Owning your own home and a spacious area near it, you can think about a place to relax and set up a barbecue oven on it with your own hands. It is multifunctional and convenient design will not only be beneficial, but will also be a wonderful addition to the landscape.

There are a huge number of options for erected structures, the choice between which depends on the following two factors:

• Financial capabilities - the more functional and massive the barbecue oven is, the more high-quality building materials it needs
• Who exactly will do the work - it will be more difficult for a simple amateur owner to build a complex and multifunctional structure in a short time than for a professional craftsman

Options for manufacturing and laying a barbecue oven:

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Preparing for work

A barbecue is a stove that is placed outdoors and used for cooking. Despite the wide variety of models, they have the same operating principle. By combining with other ovens, you can build a structure that is used not only for frying kebabs on a skewer, but also in a frying pan, for boiling, etc.

The preparatory stage of work can be divided into three parts:

• Design selection
• Choosing a convenient location
• Purchase of materials and preparation of working tools

Read also step by step guide about how to make it yourself

Choosing a design

To build a simple and functional barbecue oven with your own hands, you are primarily guided by your tastes and preferences, and financial capabilities. If the structure will be used almost every day, it is necessary to consider one of the most thorough options, including a barbecue and other frying structures, cutting tables, a place to store armfuls of firewood, etc.

If you use the stove once or twice a month, there is no point in arranging a grandiose construction project. It is enough to build a small oven with a frying compartment in size and area.

Choosing a convenient location

Choosing optimal place, it is necessary to take into account the location of trees and other vegetation on the site. There cannot be branches above the stove that will quickly burn. Free space should allow for the organization of an adjacent recreation area.

The brick gets very hot, so the back wall should not be adjacent to other building structures. Very best option– arrange an alpine slide behind.

Purchase of materials and preparation of working tools

You can lay out a barbecue oven with your own hands from fireclay and ceramic bricks. If you combine them with each other, you should pay attention to the difference in temperature expansion when constructing sections separated from each other or arranging expansion joints.

The classic solution for stoves is sand-clay. The cement-based mass will not withstand sudden change temperatures and will begin to crack. The ratio of sand and clay varies and depends on the quality and properties of the latter component. Most common mixture:

• 1-2 parts sand
• 1 part clay
• 0.25-0.3 parts water

In addition to the basic building materials, the work will require: cement and roofing felt for building the foundation, large stones, boards for formwork, metal, and working tools.

Let's get started

It is not difficult to build a barbecue oven with your own hands from brick. The entire work process is divided into three stages:

• Preparation of a drawing, sketch and calculation of the required building materials, shopping for everything necessary
• Building a foundation that can support the weight of the future barbecue
• Brickwork

Having completed the work, you can think about reliably protecting the structure from the vagaries of nature by building a small canopy.

Preparation of the drawing

The barbecue should be placed on a concrete base. Most designs have at least 2 compartments - a cutting table and a spacious roasting pan. It will be possible to embed a sink into the first one. The roaster is equipped with a pipe and a roof to prevent smoke.

The drawing must contain each of the dimensions. If something needs to be adjusted, you need to proceed from the dimensions of the purchased brick (usually 25x12x6 cm).

BBQ oven base

Before you build the formwork for a barbecue oven with your own hands, you need to prepare the area. The dimensions of the structure are marked with ropes (plus 10-15 cm) and a layer of fertile soil is removed. If it is located nearby wooden gazebo, a concrete base 60-70 cm wide is installed in front.

The most optimal base is a reinforced monolithic slab with a thickness of more than 0.3 m. A gravel-crushed stone cushion (10-15 cm) is placed under it and waterproofing is installed (regular roofing felt is laid) to prevent deforming effects in winter.

Then a formwork made of boards is installed, raised above the ground by about 10-15 cm. If the soil crumbles, it is installed to the full depth. After it's done reinforcement cage, preferably made of metal 10-14 mm. The rods are laid in a lattice with a cell size of 20x20 cm and tied with wire. You need two such meshes: the first is placed on the bottom, the second - 5 cm below the top of the base.

The solution is prepared from frost-resistant cement grade M200 or higher. After pouring and compacting with a vibrator, you must wait for the foundation to dry completely (up to 2-3 weeks). It is covered with film and sprinkled with water on hot days. The boards can be dismantled after 5-7 days.

