The concepts of barbecue and barbecue are often confused, since they are built for cooking with smoke and coals. But a barbecue is needed to prepare barbecue, and a barbecue grill is a method of cooking food over an open fire using a grate.
Ordinary grill can be turned into a barbecue by attaching a grill to it.
BBQ oven There are mobile and stationary, the sizes depend on the functions performed. The simplest furnace is built in dimensions 0.18*0.07*0.9 m, resembles a regular grill with a grate.
A slightly improved barbecue is built with space for a hob, its dimensions are 1.7*0.4*1.9 m. simplest furnace complex has dimensions 1.2*2.2*1.9 m.
Stoves are offered for construction with a cauldron, barbecue, stove, and other accessories for cooking on coals. All you have to do is choose the project that suits your needs. We will tell you in detail in this article about how to build a brick barbecue with your own hands. Drawings and photos of some projects are attached. Well, the dimensions of a brick barbecue, drawings and photographs of other stove models can be found on the adjacent pages of our website.
Why build an outdoor brick barbecue with your own hands?
Modern variety of outdoor slabs does not allow you to choose a single model - you want to take an element from each project. Building a barbecue oven in the garden out of brick with your own hands allows you to combine them into one ideal oven on your site.
Photo 1. A small, highly aesthetic garden barbecue oven made of brick with a barbecue and a work table. Building such a simple barbecue oven with your own hands from brick and stone is easy and quick, especially if you have special instructions for laying a barbecue with a grill.
TO advantages of a brick kiln own construction include the following advantages:
- possibility of creating own project;
- a stove built in this way will stationary— it will not be stolen, even if the owners of the site are absent for a long time;
- Confidence in materials and durability assembled oven;
- laying a barbecue is so simple that a person without stove maker experience can master it;
- giving the site classic style or country style;
- creating a reason to be proud of your friends.
What are the designs of a brick barbecue and kebab oven?
The main projects for building a barbecue for a brick cottage are divided into 3 types:
- without pipe- a simple oven, reminiscent of a barbecue, requiring minimal construction costs;
- with pipe— an improved stove, in which when cooking food the smoke will not be scattered by the wind in different directions;
- with pipe and hob- for the possibility of preparing first courses, for example, soups, borscht, fish soup.
The best option is to create stoves with pipe without stove, because most often the company gathers to eat hot kebabs with equally hot drinks.
The pipe in the stove design will protect vacationers from the random dispersion of smoke and flying ash particles.
Building a brick barbecue: cost estimate
One of the first stages of the project implementation is the calculation of the material that will be needed to build the stove. Garden barbecues for the dacha have many diagrams showing how to make this or that structure, and some of them also have instructions. Here it is especially convenient to determine in advance the volume of required building materials.
Calculation of the amount of ordinary bricks for a building stoves with pipe(by rows): 38+10.5+10.5+10.5+10.5+33+33.5+13+13+13+13+35+35+9+9+9+9+9 +9+9+9+18+26+22+20+12+10+9+7+5+5 = 474.5 pcs.
- ordinary Red brick 1st grade - 474.5 pcs.;
Calculation of the amount of refractory bricks for laying firebox(starting from row 14): 7+7+7.5+7.5+7+7.5+7+3 = 53.5 pcs.
- fire brick to create a firebox - 53.5 pcs.;
- concrete mortar for pouring the foundation or its mixture of water, sand, crushed stone, cement in a ratio of 4:4:4:1;
- metal pipe 15-20 cm in diameter - 1 pc.;
- board for formwork formation - 1 pc.;
- coarse sand— 17 kg;
- reinforcement mesh — 2 m;
- sheet metal - 1 PC.;
- table top- 1 PC.;
- oven grate for collecting coals - 1 pc.;
- silicone and heat resistant sealant for sealing masonry cracks - 1 tube;
- facing material.
Before proceeding to the construction phase, check availability tools:
- shovel;
- building level;
- rope;
- roulette;
- hammer.
Such tools are so simple that it is difficult to find an alternative to use them.
Attention! When building a stove, you will need halves of bricks - these can be made using a grinding machine.
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We select and prepare a site for construction
The place where you can build a barbecue oven with your own hands is selected based on comfort and fire safety. On at a distance of 3-4 meters from the stove Trees, bushes and grass should not grow. If extensions, a bathhouse, or other buildings are built on the site, the stove must be built at a distance. The predominant direction of the wind should not be towards one’s own or neighbors’ buildings.
Photo 2. An impromptu place to relax with a barbecue in the garden thickets. Surely you have a corner on your property where a brick barbecue would fit perfectly. The photo does not allow us to estimate the size of the site, but even a small oven will look better than such a scorched piece of land.
If we discuss the comfort of using future cooking in outdoor stove— it is most convenient to place the structure next to relaxation area- patio, gazebo, terrace. If there are no such places on the site, you can choose any place for the barbecue, and place a table with chairs nearby. Keep in mind that you will need a lot of water and firewood for cooking and maintaining the stove. The size of the furnace working area is selected depending on financial capabilities and the size of the area.
- located on the leeward side of a residential building. Otherwise, smoke will enter the house, penetrating inside and leaving traces of soot outside;
- It is undesirable to have plants next to a brick barbecue - their vital functions will be disrupted due to high temperatures.
Once a location has been chosen, you should prepare platform for the furnace area. The soil is cleared of the fertile layer: grass, bushes, trees. It is allowed to remove trees from your site without the consent of local authorities, provided that there are no environmental restrictions.
Attention! Remember that roots left in the ground can sprout and damage flooring furnace zone.
Usually, during planning and clearing an area for future construction, conifers and fruit trees. After this you can go to the stage of pouring the foundation according to the shape and size suggested by your chosen barbecue drawing diagram.
