How to Build a Fire Pit

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Supplies

MATERIALS
Retaining wall units (Use a kit, or get a supplier's estimate of the number needed.)
Coarse concrete sand (1 cubic yard)
Gravel (Road base material is best; pieces vary in size up to 3/4 inch in diameter.) (1 cubic yard)
Concrete adhesive

TOOLS
Shovel
Rake
Handheld tamp (To create a homemade tamp, wire a 12x12-inch piece of plywood to a sledgehammer.)
Level
String
Stake
Tape measure
Marking paint
Wheelbarrow
Mallet
Wet saw or circular saw (to cut pavers, as needed)
Safety Glasses
Hand compactor or rented plate compactor

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