In the builder's understanding, a barbecue is a fireplace for cooking food, which you can build yourself if necessary. The same word in the understanding of the cook means ready-made dishes cooked on this fireplace. Today you will learn how to build a brick barbecue with your own hands. This article will also show the difference between a grill and a barbecue.
The main difference is that on a grill, dishes are cooked on skewers, while barbecue is done on a grill. Although both of these cooking methods are easy to implement over a regular fire.
These structures are also classified by the presence/absence of a roof. A barbecue is an open, chimneyless device. A barbecue is a fireplace with a brazier and grates above it, mounted on a small pedestal. Usually a barbecue is built with a chimney.
The barbecue looks great both on a small piece of land near the house and in a luxurious country house. Relaxing with dishes cooked on a barbecue brings a charge of positive mood, vivacity and energy. Therefore, the effort spent on its construction is justified.
If you have already decided on the construction site, then it’s time to develop a barbecue drawing. However, before this, decide on the style of the structure; it should be combined with the style of the house and outbuildings. Approximate design drawings will be given at the end of this article. Perhaps one of the options will appeal to you. The article will also contain photographs of the order of the brick structure, which will allow you to accurately lay the barbecue.
Note! The drawing must indicate the dimensions of the structure necessary to effectively perform the main tasks of a barbecue - cooking vegetables and meat over coals.
Decide on design features barbecue ovens. Will there be built shelves, niches for firewood, stands for dishes, a roof, a sink or a gazebo? It is important to determine all these points before drawing up the drawing. The level of the grate above the roasting pan should coincide with the level of the table. In this case, it will be convenient for the cook to cook.
Optimal dimensions of a barbecue oven:
- The total height is no more than 1.8 m.
- Pedestal – up to 0.8–0.9 m.
- The brazier should be at a level of 0.5–0.7 m, and under it you can make a niche for drying firewood.
- The internal width of the oven should not be more than 0.5 m.
Note! The compact dimensions of the roaster will help you maintain heat during operation and save wood.
Without availability Supplies and the tools corresponding to the type of construction are impossible to build anything. Therefore, before starting work, it is important to purchase material and prepare tools. To build a barbecue you will need the following set of materials:
- Red brick (the quantity depends on the size of the stove and the presence/absence of additional elements).
- Fireclay bricks for the firebox (the quantity is also determined according to the project).
- Oven casting, that is, grates, barbecue grates, blowers, doors, dampers, etc.
- Dry mixtures or clay.
- Fittings.
- Cement will be needed when pouring the foundation.
- River sand and gravel for preparing the solution.
- Boards for formwork.
- Metal sheet (size depends on the parameters of the fryer).
- Waterproofing material (for example, roofing felt or tar).
Tools:
- Tools for applying mortar.
- Rubber mallet.
- Level/plumb.
- Grinder with grinding wheels.
- Brick wet saw with matching diamond cutting discs.
- If a semicircular arch is provided, then a template is needed for it.
Before building a barbecue, you should prepare the site and pour the foundation. For a barbecue-type oven structure, a shallow U-shaped monolithic foundation, poured into a previously prepared trench 30–50 cm deep.
If the furnace is built on open ground, then the foundation must be deepened, and if it is on a concreted area, then the foundation simply needs to be further strengthened with the help of metal piles.
So, after removing the soil layer by about 40 cm, sand and crushed stone should be laid at the bottom and compacted with a layer of 7 cm. Reinforcement mesh is laid on top and concrete is poured, which is made from grade 300 cement, crushed stone, sand and water. You can also add a plasticizer, such as slaked lime, if desired. In our case, we need to pour a monolithic reinforced base with a reinforcement pitch of 15 cm.
The surface of the poured foundation must be leveled. This can be made a rule. Then the finished base is covered with film. Work can be continued only after the base has dried. This may take up to two weeks.
Note! Instead of pouring a foundation into the ground, you can dig a reinforced concrete slab.
Laying a barbecue involves the use of clay mortar. And the strength and durability of the entire structure will depend on the quality of this mixture. So, it is unacceptable for the clay solution to crumble and crack after drying. Therefore, it must be relatively plastic and relatively thick.
Clay mortar is divided into 2 types:
- Skinny. This means a non-plastic solution that does not shrink after firing. But it will crack and spill out of the seams. Therefore, it is not suitable for masonry.
- Fatty. This refers to the presence of plasticity in the solution. Due to this property, the solution is evenly distributed over the entire area of the brick. However, during firing there is sediment. As a result, it is not used for laying barbecues and grills.
To prepare a good clay solution you will need the following list of materials:
- Water.
- River or fine mountain sand.