Construction of a brick barbecue
Oven on personal plot, no matter what type it belongs to, this structure is quite intricate and requires a certain amount of knowledge. Therefore, for everyone who decided to build a barbecue for their dacha with their own hands, step-by-step instruction , which is given on this page of the site, is simply necessary. If laying barbecue ovens by hand is a process unfamiliar to you, you are unlikely to be able to lay out even the first row without such instructions brickwork.
Before starting construction, it is advisable to carry out an approximate drawing for calculation required quantity materials and proper construction of the structure.
Stove makers with extensive experience do not use a drawing for masonry (they already know by heart how to lay a brick barbecue with their own hands).
If you are not a specialist, in addition to the usual drawing, you will also need order brick barbecue, masonry drawings or detailed barbecue masonry diagram.
Any barbecue oven is built from brick in layers - one row of bricks after another. The number of bricks in each row is not the same and they can be folded differently. To know exactly how to build a brick barbecue with your own hands and not confuse anything, you need drawings with order. Even a novice stove maker, having such drawings in hand, is sure that designs for arranging barbecue stoves will help avoid gross mistakes during construction.
How to make barbecue stoves for a brick cottage: foundation (step by step)
The heavy weight of the brick kiln requires solid foundation. Equally suitable tape And monolithic foundation. We will use the recommendations of furnace specialists and give preference to the monolithic option.
Attention! It's best to pave work area around the stove.
So, let's start building a barbecue with our own hands - step-by-step instructions for pouring the foundation:
- digs a pit the size of 1.5*2 m with a depth of up to 0.4 m.
- the bottom is leveled using a shovel;
- a layer of sand is poured 10 cm thick, filled with a small volume of water, compacted;
- wooden formwork fastened with self-tapping screws is installed;
- reinforcement mesh is laid;
- the foundation is poured with concrete mortar;
- leave for a week until hardened.
Attention! When stirred, air accumulates in the solution, which reduces the strength of the structure. To eliminate air, you need to make holes in the uncured concrete.
Brick barbecue laying: base
The base on which the entire structure of the stove will be installed is the first stage from which the laying of a brick barbecue begins. The step-by-step instructions that we provide here should help avoid mistakes due to which the entire structure may ultimately be unsuitable for use.
Attention! At the stage of laying out a barbecue with your own hands, grade 1 red burnt bricks and cement mortar are used step by step.
After the foundation has hardened, it is carefully studied for presence of cracks. They need to be sealed and wait until they harden.
Next, it is marked furnace circuit. Experts recommend stretching the cord between pieces of reinforcement inserted into the corners. Bricks are laid along the cord, greased with cement mortar and layer 2 is laid, starting with half a brick.
You should check the evenness of the masonry using a level.
Attention! Tap the top and side of each brick with a hammer - this strengthens the adhesion of the building materials.
The charcoal grate is placed on the second row. Apply the mortar to the end of the brick to increase the reliability of the masonry.
Subsequent rows will begin with half brick. Next, 5 rows of bricks are laid according to the presented scheme. Starting from the 6th, it will be located oven tray- a small protrusion is made here. 3 rows are laid according to the pattern, and a new ledge for kiln table basics.
Advice! Select the height of the oven and table based on ease of use. You can be free with the number of initial rows - they do not in any way affect the strength and reliability of the structure.
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Laying a barbecue stove: firebox
Attention! At this stage, you will need 2 types of bricks - regular red and fireproof, a solution of clay and sand. The bricks will be laid out in 2 rows - the outer one made of red brick, the inner one made of fireclay. The bottom of the firebox should also be lined with refractory bricks.
Reason for firebox And table tops done in the form of a screed. The boards are laid out one brick thick, cut to the size of the span. The top is filled with concrete mortar and left for 5 days.
The height of this part of the stove depends on its shape: 9 bricks for a rectangular one, 7 for an arched one. Depth - up to 70 cm. The pipe is removed after several rows.
Photo 3. Process in progress construction of a brick barbecue. The photo was taken at the stage when the laying of the barbecue stove was almost ready and the construction of the woodshed was completed. Another module is at the stage of laying the first row of bricks.
Attention! To remove the chimney, the area of the masonry is gradually reduced, each row is reduced by half a brick in length and ¼ in width. From the 7th row, pipe laying with a height of up to 13 rows will begin.
Chimney laying
Attention! At this stage red brick is used and cement mortar.
The chimney in a brick barbecue located in a gazebo is bought at a hardware store or welded from sheet material. To seal the free space between the pipe and the furnace, use heat resistant sealant. The gazebo must have a fireproof opening for the chimney outlet.
Important! A cap is placed on the upper end of the pipe to create proper draft and protect the furnace from precipitation that could impair its functionality.
It’s easier to buy a tabletop in a store, attaching it to a created ledge silicone sealant. To do it yourself, you need to plaster with cement and trim the surface with tiles or stone after installing the slab.
Decorating a stove with a pipe
After removing the chimney, you can take care of appearance B-B-Q. To do this, decorate the kebab and barbecue ovens with your own hands: lay out the floor covering with non-slip material, for example, porcelain stoneware. In this case, special glue is used. Along the façade they pass grinder and clean with a brush to remove any remaining solution. You can use tiles or wild stone to improve the aesthetic appearance of the structure.
Additional attributes
To increase the comfort of relaxation next to an outdoor stove, it is advisable to take care of additional attributes.
To decorate the site and make it possible to have a cozy time in the evening, you should supply electricity and perform table lighting, hearth, space under the roof, boundaries of a recreation area or site.
Photo 4. Detailed diagram of a brick barbecue made by English-speaking specialists. In addition to the stove itself, the figure also contains a description of the work table with the required dimensions. If you are going to build a brick barbecue with your own hands, drawings of this kind will be necessary.
