Submitted by: Scott Morris
Building Your Own Barbeque
Most people really like Gas Barbecues.
Staying outdoors in the fine weather, cooking food over a flames, discussing the day with family and friends – what s not to adore?
And the good news is, it requires just a few hours to construct yourself a excellent Charcoal Barbecue that could be fired up every year, providing you with a center point for the entertaining.
Visiting a Do-it-yourself Store offers you all of the items you re going to need.
Put aside a day (or perhaps two if you need to level a bit of your garden), and get to work.
When you re stoking up the hot coals and the burgers are on the grill, the work will certainly all seem beneficial!
What You ll Require
Bricks, sand, cement
Bbq grill set
Spirit level
Shovel and trowel
Plank of wood
Masking Tape
Best places to Site Your Barbecue
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Look for a flat location away from your house, outbuildings, trees, or other structures.
Bbq smoke will drift in through open windows so attempt to position it so this won t be considered a problem.
Don t forget your neighbors – they could never value your Gas Barbecue smoke billowing over their fencing and so evaluate the blowing wind and also which position might be best in order to minimize this.
Construct on a Flat Surface
The simplest way to make certain of a flat surface is always to construct your bbq on a previously level courtyard or back yard location.
If you wish to site it on lawn, you ll have to dig it out, fill it with stones and then cover the hole with paving or concrete.
Make use of your spirit level to make sure it is completely level.
When it isn t, use a layer of your concrete in order to even it out.
How big a Barbeque?
The size of your Gas Barbeque will really rely on how big the barbeque grill you select.
When you ve purchased your barbeque grill, set it on the flat location you re going to site the actual Gas Barbecue on.
Place a single layer of the bricks around the grill – setting up a U-shape around three edges and leaving the front clear.
Mark the outside as well as the inside edge of the stones with masking tape.
This will be your guideline when laying the actual bricks and mortar.
Remove the layer of stones and put them back with the rest.
Getting going
Mix the sand and cement according to the manufacturer s instructions.
Spread evenly the first volume of mortar on the ground using the masking tape as your guideline.
Position the bricks on the mortar, leaving inch gap in between each brick for additional mortar.
Check the level once again and ensure that the corners are at right angles.
The Height of the Bbq
Since you re the one who s likely to be doing the actual barbecuing, use your height in order to evaluate how high the actual Gas Barbeque ought to be.
Plan for the grill/grate supports to generally be about waist height – that ll help you save bending an excessive amount as you barbecue.
Layer the Bricks
Place the bricks, beginning with the corners.
Stagger the second layer – this can be achieved through cutting and using half bricks at the ends and full stones in the centre.
Once you ve done four or five courses of stones – staggered each time lay a length of wood across from one section to the other and use spirit level to check they are still level to each other.
Then use the spirit level vertically to check that the sides are upright.
Any difference in height ought to be leveled out using mortar.
Continue adding the stones and mortar until you ve done six or seven courses or near your waist height.
On the left-hand and right-hand sides of the wall structure as you face the bbq, move the bricks sideways so that they create a support for the charcoal holder, jutting out from the remaining wall.
Measure the width of your grill again to make certain that it s going to fit.
lay another three courses and turn the bricks sideways again – this time so that they will support the grill tray.
Include two more layers of bricks and mortar and you re done!
Finishing Touches
Go around the walls of the bbq, removing the rugged mortar edges.
This can be done as you go along using a short length of hosepipe and dragging it along each of the horizontal and vertical joints.
If you have the space, bricks and inclination, you could extend the brickwork out over the left or right of your barbecue to produce a table top, using a paving slab as the work surface.
After you ve constructed your bbq, dust off any brick dirt with a soft bristled brush or paintbrush.
Do this carefully and thoroughly
You ll need to leave the bbq not less than three days just before using it as the mortar needs this amount of time to set and dry.
Once you ve anxiously waited three days, you re ready to go, so telephone your friends and family, go to the supermarket and prepare to savor the fantastic outside with your newly built barbecue.
Bon appetite!
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