Do-it-yourself barbecue for a summer residence made of iron and brick

Barbecue for summer cottages can be made from various fire resistant materials. Most often used for these purposes:

• metal;
• brick.

These materials have a lot of advantages that make them simply irreplaceable for such an important business. But before deciding which one is best to use, you should familiarize yourself with their features and properties.

Brick BBQ, a photo (Fig. 1) of which you can find quite simple on the Internet, is relatively easy to manufacture. It is only important to choose the right brick and mortar for fastening it. The material must necessarily be extremely resistant to constantly high temperatures. As well as sharp temperature changes. That is why the use of ceramic bricks will be optimal (Fig. 2). Outwardly, it is slightly different from the usual facing, its texture is somewhat rough and granular. But it is very durable and relatively easily tolerates prolonged exposure to high temperatures.

A brick barbecue has one very important negative feature: it is stationary, it is rather difficult to move it to another place. And to do this without damaging it is very difficult. This often requires special lifting equipment.

It is also not difficult to make a barbecue for a summer residence made of iron, you only need the presence of metal of the desired shape, as well as some tools for processing this material. There are also some methods of making this product using improvised means. Welding and other complex actions that require special skills are not needed.

When using metal to construct a barbecue, keep in mind that it will corrode and rust over time. Since constant temperature drops do not in the best way affect the strength and corrosion resistance of the metal.

But structures of this kind have one very important advantage, which is often decisive when choosing a material for manufacture - lightness. A metal barbecue can be easily carried from place to place, which is very important for a summer holiday. It is especially convenient to do this if carrying handles are available.

Brick BBQ

You can find out how to make a barbecue for a summer house with your own hands from bricks from the Internet or from a good stove-maker. The manufacture of such a peculiar design is fraught with some difficulties. They consist, first of all, in correct design.

It is very important to make sure that the smoke that appears during the combustion process goes in the right direction and does not interfere with the enjoyment of cooking. In order to do this, certain rules must be followed when laying out the combustion chamber (Fig. 4).

The easiest way is to lay out all kinds of foci, consisting of only three main components:

• base plates (fig. 5);
• niches (fig. 6);
• shelves (fig. 7).

The slab-base is easiest to make from a conventional paving slab. Or fill it like a real foundation by making a formwork and filling it with cement.

The niche itself is laid out of brick (ceramic or otherwise). Making a barbecue with your own hands from bricks is quite simple. It is enough to familiarize yourself with the bricklaying technique and acquire all the necessary materials (cement, sand, water) and tools (trowel, level).

The shelf can be made of anything: a sheet of metal, a steel plate from an old stove, or something similar. A brick barbecue, drawings and photographs of which can be easily found on the Internet, is made very simply and quickly. Unless, of course, the presence of various decorative elements is required.

Making a brick barbecue with your own hands (step-by-step instructions for the process are quite simple) is not difficult. Therefore, structures of this kind are very popular. Since the materials are relatively inexpensive, and the manufacturing process does not require any expensive tools.

Making a barbecue from metal

Making a bbq barbecue (order and layout) is pretty standard. Assembling a similar metal structure is much more difficult.

Since this requires the presence of some tools for metal processing:

• drill;
• grinder and disc for metal;
• welding;
• bolts, washers and nuts.

You can make a barbecue from a barrel that was previously used to store oil. The manufacturing process itself takes very little time.

First of all, the barrel is prepared for use as a food preparation tool. To do this, it is necessary to clean its surface from paint. This can be done using coarse-grained sandpaper (this is very long), or using an angle grinder equipped with a special metal disc brush.

After finishing the external processing, you should also cut the barrel in half with the help of a grinder. After that, its inner surface is also cleaned with a metal brush. If there is oil residue, remove it with a cloth soaked in petrol.

When this process is completed, it is necessary to fix the grill in the upper part using welding or bolts. It can be of any size and shape. It is only necessary that the dimensions meet the needs of the owner: the amount of food that can be placed on it depends on the area of ​​the grill.

After the grill is fixed on the surface of the barrel, you can start attaching the stand. The legs should be of such a height that the person using the barbecue feels comfortable while cooking. The optimal length is approximately 120 cm. Based on this parameter, a stand for a barbecue barrel should be made. Often, two pairs of metal poles crossed and welded together in this position are used as a stand.

Also, it is not uncommon to find more complex stand structures, which are also metal tubes, but of a more peculiar shape.

After the process of making a barbecue with your own hands from an ordinary barrel is completed, it is necessary to burn it well before using it. Since even with the help of a grinder, it is quite difficult to completely remove the remnants of paint and oil products. Therefore, you should completely fill the combustion chamber with wood and leave to burn for 3-4 hours. Only then can the barbecue be used for cooking.

Making a barbecue in the country (photos are presented on the Internet) is a creative process, therefore only general advice can be given regarding it. It is only important to remember that it is necessary to lay a certain margin of safety in your product in order to avoid the occurrence of any fire hazardous situations.

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