For many Vacation home associated with cooking kebabs or barbecues. And a necessary element this process considered a barbecue. And preparing meat dishes will be doubly enjoyable if you make a roasting pan for them yourself.

A barbecue grill on a summer cottage is the key to a successful barbecue holiday. For this reason, most summer residents want such a device for cooking on their territory. Some people prefer the store-bought version, but making one yourself always makes the owner of a country estate proud.

The smokehouse for cooking barbecue performs several functions simultaneously:

• used to decorate the landscape;
• is considered an important assistant when you need to feed many people at the same time, since a homemade invention has a larger surface area than a purchased version.

In addition to the fact that a handmade grill performs important functions, it is characterized by: durability, less sensitivity to weather conditions and an individual appearance.

In order to build such a device, a pair of skilled hands and materials are enough. Even someone who has no experience in this matter can cope with this task. On the Internet you can find many training videos that describe in detail each stage of production. In addition, there are many ready-made drawings from which you can build a high-quality barbecue yourself.

Blueprints

If you do not study the drawings for building a brick barbecue, the process of building it will be more problematic and complex. The finished diagrams describe in detail all the parameters of the future product:

• height;
• width;
• the total area it will occupy.

For beginners, building a barbecue using drawings is much easier, since they show all the elements it contains.

There are cases when people want to build a summer complex, the basis of which will include a barbecue. They consist of a countertop, a place to store firewood, a firebox and other elements that can be useful in preparing food.

If the master already has experience in this matter, then he can independently develop a drawing based on existing ones. In this case, the scheme will be unique. It will become a decoration for a summer cottage or a country complex.

But there are general instructions that must be followed in order to obtain quality product. Step-by-step instructions are useful because they help you build the work process correctly. In this matter, it is very important to do everything one by one and on time.

Step-by-step instruction

At the first preparatory stage, the most important point is the choice of the place where the roasting pan will be located for cooking shish kebab. It is necessary that the place is chosen correctly and does not disturb others. To do this, it is recommended to listen to the following tips:

• It is worth remembering that the structure is an object with an increased fire hazard. For this reason, it is better to place the grill away from the house, outbuildings and other objects that can easily catch fire.
• The brazier should not be located far from the resting place, as this may cause some inconvenience. Ideally, it would be to place a barbecue near the gazebo where the holidays are held, or near the summer kitchen. To create more comfortable conditions you can build a wide canopy that will simultaneously cover the brick from the rain, and at the same time the benches and table will also be protected.

• It is recommended to set up an area that was intended exclusively for the barbecue and all auxiliary equipment. It is not recommended to have flower beds or beds near this area. High temperatures can cause all the plants to disappear. You should consider how to conveniently approach this area, namely, make paths to it.
• You should not place trash cans or a toilet area near the fryer, as this will not look aesthetically pleasing.

The next stage is to select the material from which the barbecue grill will actually be constructed. In our case it is a brick. It is best that it is heat-resistant and does not collapse. This material is fireclay brick. It is also known as “stove”.

In order for the structure to be strong, the masonry mortar must be made of clay and sand.

Advice

To ensure that the structure can be used for several decades, it is worth choosing high-quality bricks. This material is its basis. In the case of high-quality material, you can cook shish kebab on a brazier for many years.

In order for the outdoor grill to be strong, it is worth paying attention to its base. That is, you need to prepare building materials for its construction.

The following materials will be required for the foundation :

• Crushed stone.
• Stones.
• Cement.
• Plywood or boards (for formwork).
• Sand.
• Fittings.

Also, you need to purchase tools that will be needed during construction.

These include the following copies:

• Bucket.
• Shovel.
• A trough for mixing cement (you can use a concrete mixer).
• Master OK.
• Circular saw.
• Level.

It is recommended to develop a project for the construction of a barbecue. You can take a project that has already been developed by someone. In this case, the work will be easier. And also, it will help to calculate required quantity materials. A small supply is acceptable, but large surpluses are neither profitable nor useful.

On next stage the foundation is being poured. This stage is considered basic, since further construction depends on the foundation. The foundation is necessary only for a stationary type of barbecue. For a portable product, this process is not necessary. After the foundation has hardened and is ready for further work, brick laying is carried out.

Advice

Before starting to lay brick, it is recommended to water it with water. After 24 hours have passed, you can begin the process. You can also dip it in water for a few seconds just before laying it. This is done for the purpose of better adhesion to the clay.

The procedure for laying bricks should be carried out according to ready-made diagram. When you want to develop a diagram yourself, it is better to do it on a piece of paper in a box.

It is better to start laying bricks from the corner and move towards the central part. It is important to periodically check the grill with a level and plumb line. This will allow you to detect inaccuracies and correct them in the future.

After this, you need to start laying the central part of the product, namely the firebox.

It can be pre-cast from concrete, or it can be made from brick.

If the grill will also serve as a barbecue, then at this stage you need to decide where the grate will be installed. It is installed on reinforcement bars that are located in the walls of the product. In order to be able to change the levels of the grid, several protrusions can be made.

After this, wind walls and a smoke collector are constructed, which are attached to the columns and gradually decrease in diameter. Some schemes do not provide for the construction of a smoke isolation pipe.

As a result of this sequence of steps, you will get the simplest barbecue. To protect it from precipitation, you can install a metal canopy over it.

The final stage of building a barbecue is finishing and a canopy.

The canopy over the product is erected in order to prolong its operation. It can be done in two ways:

• A canopy that exclusively covers the grill itself.
• A canopy that covers the entire area intended for recreation.

In any case, sediment will not get into the fryer. From a design point of view, a good option is a canopy over the barbecue.

In order to build a canopy over the entire building, you need to install special concrete bases. They can be made not only of concrete, but of metal or wood.

Advice

If selected wooden supports they need to be coated with a special product that will make them heat-resistant. Or install them at a distance of 16 cm from the product.

As for the roof, it can be built from any material. A covering made of the same material as the roof of the house will fit into the overall composition.

Outdoor oven

An outdoor stove complements any country cottage area or a country house. It can perform the following functions:

• Cooking.
• Drying mushrooms or fruits.
• Can be used for outdoor canning.

The design of the structure for this structure can be made to fit the interior country house. It can be done with one or several lesions. Can be done with or without doors. This is affected only by the project that was chosen for the construction of this device.