Work table to prepare food for cooking, rack To place spices, utensils and accessories, they are placed next to the work area.
You can completely place the stove with a chimney in a glass gazebo and cook delicious kebabs all year round or install a canopy for basic protection from precipitation.
A table, benches or chairs are purchased or created as furniture for relaxation. Designers It is not recommended to buy cheap plastic furniture- it will spoil the atmosphere of outdoor cooking and may cause a fire. It is better to give preference to forged, wooden, wicker furniture in natural colors.
Fire safety
Remember to follow the rules fire safety. No one wants to interrupt their vacation to call the fire department and eliminate the consequences of a fire in nearby objects.
Rules for installing a stove to prevent fire:
- need for construction on a solid foundation;
- finishing metal sheets or other non-flammable floor material in front of the stove;
- placement at a decent distance from flammable substances, trees, bushes, buildings.
Photo 5. A set of imported fire extinguishers of various sizes. For fire safety purposes, any brick barbecue oven must be equipped with one of these items: the photo demonstrates how rich a choice a dacha owner has.
Operating rules:
- when the oven is idle, it is covered cover so that precipitation does not disrupt functionality;
- protect children from being close to the stove;
- do not leave the stove lit, especially with food, unattended.
Various brick barbecue ovens: projects, photos, drawings
When you can’t settle on just one brick barbecue project, photos, diagrams, drawings of barbecue masonry can help you decide on your choice. Study the selection of illustrations we have prepared to understand which of the projects you like best. Please contact Special attention on the complexity of the proposed design: will you be able to implement this or that project? with my own hands?
Photo 6. A fragment of instructions showing how to build a barbecue oven out of brick. A barbecue laying procedure like this makes the work much easier, especially for those who have never built a brick barbecue with their own hands. Drawings, so try to choose in order.
Photo 7. Graphic diagram brick barbecue. It will be quite easy to build a brick barbecue for your dacha with your own hands using this project.
Photo 8. Computer model Brick barbecue: order and construction scheme. It will be easier to fold the barbecue with more detailed diagram, but even such a drawing speeds up the construction of the structure.
Photo 9. Computer-generated approximate diagram of a brick barbecue. Masonry drawings attached to such a plan will give accurate information about the size of the structure and the procedure for its construction.
Photo 10. Schematic sketch of a pedestal for a barbecue project. Drawings with dimensions are necessary, no matter what type of stove you choose - stone or brick, small or large, complex in design or not.
Photo 11. Computer-generated brick barbecue project. Downloading a project like this for free is very useful when you want to publish garden barbecue made of brick with your own hands.
Photo 12. A novice stove maker lays barbecue bricks in rows with his own hands. The photo was taken at the stage when the foundation is already ready and several rows of bricks have already been laid.
Photo 13. Small outdoor barbecue made of brick. The drawings of such a structure are extremely simple, however, if you decide to build a brick barbecue with your own hands, an order that describes in detail the laying of bricks is also desirable in this case.
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Photo 14. Brick stove with two pipes. On our website you can see the most unusual barbecue projects. A photo of this model, for example, shows that a stove for barbecue and shish kebab, built with your own hands, can resemble the outline of a stove from a Russian hut.
Photo 15. There are a wide variety of types of barbecues for a brick cottage. The photo shows an elongated model folded at a corner. It is noticeable from the side wall that the original brick barbecue laying scheme was used.
Photo 16. Near the plank fence there is a cottage barbecue made of bricks, built by the owner of the site with his own hands. This structure consists of three simple sections. It is clear that a rather unusual layout of the brick barbecue was used.
Photo 17. Brick building for preparing various dishes outdoors. To build even such a relatively simple barbecue oven with your own hands, ordering the brickwork may be necessary.
Photo 18. Backyard of a country house with a barbecue area and a stove with a large chimney. To build such a rather complex brick barbecue with your own hands, diagrams with detailed dimensions and sequence of actions are simply necessary.
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Nature, fresh air, the smell and taste of barbecue grilled on coals are indispensable attributes of a holiday or weekend for many people. Usually, to prepare barbecue at the dacha, improvised barbecues are set up from improvised means - old bricks, stones and grates. There is an alternative - buy an electric barbecue or a ready-made metal grill with legs. But if you compare how much such a barbecue stove costs with the effect of its use, then for these funds it is better to build a garden barbecue stove with your own hands. Our article will tell you how to do this correctly.
Outdoor stove projects
Any construction, including an outdoor brick barbecue, must begin with the selection of a suitable project. You need to understand how much space you can allocate for its construction and what dishes you plan to cook while relaxing at the dacha. If your menu is limited to kebabs, and the budget for setting up a garden fireplace tends to zero, then with some skill you can make these simple kebabs with your own hands:
As you can see, the solution is not needed here at all, and we build the barbecue on a flat area from any suitable brick. You will only have to spend money on purchasing gratings and a thick sheet of fireproof material (pictured on the right), preferably mineralite. At the same time, the barbecue can have any size, as long as it is comfortable to cook and the required number of skewers can be placed above the coals.
Note. Unlike heating stoves made of bricks, garden fireplaces and barbecues do not have any canonical design and dimensions; even the masonry drawings given in the literature can be easily changed to suit your needs. At the same time, it is important not to violate the concept of smoke circulation and removal of combustion products.
If you want to do the best and thoroughly build a more aesthetic barbecue, then you can take the diagram and order shown below as a basis. To build it, you will have to cast a small concrete slab yourself, which will serve as a connecting link between the brick supports and at the same time the surface for installing the metal brazier.
To prevent the smoke from the barbecue from being blown away by the wind in all directions, a smoke collector made with your own hands from sheet metal is installed on top of the supports.