You might also be interested in a guide on how to make bricks

Video guide for laying a garden brick barbecue stove with barbecue

Order and layout of masonry

Having removed the formwork and waited until the concrete has hardened, the most important stage begins - laying bricks. Markings are applied to the slab, indicating the dimensions of the future structure. You need to apply the level again and make sure that the surface is horizontal. If significant errors are found, they are eliminated.

Rows from the first to the fourth must be laid with a spoon dressing. In front of the fifth row, a 40x40 mm corner is placed on the front side - it will act as a kind of support. To create bases for the pallet and shelf, the sides of the fifth row are placed with a tying bandage.

The spoon dressing should be followed when laying rows six to eight. Row number nine is made in the same way as row five to form supports for the table top and grille.

At this point, the construction of the table can be considered complete. Next, the barbecue oven with your own hands will be built only from the roaster side. Bricks are laid again using a spoon bandage from the tenth to the fourteenth rows. In front of the fifteenth row, a metal corner is again placed on the front side, acting as a support for the stove vault. The fifteenth row is laid.

Then you need to arrange a gradually tapering vault. It can be done by alternating the splint and spoon ligaments, gradually moving them to the center. In the sixteenth row, stitching is done on the front side, spoon stitching is done on the sides. In the seventeenth row, on the contrary, in the eighteenth row we change again. The resulting protrusions can be arranged according to their purpose.

From the nineteenth to the twenty-first rows are laid with spoon masonry.

The twenty-second poison begins the pipe. In the twenty-third row, the necessary narrowing is made and work continues in the same sequence to the desired height. The higher it is, the better the traction will be.

In the penultimate row, windows are made to remove smoke. The last row will be laid completely.

Finishing work

It is necessary to install shelves, a finishing countertop, a frying grid and a tray for coals. The latter is made from a sheet of steel with folded edges. Minimum height sides - about 5 cm.

The grate can be taken from an old oven or you can buy a new chrome model. The main thing is that it fits in size. Tabletops and shelves are made of moisture-resistant material.

The top of the pipe should be covered with a roof made of of stainless steel. This will protect the smoke windows from rain. Monolithic slab lined with tiles or porcelain stoneware to prevent moisture from penetrating inside.

You can build a full-fledged gazebo around the barbecue stove, the canopy of which will cover the structure. It is very important that flammable objects and materials are located away from brick walls, which become very hot.

By welding the smoking chamber, the functionality of the stove will expand.

Video instruction

Conclusion

Building a barbecue oven with your own hands is not difficult if you plan each stage competently and slowly and prepare well for the work. The most important stage is masonry. The longevity of the service of the entire structure will depend on the quality of its implementation.

When the warm season arrives, city residents are drawn to Fresh air- a picnic by the river or at a dacha, where you can cook something smoky. These will not necessarily be traditional kebabs - fish and shrimp, sausages and chops cooked on the grill are not comparable to those cooked in the oven or in a frying pan. Everything that is fried over an open fire is much tastier and healthier - excess fat will be rendered and it will give off smoke. unique taste and aroma. To always use the open cooking method tasty food, it is enough to build a stationary oven with grates - a barbecue with your own hands - out of brick at your summer cottage.

What is barbecue?

Many culinary masterpieces cannot be prepared in a city apartment, since you need a brazier or hearth, a fire or a barbecue - in a word, an open fire with smoke. Today there is no shortage of building materials or ready-made drawings and calculations for self-construction barbecue and other oven structures. By the way, if you have no construction experience before, there is a reason to master basic skills, for example, to build a covered gazebo with a barbecue or a simpler option in a couple of days, or a week at most.

In fact, a barbecue is structurally the same oven, at the base of which is a round roasting pan for cooking meat and other protein products on the grill. There is much in common with barbecue, and meat prepared in both ways tastes little different, but has a characteristic mesh pattern from the grill. The special taste of a dish prepared in this way depends not so much on the appetizing crust, which at the same time resembles fried and smoked meat, but on the special physical and chemical processes. Denaturation and fermentation of the protein under the baked crust retains its juice inside the meat - boiling occurs at high temperatures, and excess fat is rendered out, flowing out.

Eat different versions about the origin of the word barbeque - from the Roman barbar “barbarian” (meat cooked on fire in a barbaric way), from Haitian - translated as “bed”, which is also true regarding the shape of the brazier. But many linguists are inclined to believe that the word sounds in the French manner, and the Indian barbacoa is a way of frying buffalo meat on wooden gratings over the fire. Today this is the name for a universal oven in an open space. But this is also the name of an outdoor party, which has grown into a whole culture of pastime; there are even entire international competitions on this topic.

