From what and how to make a grill with your own hands?

The question of what and how to make a brazier independently: from a brick or gas cylinder, is very relevant, because with the onset of summer or just a weekend, people always come up with various interesting activities.

And one such activity is cooking barbecue or barbecue in the open air.

Today stores offer us a large number of different braziers, there are disposable and reusable, they do not always last long, as the quality of the majority leaves much to be desired, as they are made of mild steel, as well as aluminum.

And from this article you will learn how to assemble the brazier yourself, for example, from a brick that will serve for a long time.

Residents often wonder about the construction of a barbecue grill, the process seems complicated and time-consuming, especially if you do it yourself.

Yes, it may require some effort from you, however, it is much better and more pleasant to make a shish kebab on a device made by oneself.

We will give a little attention to each type of barbecue, but especially carefully consider the construction of a barbecue grill.

Watch the videos and photos that will help you decide which brazier you would like.

work area Choosing a type of barbecue

There are several basic types of construction.

Demountable

This type is easy to assemble and disassemble, it is convenient to take it on nature or on trips by car. However, the collapsible brazier has a number of serious drawbacks.

These include: small functional, fragility and insufficient heat resistance. Yes, you can make a barbecue on it a few times, but you will see how quickly it deforms under the influence of heat.

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As a permanent option for summer cottages, a folding brazier is especially not suitable. A collapsible brazier is right for you, only if you decide to leave the city for a short time and arrange shish kebabs in the open air.

It can be bought in almost any store, besides the folding brazier is very cheap, because it is made of low quality metal.

Stationary

This is a voluminous structure made of metal, stone or brick.

It happens that these materials combine. They are durable. It is necessary to install on a strong foundation.

Serves as an exquisite decoration in the country or in an open-air restaurant.

Of

stone If you need really luxuriously to decorate your villa site, then the brazier will help you out of the stone. For its construction, considerable expenses are required, since the cost of the stone itself is quite high.

The brazier is better to make from a natural stone with application of sand and clay, without use of metal.
Of brick.

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Sometimes this is a very primitive design, consisting of four walls, which is quite enough for a barbecue.

But more often, these braziers are monumental structures, and are installed in cottages to please the eyes of the owners.

Gas

The simplest gas brazier can be made from a gas cylinder and a metal pipe. To do this, it is necessary to cut the gas cylinder along, weld the legs to it, and make cuts for the skewers.

The use of braziers from a gas cylinder is now gaining popularity, but it should be noted that the shish kebabs in this way are not very tasty.

This is due to the fact that because of the round bottom coals are rapidly settling in the middle, and from the edges do not have time to burn to ash. Only a flat bottom can provide the necessary access to air.

You can see a photo of the mangal from the gas cylinder below.

Not so long ago came up with a way to improve the brazier from a gas cylinder.

To make an improved brazier from a gas cylinder, you must cut the cylinder blank in half, as indicated above, or a quarter or a third.

The upper opening of the cylinder should be approximately 220-250mm wide. In such a brazier from the gas cylinder coals settle evenly, and the shish kebab turns out to be excellent.

Determining the installation area

When we are just going to make a grill with our own hands, we need to choose the right place in the dacha within which it will be located.

There are a number of simple requirements:

• the place is better to choose an even one, without visible bends and bumps;
• consider the direction of the wind, so that the smell does not disturb adjacent to your country house, and the
• did not interfere with the cook himself;
• a small distance from the house is also an important aspect, because it will be easier for
• to provide the site with communications such as lighting and water.

Making brazier

Brick, will be the most rational and durable material for making braziers in the country house with their own hands.

If you choose iron, then eventually the brazier starts to rust, and the use of stone requires certain costs.

The advantage of brick is its ability to keep the heat, and it's very easy to get it.

Preparation of

Before starting to manufacture a brazier, we recommend that you study the drawings - this will help you to better see the full range of work.

Often the barbecue is a whole complex: a bar counter, a table top, a brazier equipped with a grill for barbecue and slits for skewers, a chimney, a pipe, and even a sink.

You do not have to make a drawing yourself, there are a lot of options on the Internet. Look at the photos of our drawings, maybe something will appeal to you.