The mortar for laying this simple barbecue is a regular cement-sand mortar with the addition of clay for elasticity. The brick is ceramic of any brand, and the lower part up to the slab can be made of white silicate. The height and dimensions of the barbecue can vary depending on your needs, and to protect it from precipitation, it is recommended to install a canopy made from available materials.
Those owners of land and summer cottages who have enough space and opportunities should consider options for creating an entire barbecue area with a stove complex and a gazebo. In addition to the kebab bar, the complex may include the following elements:
- hob;
- grill;
- smokehouse;
- oven;
- fireplace with a cauldron for cooking Asian dishes.
What from this list should go into the barbecue area is up to you, after which you will have to find a suitable project. Fortunately, it is not difficult to find masonry drawings of garden complexes with different sets, including corner ones, on the same Internet. Next, we will present a couple of barbecue oven designs as examples and tell you how to build them correctly. The same applies to gazebo projects for placing an outdoor stove, and we propose to take the following drawing with a barbecue in the form of a fireplace as a basis:
Scheme and order of the street complex
This barbecue oven is combined with a hob, and a grill can also be fitted here if desired. There is also a firewood shed for storing logs for pre-drying. The arched vault over the firebox and the design of the chimney make this stove much like a fireplace, only for an outdoor one. So, for construction you will need:
- red stove brick (solid) – 450 pcs.;
- fireclay stone for laying the firebox – 200 pcs.;
- ceramic general building bricks – 180 pcs.;
- fireproof clay – 40 kg;
- river sand – 0.1 m3;
- cement M400 – 8 bags of 25 kg;
- combustion door 41 x 41 cm, cleaning door 14 x 14 cm;
- view – 1 pc.;
- stove 71 x 41 cm made of cast iron;
- equal-flange steel corner 40 x 4 mm – 4 m.
Below are the masonry drawings and ordering of the multifunctional barbecue stove:
Outdoor stove project with smokehouse
Those who love a wide variety of smoked meats will be interested in this design a garden stove, where a small smokehouse is located above the hob in the smoke box. To build it, you need simpler materials, so in general, such a barbecue will cost less than the previous stove. Here is the list of materials:
- general construction ceramic brick – 430 pcs.;
- cast iron stove with 2 burners 71 x 41 cm;
- combustion door 28 x 28 cm, cleaning door 14 x 14 cm (2 pcs.); smokehouse 49 x 25 cm;
- valve 12 x 21 cm;
- steel corner for framing the slab;
- metal rods for hanging smoked meats.
The advantage of this structure is the absence of fire-resistant masonry, which greatly simplifies and reduces the cost of its implementation. The order and drawings of an outdoor barbecue with a smokehouse for DIY construction are shown in the figure:
As can be seen from the diagram, the grate and ash pan are also absent here, and in place of the ash chamber, a void is provided, filled with river pebbles. This allows you to accumulate and retain heat longer.
Metal barbecue
For a homeowner with welding skills, it is easier to make a portable barbecue out of metal yourself than to build one out of brick. Therefore, we could not ignore this very popular look barbecues But metal in good hands can take any form, hence the appearance of different designs homemade barbecue. There is no point in presenting a traditional roasting pan with legs, but photos of more original products definitely deserve attention:
A metal barbecue made from a gas cylinder can hardly be called portable due to its considerable weight. But it has a firebox lid, which allows you to save smoldering coals for some time before frying the next portion of kebabs. Also interesting is the design of a barbecue with a lid, made with your own hands from an ordinary iron barrel:
The openwork design of a kebab bar with a polycarbonate canopy near the house looks very aesthetically pleasing, the drawing of which is shown below:
The first step in a barbecue area is to lay a foundation, since the weight of a brick oven is quite significant. There are 2 ways to construct a foundation: rubble and “floating” concrete slab. For the first one, you will have to remove the top layer of subsidence soil in order to rest on a layer of clay. The dimensions of the pit should be 50 mm larger than the dimensions of the furnace in each direction.
A rubble foundation is laid by filling a dug pit with stone and pouring all the cavities with a liquid solution of 6 parts sand, 1 part M400 cement and 1 part lime. The upper platform of the foundation is also leveled with this solution, and after it hardens, waterproofing is laid from 2 layers of roofing material. To install a “floating” slab for building a barbecue, the following step-by-step plan is followed:
- on the site, dig a pit 200 mm larger than the furnace in each direction, the depth of the pit is 300 mm;
- compact the bottom and pour 150 mm of coarse crushed stone, which also needs to be compacted;
- expose wooden formwork, protruding 100 mm above ground level;
- tie a reinforcement cage of 10-12 mm rods with a 100 mm cell and lower it into the pit, resting it on the sides of the formwork;
- make concrete from cement, sand and crushed stone in the following proportions: 1: 3: 7, respectively, and pour the foundation;
- after a week, remove the formwork, and after 3 weeks, lay 2 layers of roofing felt and begin construction of the barbecue.
For laying a barbecue, it is best to use a 1:1 clay-sand solution with the addition of a special oven plasticizer and a small amount of cement (about 20%). Fireclay stones should be laid on fireclay mortar, avoiding binding with the facing ceramic masonry. The thickness of the seam should be maintained within 5 mm, the remaining mortar is removed with a trowel.
Each row of bricks should first be laid dry and, if necessary, chiselled or split. After that, each brick is soaked in a bucket of water, and then placed in the place where the mortar has already been applied. Light tapping is perfectly acceptable. At the end of each row, the horizontal is checked with a level and the vertical is checked with a plumb line. The smoke circuits of the barbecue are wiped from the inside with a damp cloth so that no solution remains on the walls.