When building outdoor stove you need to be guided by the fact that it must meet the following requirements:

• Practicality.
• Safety.
• Functionality.
• Durability.
• Low construction cost (if own work will be expensive, it will be more profitable to buy a ready-made option).

In the markets for materials for the construction of an outdoor stove a large number of, but you need to be guided by the fact that it must be of high quality.

For this you can use the following raw materials:

• Fire-resistant brick and aerated concrete. These materials can withstand high temperatures.
• Metal or cast iron. Most often, these raw materials are used to produce ready-made designs. Its price will not be small.

Brick and aerated concrete are fire-resistant materials

The choice of material must be approached carefully. Aerated concrete is cheaper, but a brick oven looks much more aesthetically pleasing.

Quite a lot important question- this is the choice of the main location of the outdoor stove. It’s good when the construction of an outdoor product was envisaged at the beginning of construction work on the house. If, however, the decision to build this structure was made later, then you need to be guided by the same rules as the construction of a barbecue.

This rest attribute is done in the following sequence:

• Laying the foundation.
• Laying the base of the furnace.
• Chimney installation.
• Installation of the walls of the gazebo in which the stove will stand, as well as equipment of the adjacent territory.

Outdoor stove cladding

As for the decor of an outdoor stove, there are a large number of options. The product can be finished using special decorative plaster. It can also be lined. You can use tiles as decoration various designs and design.

There are the following types of simple stove finishing:

• Whitewashing and painting.
• Plaster.

Sequencing

• To reduce the roughness of the surface, you need to rub it with brick and then treat it with water.
• We treat the surface with a primer.
• We paint the building. It is better to choose it on an adhesive basis.
• In the case of whitewashing, we skip the previous stage and use lime instead of paint. You can add salt to it. This will help you achieve better results. To add a blue tint, a small amount of blue is added to the lime.
• To ensure that the whitewash is of high quality and lasts a long time, ultramarine or ocher can be added to the lime on the surface.

The advantages of such cladding:

• The tiled surface can be easily washed and wiped.
• The tile coating has great heat transfer.

Since real and correct tiles are made by hand, they may differ from each other, for example, in shape or size. Therefore, before the furnace cladding process, you need to sort the material by shape and color.

The tiles are laid using a thick mortar. They are attached to wire pins. The seams between the facing material should be no more than 2 mm. They are rubbed with a special agent, for example, albatross.

Finishing an outdoor stove with tiles

It is better not to choose large-format tiles for cladding. Such material has a high risk of cracking. It is better to choose small tiles.

Cladding outdoor tiles with natural stone

The process of decorating a street structure with stone has no noticeable differences compared to tiling. The advantage is that the stones look more sophisticated.

The peculiarity of this cladding is that the stones need to be placed on the floor and laid out according to size, shape and color scheme.

Advice

In order not to confuse the sequence of stones, you can number them on the reverse side. This action ensures that the stones do not get mixed up with each other and the process itself takes much less time.

Also, you can not cover the entire surface of the product with stone, but only separate part, for example, corners or firebox.

Kazan-grill

For many, the design of a cauldron-barbecue is an incomprehensible and useless thing, since you can use a portable barbecue and a purchased cauldron. But still, experienced gourmet summer residents insist that this is a necessary thing on a country plot. The kebab-cooking complex is a godsend for large companies who like to have picnics in the fresh air.

Such a structure will make it possible to simultaneously cook meat dishes, fish or vegetables on the grill, and pilaf, potatoes and other side dishes are suitable for a cauldron.

Most often, cauldrons are made of metal, the difference is the manufacturing technology.

Many people have no idea how to combine seemingly incompatible things. After all, a barbecue and a cauldron seem to be two different devices.

Such a structure can be arranged as follows. If the grill has already been built, then an additional brick section needs to be built for the cauldron. The same actions can be performed if the structure is made of metal.

If, however, the cauldron and barbecue are built simultaneously, then initially you need to choose a project that involves the construction of two sections.

In order for the cauldron to heat up evenly from all sides, the design must include a firebox. A cauldron is placed in it and thus food is prepared.

It is important to consider that the product is comfortable and practical. The height of the structure must be adjusted to the height of the home owners. If it is too high, then there is a high probability of getting burned, but if, on the contrary, it is too low, then you will have to constantly bend over.

It is possible to construct the product when the cauldron is hung from above. This option is considered easier to manufacture, since it is not difficult to build. Also, such a design can be made with a ready-made structure. It is enough to add some details on which the cauldron will be hung.

The design of the barbecue-smokehouse itself is a very convenient and practical product, since you can cook barbecue and smoke meat products in one go. To start doing it yourself, you need to pay attention to important nuances:

• The dimensions of the structure should be selected taking into account the number of people who will need to be fed. Products that are too small will not be convenient, since you will have to divide the cooking process into several approaches. Structures that are too large are not beneficial due to the fact that not the entire surface will be used.
• How the product will be constructed: stationary or collapsible.
• Main material for manufacturing: metal or brick.

Features of building a smokehouse

• Build it as a sliding one from two halves.
• Make it from one half. In this case, it will be folding.
• Removable.
• Retracting.

The base of the smokehouse can be placed on metal legs, or brick supports can be made. The length of the legs can be selected individually. An additional table can be built into the design of the grill-smokehouse. With this option, it will be comfortable to cook food on the device.

When building this device, you need to be prepared for the fact that it will take a lot of time and effort. But the result will be useful for many years. A well-made design is a guarantee that the prepared dishes will always be tasty.

The entire process consists of the same steps as previous products. The difference is that the laying of bricks is done according to different drawings.

Concerning facing works, then you also need to pay a lot of attention to this. Can be used decorative brick. Now there are a large number of its types, so the external appearance of the device can be made as the situation requires. Also, to make the entire location of the product look aesthetically pleasing, you can cover it with paving slabs.

In this case, it will serve as a landscape design element and will be useful for fire safety.

To prevent the entire structure from getting wet in rain or snow, you can build a special canopy. This will make it possible to cook dishes in any weather conditions. Also, in order to create a more practical and comfortable cooking area, you can provide different shelves, countertops and sinks. These elements can be built separately from general design barbecue-smokehouse.

With this decoration and arrangement, you can create a comfortable and cozy place to prepare food for your family and guests.