Distinctive features of devices with an open hearth

The Arabic word “barbecue” means “broiler”; they have a simple design in the form of a rectangular metal box on legs with holes.

The French word "ril" translates to "fry". That is, it is an oven for cooking poultry, meat, fish, seafood, where there are spits.

The mixed concept of “barbecue” today means an oven closed at the back for frying meat over a fire. But what do all these devices have in common, what is the fundamental difference?

1. Oven structures and open braziers have one thing in common - the ability to cook meat over a fire.

2. Stationary outdoor ovens have a back wall behind the roasting pan, like a Russian stove, fireplace or barbecue, but a grill does not.

3. The rear wall saves heat and prevents the wind from blowing, and the heat more evenly envelops the cooking product.

4. The chimney, which the stove, fireplace and barbecue have, removes smoke and fumes away from cooking, but the grill does not have this option.

5. Fireplace - heating device indoors, and you can only fry sausages on skewers there.

6. Ovens and barbecues can be used to cook a variety of foods, including using a small baking tray on the grill for pizza and hot toast.

7. The grill does not heat, but only makes it possible to cook dishes on a spit in the oven.

8. Fireplaces and stoves have a firebox for wood and coal, and grills and barbecues have a tray of a different shape (not to be confused with an industrial electric grill).

9. On a grill you cannot adjust the height of the skewers above the fire, but on a barbecue this option is provided.

10. The stove and fireplace retain heat longer than open fireplaces; they cool quickly after the fire is extinguished, but in the stove you can make dishes that “languish” for a long time.

11. Barbecue and stationary grill are made only in an open space, and a fireplace and stove are made indoors.

With a general comparison, it becomes clear that for heating country house you need a stove or fireplace, and for outdoor cooking, a universal barbecue. It uses traditional and U-shaped skewers and opening racks with handles for easy turning.

Varieties of barbecue

There are not only stationary garden barbecues, there are braziers and portable ones that are heated with coal, and there are gas and electric devices.

Mobile or portable barbecues are the easiest to set up and clean, so they are good in the wild for cooking freshly caught fish and game. A small mobile barbecue is designed for the needs of one family or small company. Mobile models are equipped with wheels and can be moved suitable angle garden or take them with them to nature.

Stationary barbecues can be a whole kitchen complex in the depths of the estate, where a large company can feed and relax all weekend.

Today, some companies make cast iron Dutch ovens with an oven on wheels, powered by gas, but they do not have the specific woody smoke. Their advantage is an open fire and a well-heated surface, where they place everything that is not cooked on skewers or a grill. They are equipped with an indicator to monitor the cooking temperature.

A brick barbecue can be of different configurations and sizes, under or without a roof, in the form of a gazebo or in the form of a corner of your dacha with the back facing the street. The shape of the base of the roasting pan is triangular, round, hexagonal or square. The choice of shape and design largely depends on the location in which it will be located. The photo of a brick barbecue shows examples, but which one is acceptable is up to you to decide.

Tip: To start a fire and cook meat in the barbecue, add firewood - small chopped logs, which can be purchased even in supermarkets, and add coal. The most delicious smoke comes from firewood fruit trees, although waste wood from aspen, birch, alder and oak is suitable. Resinous trees are not suitable - they give off a pungent odor. Before cooking, it is important to light the kindling and wait for the heat from the coals. If the temperature is very high, it is removed with a spray bottle of water. It is better to light it with long matches; if the heat is not enough, add more coals. Grilles are available for sale different shapes, the most convenient for turning over are double ones with long handles. The highest quality grilles are Teflon coated. The trays are suitable for dough dishes and minced meat.

Choosing a place to build a brick barbecue

When choosing a place for a brick barbecue, you need to approach it responsibly, based on considerations fire safety. It’s easier to select a corner in the garden and transplant a couple of lilac bushes or a row of currants from there than to put out a fire carried by the wind to trees and buildings. It is better to talk about this structure in advance with your neighbors in the area if the stove is close. It is equally important to lay it to the stove convenient path, and fill the area around with expanded clay or slag so as not to remove greasy spots with light paving slabs. It’s good when there is a place nearby for sharing lunch with garden furniture under the awning.

Basic requirements for the site:

1. Good access to barbecue area and water source.

2. Relative proximity to the building, for convenience - bring water, dishes and food, but so that the heat from the pipe does not reach the wall and roof.

3. A safe distance from the nearest trees and neighbors, and it will be good if the back side of the stove faces the street and the corner of the site.