Openings for stove fittings are made with a reserve for metal expansion of up to 5 mm, and for laying arched vaults of an outdoor fireplace, templates of the required shape - circles - are prepared in advance. They are usually made from wood or plywood, sometimes from plasterboard. When the barbecue is completely laid out, you should let the solution harden for about 2 days (depending on the weather), after which you carefully do the first heating. More details about the construction of the barbecue are described in the video:
Conclusion
In reality, there are countless options for country barbecues and it is impossible to list even a small part of them here. Therefore, we have presented several examples to help the average person understand the essence and complexity of the task. Only the first option without a solution can be called simple in execution; the rest will require time, patience and scrupulousness in your work, otherwise the stove will not last long.
Ordinary and facing stone made of baked clay is a universal construction material. Therefore, a simple brick grill can be built even without mortar. a quick fix. A stationary hearth made of this material is considered simple if its design does not have a chimney.
Clay and ceramic brick withstand extreme temperatures, but have a significantly shorter service life in furnaces and hearths than fireproof fireclay. Therefore, the simplest temporary barbecues are made of ordinary brick, and in stationary fireplaces of simple design, the inside of the firebox can be lined with fireclay lining.
Even if you add legs made of the same material to a rectangular brick box, the structure will still remain a barbecue. As soon as the master covers the firebox with a roof, it will automatically turn into a barbecue oven, although without a chimney, but with a hole for removing combustion products.
"March"
From a few bricks, accidentally found or specially taken for a country picnic, you get the simplest fireplace for frying meat on skewers over coals. In this case, it is necessary to take into account the nuances:
- brick has standard sizes 25 x 12.5 x 6 cm, to save building materials and space in the trunk of a car, it should be installed on its edge;
- for normal roasting of meat without burning, the skewers should be 20 - 25 cm away from the coals, so at least 2 rows of bricks will be required;
- the width of the brick “box” is taken for standard skewers to be 37 cm, that is, 1 brick;
- The length of the barbecue for a small company is 75 cm, that is, 3 bricks.
They just took a few bricks and made this super quick structure on site, according to this drawing!
Thus, in total you will need at least 16 standard format bricks. Each one weighs 3.5kg for a total of 56kg minimum. The hearth manufacturing technology is as follows:
After the coals have cooled, the structure is disassembled and the turf is laid in place.
Classic grill
For a stationary fire on the site, you will need a base made of non-metallic material (sand or crushed stone), compacted with a vibrating plate or manual rammer. If the weight of the structure exceeds 450 kg, a monolithic reinforced concrete foundation will be required. For a home craftsman with minimal mason skills, a do-it-yourself brick grill, the simplest and most inexpensive one in the bottom photo in the shape of a rectangular box, is more suitable.
The manufacturing technology is as follows:
You can make such an inexpensive stationary barbecue
The main nuances for this modification of the hearth are:
- there is no need for an ordering scheme, since it is impossible to make a mistake in this case;
- the bottom row (called a bottom in kilns) is necessary to prevent the destruction of concrete from extreme temperatures; it is recommended to lay it out with refractory bricks;
- waterproofing is needed to prevent the destruction of the concrete foundation and masonry from soil moisture (not to be confused with groundwater!), It is made from rolled bitumen materials, pieces of which are placed under the foundation before it is poured, or the first row on a base made of non-metallic material.
Don't forget to waterproof the bottom row.
All other designs brick barbecues more complicated, so ordering is required. But they are more convenient to use. Here are a few more photos where you can see other interesting options: 
Option with woodshed
Well, and a video on how to do masonry correctly:
BBQ oven
Unlike a classic barbecue, a barbecue simplifies the preparation of meat by placing it on a grill rather than on skewers. A simple budget barbecue grill is built from brick using the following technology:
Scheme of a ready-made budget brick barbecue
Attention: A grill with a drawer for ash and a grate above it for placing coals is considered more convenient to maintain.
This design is slightly different from the described version:
- after making the legs under the back and side walls of the barbecue on the spoon row, the brick of the next level is laid with a poke (side walls only);
- then another spoon and tie rows are laid out.
With retractable hearth
On the resulting lower protrusion a metal drawer for ash. A grate for coals is placed on the upper ledge. If you make another ledge in the same way, you will get a convenient drying rack for berries and mushrooms.
Well detailed video, for clarity:
Without solution
If there are bricks left over from the construction site on the site, you can use it to build an inexpensive temporary barbecue as soon as you see the suddenly arriving guests. The main manufacturing nuances are:
- without mortar, the half-brick legs are too unstable, so it is better to replace them with 4 pedestals (columns) 1 x 1 brick with a row of bandaging;
- instead of a sheet of iron, you can use a piece of any sheet material (OSB, plywood), but 2 continuous rows of brick must be laid above it;
- The height of the barbecue box is 2 - 3 rows, the dimensions are at the discretion of the home craftsman.
Quickly fold without solution
Attention: The design is considered temporary, “in a hurry”; bricks stained with coals and ash are difficult to wash, so it is better to use ordinary rather than facing stone.
For detailed instructions, watch the video:
Quite an attractive barbecue grill original design is an option made of several rows of bricks without mortar in the shape of a round cabinet.
Barbecue in the form of a pipe without mortar
This can be quickly built simply from what you have on hand.
Additional elements for simple barbecues
When adding additional functions of a stationary fireplace to the design, you will need to make drawings or sketches for it by hand. Since the hearth will be more complex, errors may occur during the construction of the masonry. Main additional elements for a simple barbecue are: a cutting table, a brazier stove and a sink.
Cutting table
An inexpensive option that significantly increases the comfort of use is the simplest do-it-yourself brick grill with a cutting table using the following technology:
- the rear wall lengthens, ligation with the central wall-stand becomes more difficult;
- in addition to the above structures, another wall-rack is built on the side, close to the masonry of the hearth;
- A tabletop made of natural/artificial stone is laid on it and on the side wall of the grill.
The cutting table can be located on any user-friendly side relative to the hearth.