The design is built in the same sequence as the previous attributes for frying meat. Its peculiarity is that it uses a special mesh on which dishes are prepared.

The difference between this structure is that it combines two facilities for preparing food: a grill and a barbecue. The grill is a rectangular bowl with holes in the bottom. Barbecue is considered one of the most convenient and functional devices for preparing meat products and vegetables.

Such devices for cooking can be constructed as mobile, that is, portable, as well as stationary. Each of them has its own advantages. Portable barbecues are convenient because they can be placed in any convenient place. Positive quality stationary brick structures are considered to be more durable and can be used for many years. Most often, they provide for the presence of dampers, with which you can regulate the ingress of air. The type of product must be chosen at the beginning, when the general design and drawings are being prepared.

This structure can be used in any weather conditions, since the design provides protection from the wind.

A properly equipped area with a barbecue grill can decorate the entire interior of a country house.

Thus, independent construction of structures for a country house will provide an opportunity to spend time with family and friends in cozy atmosphere. At the same time, structures made by the hands of the owners of the house will evoke a special feeling of pride. Also, as an option, products can be built not only for your own site, but also as a gift to your loved ones.

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Reliability of information

• The product can be made exactly as you want, as it is more convenient
• Quality of construction
• The ability to make your appearance unique
• Time with family
• Good option for a gift

• The process takes a lot of time and effort
• Cost
• Not everyone can do it themselves

A brick grill is a necessary attribute country house, you can cook delicious healthy food with aromatic smoke on it. What can I say! Even the most ordinary meat, fish and vegetable dish does not compare with the food that is cooked on a regular hob.

Location

As for the location of the barbecue, it needs to be built so that the wind carries the smoke away from the house towards the vacant lot.

The grill looks harmonious next to the gazebo - it’s very convenient. This way you can watch the cooking process without interruption from the feast.

Construction technology

The first stage is the creation of a project and selection of a location, as well as the purchase of materials necessary for construction.

The second stage is the construction of the barbecue. Before starting construction work, it is necessary to prepare construction equipment, auxiliary equipment, required material and be patient and attentive, as you will need to read the diagram.

So, let's start with the configuration building material. You will need fire bricks, wooden elements for lathing, cement-based adhesive for decorative heat-resistant tiles, sand, cement, gravel, rubble stone. Pieces of tiles and mesh of reinforcement, sheet plywood. And, of course, you can’t do without a concrete mixer, buckets, a shovel and bayonet shovel, hammer and building level.

Foundation

When the preparatory work is completed and all the necessary equipment is collected, we proceed to laying the foundation - this is the basis above ground structure. The better the foundation is built, the more durable the structure will be.

The foundation for the barbecue will be placed at a depth of 50-60 cm and no deeper. For it you will need to dig a trench and create a sand cushion - this will be 1 layer of the foundation.

A 10 mm mesh of reinforcement is laid on top of the sand cushion and formwork is installed. The formwork is formed from sheet plywood and poured concrete mortar. After 48 hours when concrete formwork Once it sets, you can start installing the waterproofing layer. A waterproofing layer can be created using a regular film or sheet roofing felt.

Grill base

The barbecue base can be anything, it all depends on your financial capabilities and preferences.

The simple plinth design consists of a firewood compartment, a meat preparation compartment and a cutting compartment. If you are a fan of barbecue, then the design of the barbecue is more complex and it is installed permanently. In this case, when you do not have special skills, you can experiment on a primitive design.

1. The height of the base, or rather the height from the floor to the hob, should be selected according to the person who will cook; it should reach a level just above the waist, so that it is convenient to work over the fire with your hands.
2. The width should not exceed 35 cm.
3. The length should not be more than 1 meter.
4. The depth should be 12 cm.

Prepare a cement mortar with the addition of special heat-resistant fillers, a level and a brick and begin laying the first row of the plinth. Having leveled the first row, proceed to laying the second row, moving the butt seams to the side. Laying continuous rows is carried out to the level where the hearth will be located.

The fireplace is built using foundation technology. The only difference is that the formwork will be constructed in the inner part of the base. The side parts of the base are filled with projections; they will serve as grooves for the grille.

The grooves must be filled at different levels to be able to control the heat level.

Next, wind walls are erected and the barbecue pipe is laid. The pipe is a heavy element, so it must be installed on supporting columns. The bottom of the pipe should be wider than the top. Top part The pipes are laid with four bricks and covered with heat-resistant steel.

But, if you do not want to build a brick pipe, then you can use a metal pipe. In this case, you can create interesting design barbecue, combining several types of material in a single design.

To prevent precipitation from entering the fireplace and destroying the structure, it is necessary to make a roof over the barbecue.

You can also build a canopy, which can be different designs. It is installed on monolithic wall, stands made of stone or metal supports. The canopy must be made of heat-resistant iron, and outer part cover with a waterproofing layer.

You can start decorative finishing. Ideal option there will be clinker tiles, forged elements and cast iron. Don’t neglect the area; it should also be in harmony with the design of the barbecue.

Schemes and drawings

Video: building a simple barbecue

Photo

A modern dacha without a barbecue is a rarity. Do you have any doubts? And in vain! A barbecue is a very popular thing among lovers of outdoor recreation. This popularity is due, first of all, to the possibility of preparing a wide variety of meat, vegetarian and fish dishes over an open fire, and secondly, to the ease of its use. Although one should not discount the fact that, with the same principle of operation, kebab makers can have a variety of shapes, structural features, designs and sizes; they can be stationary and mobile, collapsible and monolithic, metal, brick or made from a combination of materials. No less attractive is the fact that anyone, even without construction skills, can easily build a beautiful stationary grill made of brick.

Which grill is better?

It is impossible to answer this question unambiguously. It all depends on the needs and personal preferences of each person. The choice is huge, and barbecues have a lot of differences:

By design:

• collapsible;
• stationary;
• mobile or portable;
• lightweight;
• with barbecue;
• with grill;
• with smokehouse;
• disposable.

According to the material:

• metal;
• brick;
• stone;
• combined.

By location:

• in an open area;
• in the gazebo;
• under a canopy;
• in a residential area.

By installation method:

• on a strip or slab concrete foundation;
• without additional reinforcement of the base, that is, on the ground.

