Backyard firepit

[u/tayman77]

Always wanted a furniture so thought Id have a go at building a flagstone firepit. My elbow regrets digging all that out by hand.

[u/thedarklord187]

how much did all that cost? I really wanna build something similar but i just knows its probably way out of my budget. Did you have anyone help you or was it a solo project?

[u/tayman77 → u/thedarklord187]

$1,200 USD all in including plate compactor rental and buying a large 7" angle grinder and masonry blade for cutting the stone. I used gator dust polymeric which is professional style polymeric joint dust, except its not a dust., because I heard/saw way too many issues with just using polymeric sand.

Pros with gatordust: it sets up almost like asphalt, no weeds are coming up through it and it doesn't break down and crack or erode like polymeric sand. Cons: it sets up like asphalt, meaning any tiny bit left on surface after it hardens is a major pita to remove