4. You should not make a barbecue close to a barn, garage, greenhouse, bathhouse and other buildings so that the heat does not create problems.

5. Combining the functions of a stove and a gazebo is good, but not if you plant weaving plants around it, they will degrade from the heat

6. When choosing a place near trees, it is important to take into account the height of the pipe and the characteristic direction of the wind so that sparks do not harm them; some of the nearby branches can be sawed off in early spring or autumn.

7. Near the barbecue there should under no circumstances be a children’s swing, fuel cans, reed fences, as well as dead wood, hay and brushwood.

And remember that you cannot use kerosene, gasoline or alcohol in the stove, and you cannot saturate the coals with lighter fluid in advance; you only spray the firewood with it before use.

Preparing drawings

Before making a drawing and the necessary calculations for a brick barbecue, it is important to decide on a construction style that is organic to the site. Further, according to the drawings and drawings, it is worth understanding design features barbecue ovens. Whatever the newfangled projects for laying a brick barbecue, its essence is the same - a hearth on a small pedestal with a brazier and grates above it. An exhaust pipe, shelves, countertops, niches for firewood and stands for ready-made dishes, an adjacent washbasin, a gazebo or a roof - this is secondary. The appropriate level for the grate above the roasting pan is approximately at table level, which makes cooking more convenient.

Whatever the finished drawings of a brick barbecue, you will have to make it according to your own conditions - the amount of brick that is already there or will need to be added, the dimensions of the site, the chosen design and the general appearance of the stove structure. Optimal parameters barbecue designs:

• total height - up to 1.8 m;
• pedestal - no higher than 0.8-0.9 m;
• brazier - at a level of 0.5-0.7 m, under it there is a niche for drying firewood;
• The width of the oven inside is up to 0.5 m.

The principle “the more the better” is not appropriate here; compact sizes contribute better conservation heat. When the drawings and general sketch of your future stove structure are ready, you can proceed to laying the foundation, as in the brick barbecue diagram. Usually hundreds of bricks are enough for these purposes.

Making a barbecue foundation

You will need tools: a container for mixing concrete, a trowel, a shovel, wedges and a rope, a construction level. We need boards for formwork, cement, sand, clay and bricks - fireproof and facing. For external furnaces, fireclay bricks of the ShA and ShB brands are usually used, which can withstand temperatures up to 1650 °C. There is no point in making a solid and expensive foundation for a barbecue; it is more important to work on its overall appearance.

A steel sheet of appropriate dimensions is mounted into the base of the roaster on top of the pedestal. The sheet, roasting pan and grates are selected according to the size of the barbecue. A galvanized, copper or steel sheet is inserted into the base of the exhaust pipe in the form of a cap; it can be left open or decorated with brick or stone; the pipe can be extended.

To obtain a level trench under the foundation, it is better to hammer the stakes into a rectangle and pull the rope along the outer and inner perimeter.

1. For furnace structures, a shallow monolithic U-shaped foundation in a trench no more than 30-50 cm deep is sufficient.

2. The bottom of the trench is covered with gravel, watered and compacted.

3. On top of this pillow, reinforcement is laid in the form of a mesh and formwork is made; metal rods can be added in the corners.

4. Concrete grade 300 is mixed with water from cement and sand 1:3 and the base of the foundation is poured, checked with a level and leveled.

5. The resulting foundation is left to stand for a couple of days; after hardening, construction can be done.

6. Sometimes, instead of a foundation, they limit themselves to a reinforced concrete slab dug into the ground.

Pedestal masonry

If you have any doubts before laying a barbecue, while the foundation is drying, you can use the “barbecue ordering” diagram in the figure and video on this topic. If there is no doubt left, proceed to laying the pedestal as shown in the figure. Keep in mind that the fireclay brick will be on the inside, and the facing brick will be on the outside. It is laid in 2 rows, additionally layered with reinforcing rods. The order is calculated in advance, taking into account diagrams and drawings.

Brick laying is done using clay mortar, which is then sintered by the heat. Before the main work, the clay is slightly moistened to remove excess air. A mixture of red clay, sand, water and a small amount of cement is mixed to the desired consistency and prepared for masonry.

Masonry of the furnace structure

To prevent the building from becoming damp, take care of waterproofing - lay a layer of roofing material on top of the foundation. Next, you can build a barbecue base, no matter what kind of brick, a fireproof one is needed around the hearth. Facing brick with rounded corners it looks the most attractive. If you plan to make arches near the fireplace, then build a support before you do the masonry; it will help lay out the arch most successfully, and it is better to strengthen it with reinforcement.