Metal constructions

A metal brazier is most often used as a portable option when you don’t have your own suburban area and you have to go on vacation to the forest or to a pond. It can be purchased at finished form or make it yourself.

The most simple design Dutch oven includes:

• a box without a top cover, in the walls and bottom of which holes are pre-made to improve traction;
• legs made of metal corners and welded to the box.

Photo gallery of forged barbecues

Forged barbecue with skewers Portable wrought iron grill Wrought iron grill Wrought iron grill with openwork back wall Wrought iron grill with visor

If you have forging skills, you can make a very interesting and original brazier.

Photos of small barbecues made from barrels

Barbecue from a barrel Barbecue from a barrel with a lid Barbecue from a barrel with a smokehouse

Original homemade structures

Round grill Brazier, stylized as a chest Mangal boat Barbecue, stylized as a ship

And with a little imagination, you can get something completely unusual.

The advantages of metal kebabs include:

• ease of manufacture;
• mobility;
• availability of material.

• susceptibility to corrosion processes;
• there is a high risk of injury when touching sharp corners and burns when touching metal surfaces;
• insufficient structural stability;
• Thin-walled fryers have a short service life and burn out very quickly. They can only be used for laying ready-made coals; it is not recommended to make a fire in them.

Brick kebabs

Brick barbecues are always stationary structures, regardless of size, appearance and presence or absence additional elements(grill, smokehouse, etc.). For their manufacture, fire-resistant fireclay bricks are used. Fireclay blocks have a yellowish-sand color and a noticeable granular structure; they are highly durable, fire-resistant and resistant to chemical influences, such as soot and ash.

Considering that fireclay blocks are practically impossible to cut, manufacturers produce them in different designs (size, configuration), which allows you to choose the shape for the construction of a structure of any complexity.

Advantages:

• durability;
• strength;
• high heat capacity;
• fire resistance.

Flaws:

• high price;
• quite often blocks, even from the same batch, are not the same size.

Important: fireclay blocks with a lighter color than prescribed by GOST are materials in which the technological process. Most likely, during firing it was not kept in the oven for the required time, and this is fraught with a significant decrease in strength characteristics.

Preparation for construction

Deciding on a location

When coming up with the design and appearance of the barbecue, you need to try to fit it into the existing landscape design as organically as possible - so that it does not stand out from general style, but complemented and decorated the site. Besides aesthetic side question, it is very important to follow the recommendations below:

• the minimum permitted distance from open fire to trees and structures is 5 m, and on the side protected by walls - 0.5 m;
• the area in front of the open fire must be covered with fireproof material: sand, concrete slab, stone, paving stones;
• be sure to pay attention to which direction the winds most often blow in your area: you should not choose a place for such a structure if there is a risk of smoke getting into the windows of a residential building;
• do not locate the building too close to adjacent areas, otherwise conflict with neighbors cannot be avoided;
• provide a free and convenient approach to the barbecue preparation area;
• take care of the water supply to the fire-hazardous building;
• make sure that there are no sanitary facilities near the food preparation area, compost heaps, garbage containers.

Advice: if possible, locate a leisure area behind the house, away from rural streets and neighbors' fences- where no one will disturb anyone. With this approach, in addition to observing the basic fire regulations, the likelihood of unpleasant conflict situations will be eliminated.

Schemes, drawings and calculations of the project

In order for the barbecue to serve for many years without problems and complaints, before starting construction and purchasing materials, it is necessary to calculate everything, draw a construction diagram and draw up an estimate.

At the preparatory stage, a detailed drawing should be made with the exact configuration of the barbecue and the appearance of the entire complex.

Then draw a diagram that takes into account:

• appearance of the structure;
• location of the main and additional elements (broiler, combustion chamber, doors, pipe, chimney, etc.).
• all sizes.

How to calculate the size of the grill?

The choice of size, configuration and components is the exclusive prerogative of the owner of the site, and to give any precise recommendations quite difficult, but there are still general standards:

• the depth of the roasting pan is from 12 to 17 cm, this distance is more than enough to place coals, and the meat will not be located too close to the heat;
• the height from the ground to the brazier is 1 m; when calculating this parameter individually, you can use a very simple technique: measure the distance from the elbow to the soil, the resulting figure will be the ideal height;
• width - according to standards it is equal to one meter, if you do more, it is not very convenient to fry shish kebab, since you will have to constantly move between skewers, and not watch the cooking from one place;
• depth (from front to back wall) – from 50 cm, this is the minimum. Ideally, it should be equal to the length of the skewer minus the handle and tip, which will hold the entire structure on the edges of the fryer;
• Taking into account the rather large weight of the structure, the foundation must be built permanently; its dimensions must be no less than the area of ​​the base of the barbecue.

Tip: when determining the length of the frying pan, it is necessary to count the number of skewers used at a time, taking into account that the optimal distance between them when frying meat is 7 cm. Example: most often 5 skewers are used, there are 6 spaces between them, each 7 cm, which means 6 × 7, resulting in a roasting pan length of 42 cm.

How to calculate the amount of materials for a foundation?

As already mentioned, the foundation must be made permanent, that is, with digging a mini-pit, leveling the bottom, installing a sand cushion, constructing formwork and mixing concrete mortar.

Formwork

For formwork, you can use any available material: slate, used boards, wooden panels or metal sheets. When choosing, only 2 parameters are important - integrity and strength: the material must easily withstand the pressure of concrete.

Calculation of the amount of concrete for the foundation

Despite the fact that tape and slab foundations They have different configurations, but they still have the same shape - a rectangle. Therefore, to facilitate calculations, you can use the formula V = a × b × c.

Designations:

V- required amount solution;

a and b - width and length of the foundation;

c - depth.

Example: a pit with sides 3 by 3 meters, its depth (excluding sand cushion) is 40 cm.

Calculation: 3 × 3 × 0.4 = 3.6 m³.

Note: the amount of sand is calculated according to the same principle.

We buy bricks

Knowing the physical dimensions of fireclay bricks and the structure, as well as the method of laying, you can calculate the approximate amount of material.

The dimensions of oven (fireclay) bricks depend on its brand; below you can see the standards.

For the construction of garden stoves, blocks with dimensions of 65 × 120 × 250 mm are most often used.

Using the table above you can find out how many bricks are needed per 1 sq. m of masonry.

