GRILL-CRAZY
Summer is just a turn in the road away, and if you've longed to celebrate it with a real fieldstone barbeque with all the amenities, look no further.
Story and Illustrations by Will Shelton
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Mother's stationery pit uses a 16" x 32", drop-in grill unit with a built-in charcoal tray that adjusts up and down to regulate the amount of heat at the cooking surface.
We built firebricks around the grill unit and used fire clay mortar or refractory cement to joint them in place. For layout and planning purposes, the nominal size of these bricks is 9 x 2 1/2x 4 1/2. If your fire bricks need to be cut, have a masonry supply store do it, or use the old hammer and chisel after scribing the cut line.
To construct the inner core you'll need common concrete building blocks, sized 12 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/2. The cap or top of the structure is entirely up to your discretion. The most common materials used are flagstone, red brick or simply a leveled surface of cement. No matter what material you select, be sure to seal it with a good coat of waterproofing masonry sealer.
To securely tie all these components together, first you will need 1/4" rebar, placed in a grid pattern with a 6" to 9" spacing in the concrete portion of the foundation. Second, you'll need a layer of heavy-gauge wire mesh set between each concrete block layer and between the first layer of block and the foundation. Let the wire extend 6" to 9" out all the way around the block so that you can weave the wire between the fieldstones and mortar. In some instances it will be necessary to cut the wire to bend it to the shape needed, so have a good pair of wirecutters handy.
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