Each row is shifted by half a brick - for reliability of the masonry without cracks. We remind you that the laying of the furnace is done with clay mortar, with the addition of cement. It is not so important what kind of brick the woodpile under the hearth will be lined with inside - there will be firewood for drying there.

After 5-6 rows of brickwork, you need to think about a support ledge for laying steel sheet under the broiler - there will be a tray. The brick can be laid crosswise in this place, and after securing the base under the brazier, we directly form the oven from refractory bricks.

When the stove is equipped, the exhaust hood of the pipe is fixed above the fireplace. In some cases it is left open, but more often it is covered with finishing brick or stone. When building a chimney on back wall they make a “tooth” - a bend that enhances traction and latch. Bricks can be laid flat or on edge.

Some barbecue ovens are additionally equipped with lighting under an awning or roof, which is convenient in evening time. Good decision there will be countertops, shelves, a washstand or a whole gazebo attached nearby. Decorative finishing barbecue depends on the taste and desire of the owner, but it is better to use ready-made samples The photo shows a DIY brick barbecue. Sometimes they make a whole complex or a covered structure similar to a gazebo.

Advice: You need to operate a barbecue competently, be able to handle an open fire and use all the equipment. For example, a frying container and all metal objects are greased with refined vegetable oil and heated well, like a pancake frying pan. Fish and meat may stick to an ungreased steel grate. Then, after cooling, they are used as ordinary kitchen utensils. The fire should not rise high and go beyond the grate and reach the walls of the barbecue. The soot in the chimney must be periodically removed so that when the back draft in the wind occurs, it does not crumble into the fireplace.

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 brick, garden hearths and barbecues do not have any canonical design and dimensions; even the masonry drawings given in the literature can be easily changed to suit yourself. 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 link between brick supports and at the same time a surface for installing a 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 Those 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 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 placement outdoor stove, and we propose to take as a basis next drawing with a barbecue in the form of a fireplace:

Scheme and order of the street complex

This barbecue oven is combined with hob, a grill can 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. 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 type of barbecue. But metal in good hands can take any form, which is where they appear 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 in the form of a “floating” concrete slab. For the first one you will have to remove upper layer 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;
• place 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 bandaging from the front 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.

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.

Besides the fact that the grill self made performs important functions, it is characterized by: durability, less capriciousness to weather conditions and 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 a quality product as a result. Step by step instructions useful in that they help 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

On the first preparatory stage most important point is the choice of the place where the roasting pan will be placed for preparing barbecue. 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, which 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.

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To ensure that the structure can be used for several decades, it is worth choosing quality brick. 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.

The next step is pouring the foundation. 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.

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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, good option is a canopy over the barbecue.

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

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If wooden supports are chosen, they need to be coated special means, which 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 of a 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 an 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.

An important issue is the choice of the main location of the outdoor stove. It’s good when the construction of a street product was envisaged at the beginning construction work around 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 achieve best result. 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. Seams between facing material you need to do 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 with 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 suburban area. 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.

As for facing work, 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 it is believed that they are 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.

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

Brick brazier is a special brazier for preparing shish kebab, built of brick. A solid brick grill is often more functional and is used as a grill and barbecue; often other dishes are cooked on it, even just to heat up food. This is also an interesting art object in a suburban area. It’s nice to gather around such a structure with a large group.

How to choose a place?

• Do not forget that this structure is an object of increased fire hazard. It should not be located near the house, wooden or other flammable outbuildings.
• The building should not be too far from the resting place. Perfect option- near the gazebo or not far from summer kitchen. You can put up a wide canopy that will not only protect the brick grill from precipitation, but also cover a couple of benches and a table.
• Be sure to arrange the site. There should be no flower beds or beds nearby, as the grass will simply wither due to high temperatures. You should consider a convenient approach, or better yet several. There should be no toilet or trash containers nearby.
• If the wind constantly blows in one direction, make sure that smoke does not enter the windows of residential buildings.

What is needed for construction?

The best material for construction is fireclay brick (kiln). He endures big differences temperature and does not collapse. Use clay and sand as a mortar for masonry. But it requires pre-soaking.

For an outdoor brick grill you will need a good foundation, which means you will need building material for the foundation (cement, sand, rubble stone, plywood or formwork boards, reinforcement, stones and crushed stone).