1. If you want to save money, then only those surfaces that are directly exposed to high temperatures can be laid with heat-resistant fireclay blocks. The remaining walls are made of ordinary brick, the price of which is significantly lower.
2. In order not to suffer with independent calculations, you can use free construction calculators posted on the Internet.
3. The calculation is made depending on the method of laying and taking into account the seams plus 6% for the break.
4. Before starting complex calculations, builders recommend drawing a plan with an order, then it will be very easy to determine the material even visually, without any formulas, addition and multiplication. By the way, in the diagrams offered below you can clearly see how many blocks will be needed for each row.

Tools and materials for construction

Tools:

• trowel or trowel;
• tape measure or meter;
• building level;
• container for mixing the solution;
• furnace hammer;
• concrete mixer for mixing concrete yourself;
• jointing tool;
• plumb line;
• shovel;
• corner;
• Bulgarian.

Materials:

• pegs and string for marking;
• fire brick;
• cement (M200 or 250);
• AGS (sand-gravel mixture);
• geotextiles;
• water;
• reinforcement, rod thickness from 10 mm;
• clay;
• firebox door.

Step-by-step instructions for building a stationary brick oven with your own hands

Foundation structure

On the selected and cleared area, make markings for the foundation pit. To do this, drive a peg into the soil, measure from it the estimated length of the foundation (+10 cm for the thickness of the formwork boards), use a tape measure to measure the width and drive the peg in again, repeat the procedure until the contour is closed. Be sure to check the resulting angles with a corner, each should be equal to 90 degrees. Stretch a string between the pegs.

Remove the turf from the marked area.

Dig a hole (mini-pit) at least 50 cm deep - 15 cm for the sand cushion and 35 cm for the slab. Level and compact the bottom. Make the walls as even as possible, check the vertical with a plumb line or level gauge.

Pour sand into the pit, the layer thickness is 15 cm. Sprinkle it with water, level it and compact it.

Install the formwork. Cut the reinforcement according to the dimensions of the project. Perform the strapping.

Pour in the prepared solution. When mixing the solution yourself, maintain a ratio of 1 to 3 (cement, PGS), water needs exactly half the volume of dry ingredients. Example: cement - 20 kg, ASG - 60 kg, total 80 kg, which means 40 liters of water are needed. Mixing can be done manually or with a mobile concrete mixer.

Tip: when mixing the solution, do not immediately pour all the prepared water into the dry ingredients. First, fill in 2/3, mix and look at the thickness of the solution: if it is not flexible enough, then add more. The sand in the ASG can be wet, and if water is added in full, the solution will turn out to be liquid.

Compact and level the solution. Wait for it to completely harden and gain strength - at least 7 days. During the hardening process, it is recommended to water the slab with ordinary water from time to time; this helps to enhance the strength characteristics of the foundation and prevents it from cracking.

Remove the formwork. For waterproofing, cover the surface with geotextile.

Laying a barbecue with a simple design

The design of a simple barbecue does not provide for the construction of complex chimneys and the addition of any elements, according to by and large This is a regular roaster with a small firebox. Everything is very simple and maximally functional.

Advice: before starting construction, it is advisable to moisten the brick; to do this, it is soaked briefly in a container or doused with a garden hose; such activities are carried out a day before the start of construction.

1st row - base. Brick is laid on the prepared foundation and secured with mortar. Each subsequent row should be shifted by half a block, first in one direction, then in the other; the same technique is used when constructing walls. Dimensions: width - 620 mm, length - 750 mm.

2nd row - perimeter walls.

The 3rd and 4th rows are the same as the 2nd, but it is necessary to install the fire door as you lay it out. Before laying the 5th row, install a cast iron grate.

5th and 6th rows - perimeter walls.

If the appearance of the structure is not very presentable, then the external surfaces can be decorated with tiles, stone or other non-combustible material.

Important: ordinary cement-sand mortar is not used when laying stoves and barbecues; only clay-sand, lime or clay-chamotte mixture is used. Otherwise, the solution will crack and the structure will quickly become unusable. To prepare the solution, take yellow, white or gray clay, main criterion At the same time, its fat content, this indicator should be as high as possible. Don't want to bother with the kneading? Ready-made dry clay-sand mixture can be purchased at construction stores.

If brick laying is performed by a non-professional stove-maker - which is not surprising, the specialty is quite rare - then it is better to facilitate the process and in order to exclude possible mistakes during construction, use one of the schemes proposed below. Several methods of ordering are shown here, starting from the base and ending with the chimney and pipe, so everyone will definitely choose what suits him, or, based on ready-made drawings, will create something of his own, absolutely unique.

Diagram of a barbecue with three additional compartments, appearance and the first 9 rows of masonry Scheme of a barbecue with a wood burner and an oven

• It is recommended to lay out the first row of bricks “dry” along a pre-marked contour; this will allow you to accurately calculate the amount of material and minimize the use of pieces.
• Chimney - minimum height 150 cm. To prevent precipitation from destroying the chimney over time, it can be covered with a canopy, canopy or roof. The only thing worth considering is that the material used to create the shelter must be non-flammable.
• If you plan to build complex design with arched elements, then during construction a circle is used, bricks are installed on it with a gap of about one centimeter, then the voids are filled with mortar. The circle is removed no earlier than 2 days after laying the clay-sand mixture.
• If the grill is planned as a multifunctional structure (barbecue, grill), then the location and method of installing the grate should be thought out in advance.
• The smoke collector, or smoke umbrella, does not have to be made of brick; you can order a welded metal analogue of a cone shape and get an originally designed barbecue.

It doesn’t matter which version of the barbecue you have chosen - a simple or complex set for picnics with many additional elements, the main thing is that, in essence, this is a real hearth that will gather family, friends and relatives around it. Here you will spend your leisure time together and become even closer to each other.

This design has several distinctive features. First of all, it is worth noting that brick buildings are stationary. This is convenient when arranging a full-fledged grill area, but can become a disadvantage if it is necessary to redevelop the yard space.

The design of the product consists of a base, supports and a roasting pan. To protect from the wind, walls are built above the grille. As for the material itself, it allows you to cook juicy meat, as it provides heat from all sides. If the design is modified, it can be used as a closed barbecue.

If you decide to set up a brick grill in your country house, take into account the following advantages and disadvantages.

