Do I need special bricks and cement to build a BBQ?

Question

If I do, where do I get them from? Or is there something I could "prime" normal red house bricks with to make them heat resistant?

Also, the cement - does this have to be a special type?

Please help!

I'm confuddled!

Answer 1

I've made brick bbq's many times with out using mortar at all! Build in the round, overlapping each circle. When the desired height is reached find something to work as a fire bucket and fit it. If you are cleaver you can then make a system where you can raise or lower the grill tray. It works. Ordinary house bricks!

Answer 2

you can use any brick or blocks you like..

and its mortar.. no cement that binds them together..

Answer 3

inbuilt BBQ or outdoor fire thing?

inbuilt BBQ would just be something that holds the BBQ unit, for that no. You do need specialized bricks if the fire will be burning directly next to the bricks. Fire brick and a special cement that comes in a bucket- I can;t remember the name.

quoting my husband here. He has built both, he is a landscape contractor specializing in hardscaping.

Answer 4

=O WOW! i thought i was the only person who said 'confuddled' lol =]

n i dont have a clue lol

Answer 5

Hi, Sweetie,

I t does depend a lot on how big you want it, and how often you will set fire to the thing.

A medium-sized barbie, used once a week is easily built with standard house bricks, and a sack of pre-mixed cement & soft sand, on a concrete base.

Measure the grilling apparatus you intend to buy, and no problem.

But if it was in near constant use in a pub or hotel, then definately use fire-bricks, or "engineering" bricks, glued together with a strong sand/cement mix.

Ordinary bricks are just clay, but fired to high temperatures, so they should withstand a bit of extra heat.

I have only seen one dismantle itself, and it was in my back garden in the Mid-East.

The local materials were questionable as suitable !

Happy barbies,

Bob

Answer 6

You don't have to use any specific kind of brick but I would not recommend using breezeblocks.

You can use regular external cement but put some lime into the mix to help make it more heat resistant.

Answer 7

you   will need  fireproof bricks.

Answer 8

No, but do not use Breeze blocks.

Answer 9

If you're only going to use it a few days a year, ordinary bricks and mortar will do.  You only need to use firebricks and fire cement if you are building a commercial barbecue that's going to be used all day every day.