- Preferably fatty clay.
- Cement.
- Salt.
- Planed board.
- Bucket 10 l and jar 1 l.
- Sifting sieve with mesh size 1.5×1.5 mm.
- Sieve with wide cells 3x3 mm.
- Raw brick.
So, to prepare a high-quality mixture, it is recommended to take raw brick. Thanks to it, a sufficient amount of clay and sand can be added to the solution. Plus, it fits perfectly with masonry bricks, as it has an almost similar structure. Considering that it can be difficult to find raw brick, and the process of preparing a mortar from it is labor-intensive, it is best to use clay and fine mountain sand as a base.
First, use a sieve (with cells 1.5×1.5 mm) to clean the sand from gravel and other contaminants. Thanks to this cleaning, you can create a thin layer of seam when laying the barbecue. Based on the quality of the clay, it is added required amount sand.
Note! To the touch, a good solution should not have lumps or clots, it should be homogeneous. The mixture should slide off the shovel without spreading over it.
To increase the strength of the resulting solution, table salt is added to the mixture. Per bucket of mortar 200 g of salt or cement 3-4 kg also per bucket. If the salt dissolves in water, then the cement should be thickened in water to the state of sour cream. After this, such additives are added to the clay solution.
Arranging a brick barbecue is the most difficult thing to do, since each row must be laid out exactly according to the pattern. In our case, the combustion chamber has a straight arch. In the diagrams, the brick roaster is raised to a height of 90 cm, but you can make it lower if necessary. To do this, the ordering scheme will have to be slightly changed. The total height to the beginning of the chimney is 217.5 cm according to the drawing.
A waterproofing layer is laid on the dried foundation. After which you can begin laying bricks. If the barbecue is being built in a gazebo, then the first row of the stove should be laid out at floor level. If the foundation for the barbecue is below the floor level in the gazebo, then lay out an additional row of bricks. After which the masonry is carried out strictly according to the given scheme.
The first nine rows do not require any special explanation. The laying is carried out according to the scheme. In this case, it is important to check the vertical and horizontal of the walls, as well as control the thickness of the solution (8–10 mm). To make the seam between the bricks perfectly smooth, you can use a reinforcement bar with a diameter of 8 or 10 mm. Place it on the edge, fill the surface with solution. You can remove the remainder protruding beyond the rod using a trowel. The rod can be removed after laying and tapping the bricks by transferring it to the next row.
To lay the sixth continuous row, after laying the previous one, you should lay a strip of metal 40 mm wide and 4–5 mm thick. There should be 4 such stripes - two in the center of each row of bricks and 1 on both edges. This may look approximately as shown in the diagram of the eleventh row.
Fireclay bricks are laid on a mixture of clay and sand, and you can also add a little cement here. Chamotte-based mixtures should not be used, since they require higher temperatures for sintering, which are unattainable in outdoor barbecues.
Now you need to form the arch of the firebox. It begins to overlap from the 22nd row of the order, where, according to the diagram, the narrowing begins.
In row 30, the vault turns into a chimney. Then the pipe shape is laid out until the required chimney height is reached.
To improve the aesthetic properties of the barbecue, it can be decorated. For this, you can use any materials that can withstand high temperatures. You should first make sure of their safety and the presence/absence of harmful impurities in them.
For lining the barbecue oven, a solution prepared on the basis of cement and sand is used. The cladding design will look more original if you combine different materials. Using your imagination, you can beautifully decorate your barbecue.
From time immemorial, stoves were the first civilizational devices for cooking food over fire, naturally after fires. Nowadays they are increasingly found in villages and are less often used for summer cottages. can be an excellent helper and a sign of a good owner. Especially a homemade oven. There are different similar street fires. Let's take a closer look at some types brick ovens-barbecues.
The grill itself may be mobile, stationary or electric. A barbecue stove for a summer residence is a stationary one, although it is quite mobile compared to other types. Its advantages: can be equipped with special cutting areas for preparing products for cooking, fuel storage space, if not placed under cover. An example of the design can be seen in the photo. 
The most the best material for DIY design is fire brick. Firebox and lower smoke channels are made of fireclay bricks. If the structure for the dacha is planned to be placed in an already installed or, you need to properly prepare foundation. If the floor in the gazebo has already been created, the most the best option will place the stove next to the gazebo, since its structure will weigh more than one hundred kilograms. If the gazebo is located on concrete base , the foundation loses its relevance.
Arrangement of the oven-barbecue
You can make a barbecue stove for your dacha yourself.
Required tools:
- steel corners;
- cast iron grate;
- firebox door;
- ash door;
- fireclay clay mixture.