Dutch oven
In addition to meat on skewers or a barbecue, there is often a need to prepare other dishes in pots, pans, or by heating or boiling a kettle. Therefore, instead of a cutting table, space is allocated for a brazier stove.
To do this you need to perform the following operations:
- lengthen the structure starting from the bottom row;
- make a front wall with a door for the combustion chamber;
- equip the hob with concentric cast iron rings to adjust the power of the stove.
The top photo shows a diagram of a barbecue with a hob of the simplest type.
Washing
To equip a barbecue with a sink, it is enough to mount a stove with a slot for a sink instead of a regular countertop, install a water supply or increase the height of the rear stack and hang a washbasin on it, as in the bottom photo.
Distributing cold water supply (cold water supply) throughout the area is much more difficult than collecting water into a washbasin. Even with seasonal operation, you will need to drain the liquid for the winter and preserve the system.
Thus, the construction material brick is suitable for making barbecues in a hurry in field conditions and on suburban area. When laid on a solution, you can increase the functionality of the simplest barbecues due to the sink, countertop, hob or anything else that you find necessary and convenient when working. Here it is important to give free rein to your imagination and not to be afraid, you will definitely succeed!
Rest on fresh air In a country house or dacha it is impossible to do without cooking food in the open heat. You won’t surprise anyone with banal kebabs or baked vegetables, but in such conditions you can cook real pilaf or other complex dish only in a special fryer. This is a barbecue oven, the design of which includes the installation of a cauldron.
General structure of a barbecue oven with cauldron and sink
A barbecue oven is a capital structure for cooking various dishes over the heat of hot coals. The peculiarity of this installation is that the cooking process is carried out on a metal grate without an open flame, and the fryer is not covered with a lid.
In terminological terms, the concept of “barbecue” means a method of baking meat or plant products over smoldering coals at a temperature in the range of 100–130°C.
For the convenience of cooking, such devices are modernized by attaching them to additional compartments and installations. A design that combines a barbecue oven, a roasting pan with the ability to install a cauldron, and an extension with a sink has become very popular. It should be noted that the fryer can be easily converted into regular stove, if you remove the cauldron, and put cast iron rings of different sizes on the hole, forming a continuous surface.
A large barbecue oven has many positive and several negative qualities.
Table: advantages and disadvantages of a barbecue oven
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Photo gallery: ready-made barbecue oven projects
The design using red and fireclay bricks looks very solid 
The barbecue oven can also be placed in the corner 
Complex design requires the help of professional builders 
Light finish has an attractive appearance 
A creative approach to construction will help make original decoration for the dacha 
Unusual shape BBQ ovens are eye-catching
Preparation for construction: drawings and optimal dimensions
The construction of a barbecue oven structure must be preceded by preparatory activities on choosing a construction site, drawing up drawings and diagrams.
When choosing a site for construction, you must be guided by the following rules:
- There must be a distance of at least 5 m between the furnace complex and the residential building.
- Access to the kitchen should not be too far from the structure. If necessary, they can be located under one roof.
- The building should be located away from neighbors’ residential buildings, as odors and smoke can irritate them.
- The decision of all construction issues should be entrusted to specialists.
- Before construction, it is necessary to conduct a soil study and, in accordance with its quality, select suitable type grounds.
The size of the future barbecue oven plays an important role.
If the surface with the sink, barbecue grill or cauldron is placed too low, then after a while your back will get tired, and if the working surfaces are located too high during the cooking process, you will not be able to avoid burns.
To find the golden mean, you should adhere to the rule - the optimal height of the working surface of the barbecue oven should be slightly below the level of the elbows of the cook.
If the width of the selected area does not allow making a wide structure, then this optimal parameter we can consider the value to be 240–250 cm. Such a stove complex will be compact and convenient. The width of the roasting pan should be 63–65 cm.
The size of the stove for the cauldron will be 3.5 bricks on each side, which corresponds to 87 cm.
Selection of material, calculation of required quantity
For the construction of barbecue ovens they use various materials, which include brick, metal, stone and clay.
The latter can be used to make a monolithic structure.
Clay was used in ancient pottery. The first historical mentions of such structures were found in the 3rd millennium BC. Nowadays, this type of furnace is used extremely rarely. To make it you need a special type of fatty clay.
Stone barbecue stoves are more common, but are not widely popular, since their construction requires rubble stone, sandstone and limestone. The disadvantage of this material is that it different shapes, which is why each element has to be carefully selected to each other.
Furnace complexes made of metal are widely used nowadays due to the relative cheapness of the material and the ease of its processing. Goes on sale a large number of ready-made structures. At home, such structures are made in compact sizes.. For this they use steel sheets or pipes with a thickness of at least 5 mm. A popular option is to use old propane tanks. The wall thickness and dimensions of these containers are suitable for the manufacture of such structures.
The most convenient, high-quality and durable material for a stove is brick. It has standard sizes and shapes.
It should be noted that not any type of brick is suitable for building a barbecue oven.. For example, silicate cannot be used. For braziers, ovens and other structures operating at high temperatures, fire-resistant red and fireclay materials are used. The combustion chamber is lined only with the second type.
In addition to the main building material, required:
- Concrete mix to lay the foundation.
- Boards or plywood panels for making formwork.
- Reinforcing bars for the construction of a metal frame that strengthens the concrete base.
- Sand and gravel for the foundation.
- Wire, plastic clamps or welding machine for securing all connections of the reinforcement structure.
- Waterproofing material for foundations. For this, thick polyethylene or roofing felt is usually used.
- Metal sink, mixer, drainage devices, rubber hose.
- Metal corners for installing a countertop with a sink, fasteners for a barbecue grill and other structural elements of the stove.
All these materials require careful calculations.
