Barbecue with your own hands. It is not so difficult to make it

Barbecues are not so long ago appeared in the everyday life of our compatriots. Simply put, it is a stove for frying meat, fish and vegetable products. However, with her help you can not only cook, but also smoking, drying and quenching foods. It is because of this that the oven is practical and will not be superfluous in suburban possession. In this article, it will be just about how to make a barbecue with their own hands.

Based on the cost, you can make furnaces of all shapes and sizes. Everything depends on your own desire and imagination. The usual materials used to build the furnace are brick, stone and concrete. Starting from the planned size, you pick up the coal tray and grate. First of all, it is necessary to determine the place where the created barbecue will be located. It is advisable to determine it far away from an apartment house, paths and premises with combustible materials. Ideal option will be the location of the stove not far from a place for rest, a gazebo or a terrace, with a little overhang from the wind and various precipitations above the barbecue.

Having determined the location of the unit, you can begin the construction of the foundation under the furnace. This procedure is divided into several stages. First of all, a trench is dug out, the depth of which should be about 30 centimeters. This figure is based on the fact that the load on the foundation of the weight of the structure will be small.

Do not forget that the size of the foundation must match the dimensions that the created barbecue will have. With their own hands in the excavated trench fall asleep crushed stone or gravel, which must be densely packed. On top of the metal mesh for reinforcement. Then a solution of cement, sand and water is mixed and a formwork made of wooden boards is installed, and the mixture is poured into it.

After solidification of the flooded foundation, you can proceed to the immediate construction of a barbecue with your own hands. The drawings you need to make will help you in this. The first row of bricks is laid using a building level. Between the bricks it is necessary to leave a gap of about one centimeter. To make the seams smooth, metal corners are used, which can then be removed from the masonry. Each successive series should be checked by level both horizontally and vertically. It should be understood that the created barbecue with their own hands should be perfectly even. First, you need to lay out a container to fill the firewood, the height of which will be about 70 cm. After stacking a transverse row of bricks to support the furnace and grate. If desired, you can use metal bars instead of bricks, but you should not forget that over time, the metal can burn out. At the same time, with the help of metal bars, the levels of the lattice height and the firewood tray change. Then the furnace itself is built with a chimney. Its shape is chosen at will, it can be either a rounded arch or a rectangle. It is not superfluous in the chimney to provide a gate valve for adjusting the level of thrust. Next to the oven, you can also put a table for cutting food and a washstand for convenience.

On this process of making a barbecue is considered complete. If you do not want to make a barbecue, you can create a simple barbecue with your own hands made of bricks. Drawings for this design you make with ease yourself or find already ready. Good luck with your efforts!