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Materials that will be needed for the construction of the

In general, for elementary brick mangals, the drawing is not needed, perhaps only for the correct calculation in the amount of material that will be needed.

A sketch with the dimensions indicated on it will help you to decide.

So, we will need:

• cement;
• wire( help to strengthen the brickwork);
• sand;
• hydrated lime;
• reinforcing bars or reinforcing mesh;
• corners made of metal;
• heat-resistant brick( in those places where the brick will not get very hot to save money, you can replace it with conventional ones);
• a metal pallet or grill( this is a brazier);
• as well as tiles, which will serve as a table top.

We lay the foundation of the

In order for the brick brazier to serve for many years, it is very important to make a qualitative foundation for it, otherwise you will simply waste your time and money.

The size of the foundation depends on the parameters of the building itself. If necessary, you can study photo and video instruction on our portal. First, we cut the foundation pit.

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Then, at its edges, we install the formwork, pour concrete into it and reinforce the slab. All this structure should stand for a while, until it freezes, usually it takes about two weeks.

After this period we begin to make a brazier with our own hands.

Preparing brick

For the production of braziers use refractory bricks, as well as stove red.

One day prior to the beginning of work with a brick, it is recommended to water it, this will allow it to absorb the necessary moisture, then not absorb it from the solution.

We make the basis of the brazier

For these purposes the clay-sand mixture is the best. Clay must be soaked for two days in advance.

If you do not want to waste time, you can buy already prepared clay-chamotte mixture. In the building departments it is sold in packing from 24 to 40 kilograms.

It only needs to be diluted with water in accordance with the instructions on the packaging.

To make a mangal yourself quickly and qualitatively, you should estimate how you will do it. For this purpose, we have to dry the brick on the already dried foundation.

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If the grill and pallet are provided in advance, their dimensions must be taken into account. The line on which the masonry will be laid is outlined, this will serve as a stencil for further work.

Each row must be laid with a displacement of half a brick, as well as to ensure that the solution completely fills the space between them.

Masonry mortar is made from the calculation of 1 part cement to 3 parts sand plus a quarter of slaked lime. In density, it should look like fatty sour cream.

Do not forget to lay the reinforcing mesh through every three rows of bricks. The grid will add to the whole structure of strength, as well as prevent premature destruction of the building.

We check the quality of the work done with a plumb and level.

Where there will be a firebox and a brazier, we build in the masonry special corners of metal, they will later help to put a pan for a barbecue that will be demountable.

Between the bricks in the furnace we leave slots that will provide additional air flow for a good burning of the hearth. The next stage is to build a smoke channel and a pipe.

First of all, we put on bricks that are located on the edge, a corner of metal in size 50 to 50. We make a brickwork in a circle.

In order to make a smoke channel, we move the rows of bricks inward, but not more than a third of their width. After that we make a pipe, the width of which will be equal to four bricks. The height of this pipe should be exactly the same as in the design drawing of the brazier.

If you want your brazier to be located next to the gazebo, then it is necessary to provide a hood.

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You can choose a hood, which is made of sheet steel, or a hood made of copper, but it is quite expensive. Installing the hood with your own hands should not be difficult.

Now you know how to make a brazier, this knowledge will be useful in your country life. In order to have a visual idea of ​​how to independently manufacture a brazier, you can see the video in the article.

We arrange the working area

If you want everything to look beautiful and harmonious and perform decorating yourself, it is important to choose the right countertop.

Suitable strong paving or floor tiles, as you can make a countertop of stone. The working area should be shock-resistant and well suited to washing.

Now it's been popular to make a roof over a brazier of iron or metal, think, maybe you want it? Just as often summer residents make the decor for the barbecue with their own hands made of fireproof stone.

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If you plan to conduct water supply and drainage to the barbecue, do not forget to provide them in advance, as pipes for them are better to be taken out through the base.

Thus, they will remain almost invisible, and do not spoil the general view of your brazier. Very useful will be lighting in the barbecue area, because it's better to rest on a summer evening when the heat has already fallen asleep.

So, we have considered the question of how to build a brazier from a brick, it will please your family with a fragrant shish kebab for more than one year.