Bricks, clay mortar
To build a barbecue oven you will need 810–820 fireproof red ones, as well as 30–35 fireclay ones. The thickness of the seams between them is 3–5 mm.
Concrete, sand, gravel
Since the barbecue oven will combine several working areas, its design will occupy a large area of land. In order for this complex to be stable, it is necessary to make a permanent foundation. A slab foundation is suitable as such.
To calculate the exact amount of concrete, you need to know the total volume of the base. To do this, you need to use a special geometric formula. Since the foundation will be made in the form of a flattened parallelepiped measuring 270x100x20 cm, the volume of the concrete mixture must be calculated using the formula V=h³, where h is the length of the side of the figure. Using an example, it will look like this: 2.7∙1.0∙0.2=0.54 m³.
Using the same formula, the volume of sand and gravel is calculated. The base requires a layer of each material 10 cm thick. It follows that sand is required: 2.7∙1.0∙0.1=0.27 m³. This is the same value for gravel.
Armature
To prevent the foundation from cracking under the weight of the stove, it is necessary to strengthen it. For this you need metal carcass. For its manufacture, reinforcing bars with a thickness of 12 mm are used. Metal structure It is a three-dimensional frame in the form of two gratings, which are connected to each other by pieces of reinforcement 15 cm long. The size of each cell in the frame is 10x10 cm.
It is more convenient to calculate this material in linear meters. To do this, it is necessary to determine the total length of all the reinforcement for the frame. To do this, you must first calculate the number of rods located along the length of the frame, then along the width and between the gratings.
The rods are calculated according to the length of the structure. The length of each of them is 95 cm. It is necessary to determine how many rods will be placed along the length of the foundation if the distance between each of them is 10 cm. For this you need 270:10 = 27 pieces. It is necessary to add one more rod, since it will close the structure from the other edge of the frame. To find out how much it is in linear meters, you need 27∙0.95=26.6 m.
The same calculation principle is used to calculate the amount of reinforcement along the width of the base. For this, 100:10=10 pieces, in linear meters it will be: 2.7∙10=27 m.
It is necessary to add these values to get the overall parameter for one grid: 26.6+27=53.6 m.
Since the design provides two gratings, then 53.6∙2=107.2 linear meters.
Now you need to calculate the number of reinforcement elements connecting the two parts of the frame. These rods are located along the perimeter (at the intersection of each rod), as well as inside the structure, at a distance of 90 cm from each other in rows.
From previous calculations, the number of rods along the width and length of the frame is known: 28 + 10 = 38 m. This value must be doubled, since the elements are located along the perimeter of the structure: 38∙2 = 76 pieces. Inside the frame there are two more rows of 10 pieces, so 76+20=96 pieces. It is easy to determine this value in linear meters: 96∙0.15=14.4 linear meters.
Waterproofing for foundation
To calculate the required amount of waterproofing material, you need to find the area of the base. The area of this figure is determined by the following formula: S=a∙b, where a is the width, b is the length of the rectangle. Let's substitute the values: 2.7∙1.0=2.7 m².
Step-by-step instructions for making a barbecue oven with a cauldron
When the site for construction has been selected and prepared, drawings and diagrams of the future structure are drawn up, and necessary materials purchased, you can begin the actual construction of the barbecue oven. To do this you need to do the following:
- In the selected area, make markings for the foundation of the future furnace. You can use cords and stakes for this.
- In accordance with the markings, dig a pit 35 cm deep. Its bottom must be leveled and compacted.
- Pour sand inside the pit to form a uniform layer 10 cm thick. The material will be better compressed if it is wetted.
- Pour the same layer of gravel on top.
- Make formwork from edged boards or thick plywood. Its height must be at least 25 cm so that the level of poured concrete does not reach the top edge of the side.
- Place the formwork on the bottom of the pit parallel to its walls.
- Make a three-dimensional frame with cells measuring 10x10 cm from reinforcing bars 12 mm thick. The structure should not touch the bottom, so place wooden blocks or fragments of bricks under it in a checkerboard pattern.
- Pour the concrete mixture. For the foundation, use cement grade M 250. The reinforcement cage must be completely hidden under the liquid mortar.
- Cover the foundation with waterproofing material. To do this, use roofing material or thick polyethylene. This is necessary so that the moisture inside the concrete evaporates evenly. If you leave the foundation uncovered, the top layer will dry out quickly. In the future, this may cause the base to crack. The concrete mixture will harden in 4-5 days. For the first two days, you need to open the waterproofing and water the base with water every 10–12 hours. Polyethylene or roofing felt prevents moisture from evaporating quickly. This ensures uniform hardening of the slab foundation.
- When the base is dry, it must be covered with a layer of roofing material or other waterproofing material, and only lay brick on it. The first 6–7 rows are not held together with cement mortar.
- The barbecue oven must be arranged in accordance with the diagram. Each subsequent row must be shifted relative to the previous one in a checkerboard pattern. This method has a name - half-brick masonry. This ensures a reliable bond of the material.
- For the combustion chamber it is necessary to use fireclay bricks. It can withstand temperatures over 1600°C. Check each row for vertical and horizontal using a building level, square and plumb line.
- Create places for ash pans and doors.
- For a cauldron, it is necessary to make a combustion chamber in the form of a straight or tapering cylinder. This part of the furnace is made of fireclay bricks.
- Construction of the chimney can begin only after the mortar in the masonry has completely hardened. The pipe can be built not only from brick. Metal is often used for this.
- Install faucet and sink. Connect the water supply hoses.
- After the solution has completely dried and the furnace structure has shrunk, you can begin finishing it. For this you can use stone, brick, tiles or whitewash.
- The finishing material must be attached to the prepared base. To do this, you must first plaster the surface using a mounting mesh with a cell size of 10x10 mm.
- If you choose whitewash, then you need to use one that does not get dirty. Slaked carbide or lime salt are suitable for this.
