There is hardly anyone who does not like meat, fish or vegetables cooked on the grill. With one mention of this cooking method, profuse salivation begins. And everyone knows, perhaps, that a barbecue made of brick with your own hands can be done in just a few days. There is nothing complicated in the design, but you still need to invest effort and a little money. However, if you still have materials after the construction of a country house, you can build a good oven with a barbecue out of them. And if you want to add the smokehouse function to it.
BBQ Benefits
When manufacturing according to the drawings of a brick-and-mortar brick oven described in the article, you get a finished structure that can be used after the mortar hardens. Such designs are considered much more functional than conventional barbecues. You can cook kebab, steak, fish, and even vegetables or fruits in such an oven. If you wish, you can cook the first or second dish.
In fact, this is a symbiosis of barbecue, grill, barbecue grill, smokehouse. Therefore, the design features quite a lot:
- There is a back wall, with its help the temperature is evenly distributed inside, the heat is retained much better.
- The chimney present in the furnace allows not only to divert smoke to the side, but also to create a large draft, which is enough for burning fuel.
- Firewood or coals burn in the firebox (if compared with the barbecue, they burn out in it in a metal pan). Therefore, the design is durable and safe.
- Much more rational is the consumption of heat in the furnace. It is worth noting that even after you cook, the bricks will continue to maintain the temperature.
By the way, with the help of a self-made brick-made BBQ oven, you can even heat the room. If you have a semi-open or closed gazebo, give preference to just such a furnace design. You can have a great time in it even in spring or autumn.
Varieties of furnaces
Among a large number of barbecue stoves for a country house, there are some designs that have such features:
- Large open firebox. It can be used as a fireplace for a gazebo, a spit, an integrated grill.
- A roasting pan similar to that found in Russian ovens - it is easy to make pies, pastries, and other goodies in it.
- A platform for installing a barbecue or a stationary type building for frying meat.
- Compartment for installing the cauldron.
- The smokehouse, in fact, is a closed chamber in which the product is immersed. This chamber is filled with smoke.
- Cooker.
The ideal option is a large complex of all the above components. Only in this case, a self-made barbecue grill made of bricks will amaze you and your guests with its functionality.
Garden stove design
The simplest design is in the shape of the letter P. The height is at least 1 meter so that it is convenient to be near it. And you need to remember that for a brick structure a reliable foundation is necessary. And the more massive the barbecue, the larger the foundation. The base must be prepared in advance, we will talk more about this.
In short, the simplest furnace consists of the following components:
- Sidewalls for protection against winds. These are several rows of masonry on top of the grill.
- The upper and lower parts are laid on a solution of cement and sand. But those parts of the masonry, which are affected by high temperature, are made using sand and clay mortar.
- For laying the main part of the furnace, you can use a simple brick. Refractory is used only for the manufacture of the furnace unit.
- The basement is 5 rows of brickwork.
- On the inside, it is necessary to install screws in the bricks, with their help in the future you will adjust the height of the grill.
- As a grill, you can even use a grid from the stove.
- The coal tray should have a side, mounted on a special ledge, laid out of bricks on top of the base.
- Below are stored kitchen utensils, firewood, coals.
It should be noted that the brazier must be installed on a flat horizontal surface. In advance, you need to make a reliable foundation foundation, pay special attention to reinforcement.
Brazier design features
And now in more detail about what we just said. On the side walls, it is necessary to make ledges 75 cm from the floor surface - for this, just lay the bricks across. A pallet will be placed on them, in which the burning of firewood or coal will take place. Then measure the distance from the pallet, starting from 10 cm in increments of 5 cm, set the guides (maximum 4 pieces). You will lay the grate on them during cooking.
The rear and side walls are windproof, in addition, they allow you to accumulate heat in yourself. Please note that in complex furnace designs, the working main chamber has arches and the chimney is narrow. This can significantly reduce fuel consumption and increase the efficiency of the stove.
The zone in which combustion occurs is laid out exclusively from chamotte types of bricks. Masonry mortar is best used on the basis of clay and sand, heat-resistant cement can be used. Often there are barbecue designs with additions - a Russian stove, sink, shelves and niches for storing belongings, smokehouse. These devices will improve the functionality of your stove.
We are looking for a place for barbecue
The first stage is preparation, you need to choose a place for construction, determine the type of structure and dimensions. And, of course, you need to stock up on materials and tools.
You need to navigate during construction at such moments:
- The distance from the house to the barbecue under construction should not be very large, since during cooking you will often have to go back and forth.
