Nigel_11 OP t1_je7dv9w wrote on March 29, 2023 at 11:06 PM

Reply to comment by allangee in Fire pit installed without air vents.. how do I fix? by Nigel_11

I have a hammer drill so I may do the latter. How many holes around the perimeter base would I need? Probably assuming a 1/2” bit.

allangee t1_je7el4o wrote on March 29, 2023 at 11:12 PM

Circumference would be about 94" -- so a dozen to 15 would be plenty. I would calculate how many I wanted and even spacing for them (one per brick, two per brick, whatever) and then drill maybe half of them, light a fire and see how it burns.

On the other hand, you can't really have too many, so you can do them all at once if you want.

I'd get a small piece of plywood so you can lay the drill on it's side and just push, instead of having to hold it up.

MollyMuncher t1_jecoyys wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:22 AM

If you’re going this route, one trick I use: start the hammer drill on drill and scuff the stone at the whole a bit, eventually switch to hammerdrill and keep your finger on the trigger as light as possible. Those two combined will increase your odds of not skipping the bit and marring the new brick