- To decorate with stones and tiles, it is enough to clean the surface from dust and use ready-made adhesive mixtures.
Video: DIY garden barbecue oven
Nuances of use
In order for the barbecue oven and its working elements to please you for a long time, you need to use it correctly:
- The heat will be uniform if you first remove the old ash.
- Smoke from residues under the ash pan from previous cooking can spoil the taste of the dish.
- New before use cast iron cauldron needs to be lubricated sunflower oil, and then heat it on the stove for 20 minutes. Add oil if necessary. After the specified time, leave the cauldron to dry, then drain the remaining oil. Wipe the inside with a dry cloth. It is now ready to use. Each subsequent dish cooked in it will be tastier.
- It will be more comfortable to use such a stove if the floors in front of it are laid with stone, and a canopy or roof is made over the brazier.
You can build a barbecue oven with your own hands, if you strictly follow the instructions and treat this process responsibly. This design will serve you for a long time and will fully meet your expectations.
Many throughout working week We look forward to the weekend to go out of town for fishing, to meet with friends or family. Well, what vacation would be complete without cooking over an open fire or coals.
And to prepare them, you can quickly build devices like a barbecue, but still in modern world It is much more convenient to use stationary facilities: barbecue, grill and barbecue.
Especially if you have Vacation home and a small area.
Of course, you can also purchase portable devices, but if the owner is an experienced person in construction matters, then it will not be difficult for him to build his own creation.
As many have already guessed, our article will focus on one of these devices, namely the barbecue.
A little history
There are several options about the origin of the name. But the most truthful is the ancient Greek version, meaning “foreigner.” In our case, this word “barbarus” meant “barbarian”.
Perhaps the very method of cooking food over fires in caves by wild tribes of nomads created such associations. However, all this has successfully taken root in our area and everyone likes it to this day.
But what are the differences between barbecue, grill and barbecue?
A barbecue is a simple structure made of metal or brick, where coals are placed, and skewers or a grate for food are placed on top.
A grill is a structure made primarily of metal with a closing top. The principle of cooking food is the same as on the grill, only with closed lid. The grill is equipped with a pipe to release smoke.
A barbecue is a brazier, something between a barbecue and a grill. And it reminds me a lot wild conditions roasting meat. Outwardly, it looks like a hearth, open on the front side.
Perhaps the device is not in the form of a hearth, but in the form of a rim around the grate for food, which does not immediately transmit heat to the sides. Varieties of roasting pans are shown in the barbecue photo.
As you can see, all these devices are very similar, and they can be easily converted into each other.
Easy BBQ creation
Anyone can easily create a brick barbecue with their own hands in just 10 minutes. This option for building a barbecue is similar to playing with cubes.
To set it up you need:
- almost 100 pcs. bricks, depending on the height of the structure;
- Metal sheet;
- lattice.
The dimensions of the sheet and the grate should be almost the same, as they determine the size of the frying space.
The diagram of a simple brick barbecue shows in detail the principle of its structure and construction.
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Step-by-step instructions on how to make a barbecue
Brick laying is carried out without the use of cement mortar:
- First, prepare a flat and tightly compacted area, away from trees and dead wood, to avoid fires.
- Then a circle of flat bricks is laid out on this site with 50 mm gaps between them to allow air to pass through. The diameter of the circle must correspond to the size of the sheet and grate so that they cover this well. The diagram shows that one row consists of 12 bricks.
- Next, 4 more rows are laid out in a checkerboard pattern.
- A sheet of metal 2-3 mm thick is placed on top of the fifth; firewood will burn on it, which will turn into coals.
- The next step is to lay 2 more rows of bricks to form the so-called hearth. But in front you need to leave a gap free from bricks. This is a firebox where you need to throw firewood and stir up the coals.
- Now you need to place a grate for frying food on the resulting well.
- We add 2 more on top of the grate brick rows in a circle, but without gaps. The side will fulfill the main idea of the barbecue. If desired, you can leave a gap in the side so that you can turn the food over if necessary.
Such a brazier great option for the summer season.
But, if you are concerned about the integrity of the structure in your absence, the structure can be easily disassembled and placed in the pantry for storage. It won't be difficult to rebuild it.
How to make metal barbecues with your own hands from other materials
If the owner of the site knows how to work with metal, then he can create portable version barbecue using an old metal barrel or gas cylinder.
Detailed drawings for creating such barbecue designs can be found below or on similar Internet sites.
Solid brick barbecue construction
This option is most suitable for respectable owners of mansions and country villas with large local areas, who can afford to hire specialists and build the whole complex B-B-Q.
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But simpler people can also afford stationary barbecues, but with smaller sizes.
Having construction skills and knowledge, you can make it yourself.
Location
To determine the location you need to know some rules:
- Taking into account fire safety rules, a brick barbecue can be installed on the terrace or in the gazebo.
- Do not have a barbecue near the house or as an extension, and absolutely not near garages and outbuildings, this is not fireproof.
- For reasons of hygiene and convenience, do not place the barbecue near outdoor toilets and drainage pits.
- The area for the barbecue should be well ventilated.
- Do not place the barbecue near trees or other vegetation to avoid fire or damage to the plants.
- When placing a barbecue in a gazebo, position the stove so that its pipe is not close to the roof rafters; optimally, it should be placed in the center.
- Be sure to provide paths to and around the barbecue for convenience in case of bad weather.
- Provide the barbecue area with water and electricity. But this is optional.
- The decor of the barbecue area should fit into the overall design of the site.
For quick and high-quality construction of a barbecue area, you can resort to the help of highly qualified specialists, but this pleasure is not cheap.
Or you can, if you have golden hands and a great desire to build a barbecue with your own hands. Go for it and you will succeed!
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DIY barbecue photo