You will also need metal corners, grilles, latches, and a sheet of iron. If you plan to make niches and a work area, you will need a tabletop made of stone; the doors can be made of wood or metal.

Tools needed:

• shovel;
• Master OK;
• level;
• buckets for solutions;
• concrete mixer or trough;
• Circular Saw.

A project must be developed or a ready-made one taken. It is not only convenient to carry out work, but also to calculate the required amount of materials. A small supply never hurts, but there is no need to have large surpluses.

Pouring the foundation

Stationary barbecue a brick foundation is required:

• It is necessary to dig a hole according to the size of the project.
• Line the bottom of the pit with rubble stone and crushed stone, and install the formwork (it is better to moisten it).
• Next the hole is filled concrete mixture made of cement and sand in a ratio of 1:3, but in layers and laying reinforcing mesh. Under no circumstances should the reinforcement lie at the bottom of the pit. If the pit is small and the walls are smooth, then formwork is not needed.
• The top of the foundation is covered with roofing felt or ordinary film.
• When the weather is hot, it is recommended to occasionally spray the base with water to ensure uniform drying. It will take 1-2 weeks for the concrete to set and dry. Brick laying is carried out only after the foundation has completely hardened.
• During this time, you can prepare a clay solution. It is necessary to soak the clay in the tub for a week, stirring occasionally and adding water if necessary. Then add sand. A good solution has a consistency similar to thick sour cream; it should be easy to handle and not spread.
• It is easy to check the quality of the solution. To do this, mix a small amount of clay with dry sand. Roll it into a rope with a diameter of 1 cm. It should not lose its shape, crack or spread.

Bricklaying

The order of the brick grill is shown in the following figure. If you want to draw the order yourself, then it is most convenient to do this on a piece of paper in a cage.

The easiest way to lay a brick barbecue is to move each row by half a brick in one direction or the other. Laying the plinth should begin from the corners towards the center along pre-marked lines. Every 3 rows, check the level and plumb line, and also lay down the reinforcing mesh.

The first row of masonry, like the second, is made continuous. The base can have different heights, depending on the project, and several compartments in which it is convenient to store firewood, charcoal, some utensils, etc.

For the brazier, you can use a pre-cast concrete base with reinforcement or lay it out of brick.

If the firebox is planned to be arched, then a circle is used. A gap of 1 cm is left between the bricks. It is best to use wood chips for this. This way you can distribute the bricks evenly. Only after this the space is sprayed with water and filled with solution. The circle is left for 1-2 days.

The top of the firebox is covered with a reinforced concrete beam or an iron corner. Another row of bricks is laid on top of the lintel.

If you plan to use a brick grill as a barbecue, then you need to think in advance about where to install the grate. For this purpose small protrusions are made. The grill itself is placed on reinforcement bars embedded in the walls of the building. You can make several projections to be able to place the grill at different levels.

Next, wind walls are laid and a smoke collector is made. The pipe is attached to supporting columns and gradually narrows. This is the most simple design. And to protect it from precipitation, a metal canopy is installed above it.

In simple brick barbecue designs, there may be no pipe at all, as well as wind walls.

Finishing and canopy

In order for the building to last as long as possible, it is necessary to build a canopy.

He can be:

• general and cover the entire recreation area;
• be located directly above the grill.

To do this, concrete bases are made under the canopy pillars or fixed to the base. The supports can be metal or wood. In the latter case, according to fire safety rules, they are required to be at least 16 cm away from the structure and treated with special antiseptics.

The roof for the canopy is made from absolutely any material. But if it is combined with the roof of the house and other outbuildings, then the brick grill will harmoniously fit into the overall landscape.

The structure can be left as it is, just by walking a little grinder. Can be coated with special paints for brick ovens. The finishing from decorative stone. You can also use special plaster.

More use various elements decor not only on the grill itself, but also on the doors of built-in cabinets, shelves, etc.

Watch the following video, which clearly shows the process of building a brick grill.

Projects, diagrams and drawings

There are many ready-made projects for brick barbecues, varying in level of complexity, costs and decorative options. You can develop your own drawing based on existing diagrams.

We present a barbecue diagram, according to which it is easy to build a barbecue out of brick with your own hands.

Typically, the height from the ground to the roasting pan is defined as the distance from the level of the hand to the floor. If the owner is tall, then the firebox will be located quite high. The width of the frying pan does not exceed 30 cm, otherwise a standard skewer will simply fall into it. Most often it does not exceed 1 m in length, based on 10 skewers.

You can build a brick grill with your own hands according to the following drawing.