Pros:

• simple principle of operation;
• heat retention;
• decorativeness;
• variety of models;
• durability;
• Ease of use.

Design options

From the entire variety of grill structures built from such material, separate groups of products can be distinguished. The most affordable in terms of cost and construction method is a simple brick grill. It consists of supports and a grate with a tray for coals. Some products don't even have protective top walls. For ease of cooking, you can attach a work surface. Furnace materials, skewers and dishes are also stored here.

A more complex option is a multifunctional brick oven-grill. Not everyone can do it with their own hands. Such complexes are complemented by a covered firebox, hob, smokehouse, sink and other objects necessary for cooking.

As for the decorative design, here you can experiment with finishing materials, methods of laying bricks, shapes of the brazier and other elements.

Choosing a site for construction

An equally important issue is the choice of location. Before building a stationary brick grill with your own hands, it is recommended to carefully consider the issues of ease of placement, use, etc. The best option is to create a comprehensive recreation area. A backyard deck, deck, or gazebo with a table are great options.

Advice: It is imperative to consider the issues of removing smoke from residential premises and fire safety.

Great idea - a gazebo with barbecue

If a suitable place is not found, make a small free-standing outdoor barbecue out of brick. It can be placed in the garden or in the far corner of the yard. To prevent the formation of puddles and dirt after rain, arrange a platform or platform near it. Try to avoid proximity to bushes, outbuildings and other flammable objects. Also make sure that smoke from the grill will not cause any nuisance to your neighbors.

Dimensions and drawings

Next stage preparatory work— determining the dimensions of the future product and drawing up a project plan. When designing brick barbecues with your own hands, you need to draw drawings indicating the dimensions of each individual element and its exact location.

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Typically the structure is divided into two horizontal parts. Below there is a place to store firewood and coals, and at the top there is a grill with a brazier. If the presence of auxiliary surfaces is provided, it must be taken into account that working on them should be convenient and safe.

When designing brick barbecues with your own hands, the drawings must also be completed with a projection of the finished product in compliance with exact proportions. This will allow you to clearly evaluate its appearance and ergonomics.

The standard height of the grill working surface is 90 cm. Since we're talking about about an individual project, you can adjust the data to suit your height. As for the width of the roasting pan, there is no point in making it less than 50 cm. The working surface should also be wide enough so that you can cut food on it, place dishes and ready-made dishes.

Please note: when making calculations, you also need to take into account the dimensions of the materials used.

Necessary materials

In order for the brick grill you built to serve you for many years, it is important to choose quality materials. Often, when arranging grill complexes, several types of bricks are used. To lay out the brazier, you must purchase fire-resistant red bricks. Work surfaces that are not susceptible to high temperatures can be made from cheaper materials.

In addition to bricks, for work you will need:

• cement-clay mortar;
• concrete;
• reinforcing bars;
• metal corners;
• level;
• fittings, preferably cast iron.

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The accessories you will need are a cooking grate, skewers and supports for them, and a tray-grid for coals. The main part of the accessories is removable, which simplifies the use of the grill. Barbecue ovens are also often equipped with a hood.

Construction procedure

It is necessary to analyze in detail the question of how to make a barbecue out of brick. The construction phase covers several basic steps. To begin with, a building site is prepared and a foundation is laid out, which will serve as the basis for the future product. Next you need to build supports and auxiliary surfaces.

Installing the roaster is the most crucial moment. Here you need to provide for the presence of supports for fittings and consider protective elements. Indoor barbecues also have a superstructure in the form of a vault with a smoke hood. If you are new to construction, first try making a simple brick grill with your own hands.

Foundation

The first stage is laying out the foundation. How stable the future structure will be depends on the quality of this work. Before building a brick grill, it is necessary to level the soil to eliminate distortions and other defects in the landscape. Next, concrete is poured.

The order of work is as follows:

• The foundation is deepened into the soil. To do this, a layer of soil approximately 25 cm thick is removed.
• To protect against erosion and subsidence, a layer is poured into the pit sand and gravel cushion 15-20 cm.
• Placed on top of the backfill reinforcement cage. It is enough to connect the individual rods with wire.
• Concrete is made from sand, cement, small crushed stone and water. It is poured into a pit under the formwork with a protrusion above the ground of 10-15 cm. This operation can be divided into two approaches. The mass is leveled using a rule and vibrated to eliminate voids.

Tip: if you are building a miniature outdoor barbecue out of brick with your own hands, you can get by with creating strip concrete supports without using reinforcement.

Brickwork

After the initial drying of the concrete, which can take from several days to a week, you can begin the brick laying stage. To make the work easier, it is recommended to develop a masonry order plan in advance. This is especially true for large complex projects.

In order to make a barbecue out of brick with your own hands, according to the standard, use half-brick masonry. If a significant load on the walls is expected, a single format is used. To prevent the structure from collapsing and remain strong for many years, the principle of staggered masonry is used.

The rows are laid out in several passes so that the bottom has time to dry and does not move under the weight of the new material. When laying horizontal surfaces, metal corners are fixed in the joints of the masonry, onto which the bricks are laid. Using this principle, an intermediate shelf is arranged that separates the brazier from the firewood, as well as the working surfaces on the sides.

Setting up a brazier

For ease of use of the product, it is important to properly arrange the fryer. In the simplest models, this element is represented by a continuation vertical supports and is surrounded by a partition on which coals are laid. To place the tray and grill in brickwork You can use several techniques:

• displacement of brick to form protrusions;
• installation of corner profiles;
• installation of bracket holders.

In order to ensure normal combustion of wood and maintain heat in the coals, it is necessary to make ventilation holes in the bottom of the brazier.

Tip: installing an additional grate will make it easier to clean out ash from the firebox.

If you decide to build a brick grill with your own hands, which has a covered brazier, you will need much more brick and metal to arrange the lintels. There may be several options: a rectangular opening or an arched vault of different shapes, with or without a hood, etc. When installing a chimney in the vault, a channel is provided.

Arched structures look impressive and beautiful. To install brick in this way, you need to use a circle in the shape of the designed element and spacers to support the heavy superstructure. It is important to determine the exact position of the central brick, the so-called lock. The seams between adjacent elements are wedge-shaped, widening upward.