Calculation of materials according to the drawing H1600xW1565xD830 mm:
- fireproof mortar – 200 kg;
- refractory brick – 300 pcs.;
- fireclay bricks – 20 pcs.
First of all, the foundation is created with your own hands. Foundation pit – 40 cm., of which half are sand and gravel cushion. Reinforcement frame is required.
Read also: Laying a brick grill with a cauldron
First you need to prepare a detailed drawing.
- Geometric dimensions are set by the first and second rows. For them, you draw a contour at the base with your own hands. Similar to the order of a Russian stove, the brick is laid in a dressing. The seams are unstitched at the same time as the laying. And so 6 rows.
- 7th row – overlap. Steel corners are laid in the amount of 4-5 pieces along the entire length of the future furnace.
- Two rows of bricks are placed on the ceiling. From the next row, a firebox and a brazier are already being built, for which fireclay bricks are used. In order for a ledge to form in the roasting pan, move the second row inside it. It is needed to support the skewers.
- The construction of the arch is provided by the lining on the 9th row. A template is made for it from plywood. The parts are secured with nails so that the structure does not warp during operation.
- The next step is to cover the chimney duct.
- Asbestos fabric or rope is laid between the fireclay brick of the firebox and the body.
- The thickness of the seams should not exceed 5 mm. Optimally – 3mm.
- Smoke channel in section 25x25 cm;
- The depth of the brazier should not exceed the size of half a brick.
- By eliminating the presence of a blower, the design is greatly simplified.
The process of preparing shish kebab on a regular iron grill is well known to everyone. But in windy weather or during sudden rain, frying meat becomes problematic, if not impossible. It is much more convenient to make shish kebab or barbecue on a stationary brick grill located under a canopy. In this case, sudden vagaries of weather will not ruin your plans. This material will tell you how to do outdoor grill made of brick with your own hands.
Schemes of stationary brick grills
The differences between outdoor fireplaces and traditional brick ovens are as follows:
- grill or barbecue is built with the purpose of creating comfortable conditions cooking various dishes in the open air;
- the design of an outdoor barbecue is much simpler, and the requirements for materials are not so high;
- Almost every homeowner can build a simple brick outdoor stove at home or in the country;
- The dimensions and arrangement of the barbecue are chosen arbitrarily depending on the wishes and capabilities of the home owners.
All these features, plus the construction of a foundation in the yard, somewhat simplify the work of laying barbecues; it is a little more difficult to build outdoor garden stoves. The latter are small oven complexes where you can not only fry shish kebab, but also cook a variety of food. But first, we will look at the simplest version of a stationary barbecue, which does not even require a solution.
The structure shown in the photo can be erected in literally half an hour on any flat surface. To stack 4 supports, any brick will do, as long as it is level. The height of the supports is arbitrary, depending on your height, so that you can cook comfortably. Then a slab is placed on top, preferably made of a fire-resistant material, such as concrete or mineralite. Next, a bottom of red brick (can be hollow) is laid, and then the walls are erected along conventional technology with dressing.
This design is good because it does not require mortar, is quickly erected and transported from place to place. In addition, the height and dimensions of the barbecue are at your discretion, but within reasonable limits so that the structure is stable. Do not forget to install a metal brazier on the brick bottom, and make small cracks in the masonry for air access.
This kind of small barbecue can also be built on mortar by attaching a metal smoke collector in the form of an umbrella on top. Thanks to this, the smoke during cooking will not dissipate in different directions and get into your face. Below is a diagram of a brick grill covered with a concrete slab and an exhaust hood:
There is only one difficulty in constructing this structure - pouring a concrete slab. But if there is household small scraps of plywood or OSB, and wooden blocks, the issue is resolved fairly quickly. The racks are made from the bars, and the formwork panels are made from plywood. To prevent milk from leaking out of the concrete and the plywood from getting wet, the inside of the formwork must be covered with plastic film before pouring. There you need to place a mesh of reinforcement with a diameter of 10-12 mm. The figure shows a diagram of the formwork and the arrangement of the barbecue:
The smoke collector is made of galvanized roofing steel and is attached to the top of the barbecue. It is not recommended to light a fire directly on a concrete slab; it is better to use a metal brazier for this purpose.
Outdoor stove complexes
The next option is a barbecue oven with a chimney and additional cabinets for kitchen utensils. The mouth of the firebox and the openings for the cabinets are designed with arched vaults, the firewood niche has a conventional ceiling made of bricks laid on steel corners. Below are drawings for a brick barbecue and the order for its construction:
As can be seen from the orders, inner part The firebox is lined with fireclay bricks, which means it does not require a separate brazier. The height of the chimney is arbitrary, depending on the location of the stove and the height of the canopy above it.
