soil… 3 9829 |