Brick laying option

Decorative finishing

After the structure has dried, you can begin decorating it. This stage is no less important than the installation itself, since the appearance of the product largely depends on the quality of the work.

If the brick grill was made from good stuff, as final work it is enough to clean the surface from excess mortar and, if necessary, fill the gaps in the seams. When using rough bricks or inaccurately laying them, you will have to think about additional cladding.

To decorate the grill you can use clinker, fake diamond, terracotta and similar materials. Separately, it is worth considering the design of the working surface. As a tabletop you can use tiles and mosaics, wood, fiberboard with a decorative coating.

Tip: you can give the product an attractive appearance using bricks of different colors, textures and shapes.

Video: instructions for making a brick grill

If all the work is done correctly, your yard will be replenished with a useful and decorative device for cooking food over coals. For supporting normal condition barbecue, do not forget to clean it from time to time and check the condition of the masonry.

Few people can say that they don’t like kebabs. But it’s not just the moment of consuming the finished product that’s enjoyable; the process itself is extremely exciting: preparing the meat, firewood, lighting the stove, the gradually intensifying cloud of aroma of the cooking kebab or barbecue, gatherings in pleasant company while waiting for the end of the sacred rite.

Today there are several options for barbecues:

• Multifunctional;
• Similar to barbecue;
• With a countertop - the most inexpensive and simplest;
• Brazier - corner smokehouse.

Selecting a site for construction

To install such a structure, choosing a suitable location is very important. The appearance, dimensions, and functionality of the future barbecue oven are determined by its future location. Therefore, the following parameters need to be taken into account:

1. Wind protection. It’s more comfortable to cook this way, in addition, when making the right choice you won't smoke your neighbors. An ash pit is built into the stove - a box where burnt coal falls, and a chimney.
2. Surface for brick construction must be as smooth as possible.
3. You can increase the service life of the barbecue by protecting it from precipitation and placing the future stove under a roof or canopy.
4. A barbecue is being built as close to the house as possible, best of all. V open gazebo on a special site. In this case, there will be no problems with electricity and plumbing. You will have to run around less with groceries and dishes.

A competently and properly equipped place to relax is also an important point: it is better not to clutter it with furniture. A minimal set would be ideal: barbecue, table, benches, chairs, food stand.

A barbecue, unlike a brick barbecue with a mandatory pipe, is much simpler to make. True, compared to the standard open design, there are complicated versions of buildings, with two functioning surfaces along the edges of the brazier. There is an oven that includes an oven, grill and smoker. Quite often, for convenience, water is supplied to the grill for washing.

The most common type of brick grill is a base with a roasting pan, meat grate and skewers rests. It is also created there working surface, that is, a place for food, spices and utensils.

Materials for work

Despite the lack of particular complexity and a minimum of diagrams, the drawing must be created by accurately calculating all the materials. The drawing indicates the preferred width and height future design, the location of all elements.

To work you will need :

• Cement;
• Lime (preferably slaked);
• Crushed stone;
• Sand;
• Reinforcement mesh;
• Edged boards (for formwork);
• Fire-resistant brick;
• Red standard brick;
• Metal corners;
• Wire (for fastening brickwork).

The main parts of the barbecue are made precisely fire-resistant brick. The sides with weaker heating are built from the usual one. When setting up the actual place for frying, you will need a grate, metal pan and the stove is the future countertop.

Of course, the barbecue oven is made of both stone and metal. But the stone is very expensive, and even construction works It is extremely difficult and inconvenient to remove it with your own hands. And metal is very susceptible to corrosion. Therefore, the most popular material in this case remains brick.

For the foundation and masonry you will need two cement composition, but to speed up the process and save time, you can use a ready-made mixture.

Tools

To create the foundation, formwork and masonry you will need the following kit:

1. Tape measure (3 m long), rope plumb line, pieces of aluminum profile or even straight board: measurement and control.
2. Electric concrete mixer or mixer - for working with concrete.
3. A hacksaw or grinder for cutting.
4. A pick (for fitting bricks), a trowel or trowel, a metal bucket or other container (for cement mortar) - masonry.
5. Wood saw, sledgehammer, hammers (heavy and medium), pliers, chisel, crowbar: hand tools.
6. Bayonet and shovel shovels - for landscape.

Laying the foundation and initial course of masonry

Many people mistakenly believe that for the base of a future brick barbecue, a compacted area covered with tiles will be sufficient. But that's not true! After all, the structure will be damaged by the slightest vibration of the ground, and all the work and expenses will go down the drain. To prevent this from happening, before building a stationary furnace, you need to immediately fill high quality and solid foundation.

Composition of a quality foundation:

1. Cement grade no less than m-400.
2. The clay is oily, red, without foreign inclusions.
3. Crushed granite, fraction: 1.5 - 2.5 cm.
4. Sand, preferably quarry sand, requires high-quality sifting.

In most cases, summer residents prefer to build a multifunctional barbecue, with a base of 1.2 by 1.2 or 1.5 by 1.5 meters. In this case, everything depends on the desires and means of the owner himself.

Next, the construction area is marked with pegs, between which string is pulled. A groove is dug, right along the resulting marking, up to 25 cm deep. The size of the hole should exceed the dimensions of the proposed structure by 10 cm.

Stages of work:

1. Tamping the bottom of the ditch. Creating a 6-10 centimeter sand cushion. In this case, the sand is slightly moistened with water from a watering can (so as not to wash it away!), after which the material is compacted again.
2. Above sand cushion sprinkles crushed granite. The total height of both layers should be from 15 to 25 cm.
3. The walls of the ditch should be covered with boards, and the upper edge of the formwork should rise above the ground by about 5-10 cm.

Preparation of concrete mixture

The construction mixture will consist of the following proportion:

• One volume part of cement;
• Three parts sand.

Mix the ingredients thoroughly in water until the required consistency is obtained. Then add crushed stone - three parts. Next, the composition is mixed in a concrete mixer at least three minutes. By pouring liquid soap, you can increase the fluidity of concrete.

This composition must be filled in several layers with the formwork. First pours in liquid composition. In order for it to penetrate to the bottom of the ditch, you need to shake it with a stick. The reinforcing frame is laid on top only after the layer has been strengthened - the entire area of ​​the groove must be completely filled with it. The concrete mixture is poured into last resort, always to the top edge of the formwork!