The last option we want to present is a more complex outdoor stove for a summer residence. This will require some experience and knowledge of the furnace business. The oven is intended not only for cooking kebabs, but also for cooking food, since it is equipped hob. In this case, the installation of an outdoor stove provides for smoke circulation and requires more materials and accessories:
- solid ceramic brick – 450 pcs.;
- red hollow brick – 180 pcs.;
- fireclay brick – 201 pcs.;
- cement grade 400 – 200 kg;
- fireclay clay – 40 kg;
- sand – 0.1 m3;
- corner 40 x 40 mm – 4 m;
- cast iron plate 710 x 410 mm;
- firebox door 410 x 410 mm – 1 pc.;
- valve – 1 pc.;
- cleaning door 140 x 140 mm – 1 pc.
Here also the internal parts of the oven exposed to open flames or high temperature, laid out with fireclay bricks. You need to begin preparation and construction by studying the drawing of a brick barbecue, which shows sections of the stove and its order:
Necessary materials for construction
In our case, the main thing building material is a brick. During construction simple barbecues the requirements for it are low. The chamber where it is planned to place the brazier should be made of red ceramic bricks, maybe even hollow. As for the lower supporting part, the choice of material here is entirely at your discretion and capabilities. The task of this part is to support the structure; it is not exposed to high temperatures, which means it can be made of any suitable material.
If a simple outdoor brick grill, made by yourself, has an unsightly appearance, then it can always be plastered or covered with inexpensive porcelain stoneware, but only after the masonry mortar has completely dried.
Another thing is brick outdoor ovens. Here you must follow all the rules of stove art and use high-quality material. For construction you will need solid red brick without cracks or damage, the same applies to fireclay stone. The solution should be used only sand-clay in proportions 1: 1, and for fire-resistant masonry - a solution of fireclay clay. Such building mixtures are commercially available in dry form.
Advice. For laying simple barbecues, you can add 20% M400 cement to the sand-clay mortar for strength.
Any garden stove or barbecue is installed on a solid foundation, so you need to stock up on sand, cement and crushed stone to build the foundation. Don’t forget about the tools needed for masonry work, and for arched vaults you will need special templates - circles. They can be cut from drywall.
Laying the foundation
Foundation construction is a rather complex matter and requires geological exploration of the soil composition. But the construction of a fireplace in the yard should be approached a little more simply and at lower costs. The universal recipe is reinforced concrete slab. Its filling is performed in the following sequence:
- dig a hole 30 cm deep and 10-20 cm larger in size than the future stationary grill;
- compact the bottom and cover it with crushed stone to a depth of 15 cm;
- install formwork protruding 10 cm above ground level;
- cover the pit together with the formwork with plastic film;
- tie a mesh of reinforcement with a diameter of 12-14 mm with cells 150 x 150 mm. Place it at the bottom of the pit on top of the film, placing supports;
- prepare concrete in the proportions of 1 part cement / 3 parts sand / 7 parts medium or fine crushed stone and place it in the formwork;
- After setting, cover the slab with film and wait 28 days until completely hardened.
Before making a barbecue, the surface of the foundation must be covered with 2 layers of roofing material, ensuring waterproofing of the structure.
The simplest brick barbecues for a summer residence are built in compliance with the usual rules for laying stones with bandaging and alignment to level and plumb. Here it is important to prepare a good solution from sifted sand and clay so that there are no pebbles in it. The thickness of the masonry seam clay solution observed within 5 mm, on cement - up to 10 mm.
Advice. The lower supporting parts of the grill can be placed on cement-sand mortar with a small addition of clay for plasticity.
More stringent rules apply if you need to build a brick barbecue in the form of a yard stove complex:
- each brick is soaked for 2-3 minutes in a bucket of water;
- fireclay and ordinary masonry do not tie together;
- bricks are adjusted and trimmed as a result of fitting. To do this, the row must first be laid out without mortar;
- the horizontal and vertical of the structure is checked after laying each row of stones.
Advice. If you want to build a barbecue out of brick with a decorative slot-like seam, you must not reach the mortar to the front side of the stone during laying.