- Shrubs and trees near the outbreak are not allowed.
- Be sure to consider the wind rose - you can’t let the smoke go towards your or your neighbor’s house.
- It is recommended to design the entire structure in style, as with the entire site.
- If the site is small, then it will look like a small brick barbecue. It is not difficult to make it with your own hands, you only need to correctly position all the working areas.
- If the furnace is large, then you must definitely build a massive foundation.
At the preparation stage, provide for the protection against rain and snow. Carefully consider the design features of the auxiliary components - grates, sinks, smokehouses, working parts.
Determine the size of the furnace
Since each plot has its own individual landscape, then you yourself will determine what kind of barbecue to give. When designing a structure, consider that the height of the grating is such that the required level of safety and convenience is ensured. If your height is average, then the countertop and grill should be located on the ninth or tenth rows of bricks. If the grill is lower, then using the stove will be inconvenient - you need to constantly lean. This is also dangerous, because you will always be near an open flame.
Perfect stove
The ideal option is to make all equipment removable. It will be much easier for you to take care of it, and most importantly - you can clean the pan and barbecue for the winter so that the metal parts do not rust. And now a few words about which drawings can be used. You can make a barbecue from a brick with your own hands according to absolutely any scheme.
But you should not take the finished design into development, because it can be supplemented with various pleasant trifles - install several work surfaces, a sink, a compartment for storing firewood. In addition, you can change the size of the entire structure - increase or decrease, so that it is more convenient to use.
What tools and materials are needed
Before you make a barbecue from a brick with your own hands, you need to get a minimal set of tools and materials:
- Fine gravel or gravel for foundation.
- Armature is used for the manufacture of lattices.
- For the manufacture of the foundation, an unedged board is required.
- Sheet metal (it is recommended to use the same size as a barbecue).
- Door for blower and firebox.
- Chimney door
- Corners made of steel or reinforcing bars for the manufacture of ceilings.
- If there is a desire to make an arch frame, then 20 mm plywood will be required.
- Ruberoid.
- Angle grinder (grinder) with circles for processing stone and metal.
- Rubber hammer and metal.
- Trowel.
- Plumb and level.
- Bayonet and shovels.
- Rammer.
- Cord and stakes.
- Buckets.
Only after preparing all the components and materials can you start building a stove, barbecue, barbecue from a brick with your own hands.
Start: making the foundation
It is recommended that the construction be carried out strictly in stages, the next step should be started only after you finish the previous one. Only in this case you can make the brazier as quickly and efficiently as possible. At the first stage, you make the foundation. Remember that the reliability of the entire structure depends on the quality of the base. In order to evenly distribute all the loads, you need to make a quality foundation. The simplest type is a tape type, such a system will require minimal investment.
But a monolithic plate is a foundation that will allow you to build a barbecue much faster. To make it, you will need to dig a trench 0.4 m deep. Then it is covered with a mixture of crushed stone (gravel) and sand. It is necessary to fill up 10-15 cm, water constantly and carefully tamp. After the design is ready, it is necessary to build the formwork. Inside the formwork, install a mesh of reinforcement. It is allowed to use the factory grid, the cells should be 10 cm or more. The reinforcing belt is installed 4 cm from the pillow, it is fixed on the rods.
Foundation pouring
Now you can prepare a solution for pouring. On one part of cement add three parts of sand, four gravel (crushed stone can be), five water. Water needs to be added gradually, try not to allow dilution of the solution, since all its properties in this case will only worsen. After preparation, you can pour the finished concrete into the formwork. Now cover with a film and wait for the concrete to harden.
Please note that during work in the summer (provided that the temperature is high), you need to constantly moisten the concrete so that it gains strength. After the roofing material is laid - it performs the function of waterproofing.
Masonry Rows
Now you can start laying brick bricks with your own hands. Step-by-step instructions for performing these manipulations:
- First, on top of the waterproofing, lay the first row on a solution of cement and sand.
- Lay 5-8 rows, check horizontal and vertical with plumb and level.
- Leave the structure for a couple of days so that the solution is stable.
- From the ninth row, you can begin to form arches of niches.
- Rows 10-11 form a pedestal and overlap.
- Row 12 is solid - it serves as a countertop.
- The firebox is rows 13-15.
- To make an arch over the firebox, you need to use plywood templates. After these boards need to be removed.
This completed the construction of a do-it-yourself brick barbecue. Scheme of orders is given in the article. As noted in the reviews by those who built the barbecue on their own, it is much easier to do this than it seems. The main thing is to follow the plan, instructions, to prepare all the materials.