Air bubbles are knocked out of the solution wooden sticks- it is very important! The mixture filling the mesh is carefully shaken by them, due to which the composition completely takes on the shape of the formwork.

Under no circumstances should the water be allowed to evaporate from the composition; to do this, you need to cover it with roofing material. During hot periods, it is best to periodically spray the surfaces with water to prevent cracks from occurring.

Attention! The concrete should be left in this position for 1-2 weeks until the material has completely hardened.

Having finished with the foundation, you can move on to the grill itself. First you need to figure it out: lay a row of dry bricks on the foundation.

The gap between them should be 1 cm. This way you can determine how many whole and half bricks are needed for further work. If you have a pre-prepared tray and grill, their parameters should also be taken into account. The line of future masonry must be outlined and fixed.

If the bricks are doused with water the day before laying, the strength of the building will increase. A day later they outside will be dry and moist from the inside, which will not allow the bricks to be pulled out concrete mixture moisture.

Mix proportions for masonry:

• One share of cement;
• Three shares of sand;
• One fourth (1/4) of slaked lime.

The mixture is kneaded until it becomes thick sour cream. It is advisable to check all measurements again. Lay the bricks on the composition in the same way as the first, trial time, tapping them with a trowel so that they fit properly onto the mixture.

Creating a plinth

The initial row of masonry is the guiding thread for the next order. It is necessary to lay bricks in a checkerboard pattern: in relation to the previous one, the line is shifted by half a brick.

Do-it-yourself oven-grill. Stages of work

1. Work starts from the corner. Next, the side walls are filled. The mortar is evenly distributed between the side surfaces of the bricks and the lines. The mixture that comes out of the grooves is immediately carefully removed.
2. The building planes need constant checking! You can’t do without a plumb line and a building level. The check must be carried out every time through three lines. The building should not be formed incorrectly - skewed. To avoid this, the corners of the masonry are reinforced with metal wire.
3. To give the seams a neat appearance, they should be treated with a garden hose.
4. The base for the brazier: metal elements (rods or corners) are placed between the walls opposite, the brick base of the firebox is laid on top, then a metal tray. You should think in advance about how to clean the firebox from ash.
5. Organize an air duct into the combustion chamber, for which leave gaps near it on the sides. Otherwise, problems may arise later with starting a fire.
6. Arrange protrusions in the masonry or insert metal rods, and the grate will then be installed on them. To create projections at a suitable height, bricks are placed across the wall. They should be evenly spaced inside the fryer.

Focal zone

1. It is usually used for countertops, but floor-mounted ones are also suitable. In any case, it should be highly durable and easy to clean.
2. The working surface should be located on the side of the main oven. On brick extension The plate is attached to the required parameters. We fasten with metal holders or mortar.

It is strictly forbidden to place an open source of fire in the gazebo!

Next, the fire zone is built on fireclay (fire-resistant) brick. For this, a clay-sand composition is made. The clay is soaked in advance two days before the start of work– in this case its plasticity will increase. Sand is added to the same clay, and the resulting mixture is kneaded until it becomes a thick dough. If the flagellum wound from this composition is not deformed, then the mixture is of high quality. The base of the fuel compartment is formed from the above-mentioned brick over the entire area.

They are laid into the walls on the sides steel plates— these are future stops for the grille. The grill itself can be installed above the corners at different levels.

The plate can also be arranged in the back and front walls by making small vertical cutouts for better styling and fixing skewers with meat.

Option for internal fuel chamber capacity

Chimney

Only after the mixture for the walls of the firebox has completely hardened, work begins on the chimney, on the same composition and bricks.

The chimney pipe is quite massive. Therefore, before starting to work on this system, steel corners with a cross-section of at least 5 by 5 cm are installed in front, across the opening. Sample:

The chimney must be at least as long as the middle of one of the walls, because half the weight of the pipe goes to it.

The hood (hood) is a smoke catcher, it is a truncated cone, so the initial brick line runs along the entire length of the firebox. Each subsequent line continues to go in a circle, with a very slight shift towards the center of the oven, making an incomplete cone. In the middle it will end with a smoke tunnel exiting. The cross-section of the resulting hole is approximately 15 by 15 cm.

The barbecue pipe is made up of several rows of bricks. From the fuel chamber its minimum height is about 2-3 meters, which provides excellent natural draft. In addition, it can be adjusted using special damper, located 175-185 cm above the ground.

Installed on the top of the chimney defensive deflector. It is necessary for protection from precipitation, bad weather and wind. You can purchase stainless steel fireproof pipe or an exhaust hood (umbrella) to facilitate work with the chimney.

All of the above will help you in working on a convenient, simple-shaped barbecue for your dacha.

The method of water supply must be thought out in advance, even at the stage of laying the foundation, this will make it easier to remove the pipe through the foundation. Since the pipes can be hidden, the appearance of the grill will not be spoiled.

A do-it-yourself brick grill can be perfectly decorated with forged curlicues. You can also beautifully decorate the surface by laying out a drawing or abstract pattern from the remains of a stone - here your imagination itself will suggest the most successful options that are close to your heart. Quiet summer evening, dancing shadows from the fire, the aroma of barbecue, quiet conversation and laughter of guests, dim light - what could be more romantic?

Photos of successful ideas for barbecues:

Of course, the larger the structure, the more difficult its construction. Especially if you plan to do everything yourself. However, by building a completely simple version, you will also gain a great experience. You'll probably be able to create more interesting, complex models over time.

Construction of a round barbecue made of brick or stone

The round grill is very original and simple. To create it you will need natural stone and about 20-30 bricks (possibly defective). In this case, the order of work will look like this:

1. An ordinary hole, convenient for the owners, is dug (we dig no deeper than the bayonet of a shovel).
2. Compact the bottom.
3. We line the walls of the pit with bricks.

A durable and simple grill is ready!

To prevent water from accumulating at the bottom, a canopy is desirable. Otherwise, you should choose a location on a hill.

Another option for a barbecue, but with a tripod:

For greater safety, it is better to surround the source of an open fire with a stone.

Attention! We leave gaps, laying out the first line in the round grill, then there will be enough oxygen for the entire fire.

Master Class. Video

At full confidence If you can, try to perform a more difficult version, for example, like the one in the video. The video's author's explanations are detailed and clear.