In order to better understand the sequence of actions, we offer an example step-by-step instruction for laying a brick barbecue grill with cabinets for kitchen utensils. The previous section shows its procedures (Option 3), which must be followed. So, the order of masonry is as follows:
- from the 1st row to the 8th, the walls of cabinets and a wood niche are erected;
- 9th row: using templates, the arches of red brick cabinets are laid out, steel corners are placed above the firewood;
- 10th row: the ceiling of the wood niche is formed from fireproof stones, cut to 18 cm and placed on edge;
- 11th and 12th rows: all niches are overlapped, while along the entire perimeter the bricks are released outward by a quarter;
- Along the 15th row, a firebox made of fireclay bricks is laid out. The circle is cut out and installed to form the arch;
- Along the 20th row, outer walls and a firebox are erected. An arched vault is laid out from fireclay stones, cut “to a wedge”;
- from the 20th to the 24th row, the bricks are cut so as to gradually move to the chimney cross-section;
- all the stones of the 24th row are projected out a quarter, then the construction of the chimney follows.
As a result, we get this nice structure:
Conclusion
If you choose barbecues for a dacha or home of a simple design, then their construction will not be difficult. As for outdoor stoves, you will have to spend time and effort, but the result looks much better and more practical.
To do delicious dishes in the country, good option there will be a use of a brick barbecue. Making a design with your own hands is quite simple.
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Barbecue is the most popular method of cooking outdoors. This design is similar to a barbecue and has a standard device.
The difference between a grill and a barbecue
Barbecue specialists who have rebuilt a lot of outdoor stoves with their own hands know that a barbecue cooks food from below using smoldering coals.
The food is not fried on top. Therefore, you have to constantly turn the skewer.
With barbecue things are different. The meat is placed on the grill; the grill itself becomes slightly lower than the side walls. This is the whole essence of the work of this design. In a barbecue oven, the tray looks like a solid sheet, without grates.
While the coal is smoldering, the food is gradually fried due to reflection from the walls of the oven itself.
The walls of the barbecue are high, due to this a smoke cap is formed over the products, they are slightly smoked in it, this gives them a special aroma. If you put a piece of tough pork in such an oven, during the process of roasting in the oven it will become soft and juicy.
You might think that the height above the walls of 25 cm does not matter, but this is not the case. Culinary process– it’s a delicate matter, food is susceptible to the slightest change in temperature.
If you pay attention, you will notice that most picnics in nature or at the dacha are not complete without a barbecue oven; the grill is not so popular. Designs brick oven There are quite a lot of options for barbecue, you can easily choose a convenient option for yourself.
How to build a barbecue yourself?
At first glance, it seems that cooking in a barbecue oven is not simple, which means that the design is complex. However, this is not true; building a stove with your own hands is quite simple.
It is those who love countryside gatherings who build stoves with their own hands. Every owner always has the materials for its construction at hand. Every man held bricks in his hands, which means that building a stove would not be difficult for him.
First they put up brick walls, then measure out the place where the firewood tray will stand, the last stage is the installation of a grate for products.
When building a barbecue oven, it is important to think about it appearance. A beautifully crafted structure will be the best decoration for a summer cottage.
Design Features
If we speak in in simple language, the barbecue oven is the most primitive brickwork. They make it in the shape of the letter “P”. Such a simple structure will be an excellent option for outdoor cooking.
Skilled builders install mounts for skewers on the stoves; this greatly simplifies the work when frying meat; you don’t need to hold anything with your hands, just turn it over.
BBQ Oven Materials
The barbecue oven is assembled from standard red brick, which is always available on the site. It is impossible to coat layers of brick with ordinary clay; here you need high-quality cement mortar.
At the completion of the construction of such a furnace, a pipe is always removed; it serves as an exhaust hood, a canopy from bad weather and strong winds.
If there is an exhaust hood, such a stove can easily be placed in a gazebo or on an open terrace; it will not emit acrid smoke directly in your face.
Grills and barbecues have become very popular with absolutely everyone lately. Who doesn't love eating delicious food outdoors?
Without exception, everyone loves the taste of juicy, roasted meat. It is for such pleasure that it is worth using all your strength and experience to build such a stove. You will be proud of your invention, and also delight your loved ones with new kebab recipes.
Photo of brick barbecue
It's always nice to have garden plot oven for cooking shish kebab, pilaf and fried meat. At the same time, I want it to be not only functional, but also beautiful. A brick structure will look especially impressive. You can fold it yourself.
The difference between barbecue and grill
Shashlik - favorite dish Russians on vacation. The easiest way to grill shish kebab is to use a disposable grill and skewers. But it is much more convenient and civilized to do this at the dacha, in a created with my own hands more complex device. All such devices - grill, barbecue, barbecue - are very helpful to the country cook, but differ only in some design features.
Grill, grill and barbecue are designed for frying meat, poultry, fish, vegetables and mushrooms over coals. They differ only in the complexity of their design and additional capabilities.
Brazier
This is the simplest device for frying: a rectangular metal box on legs without a grate for coals. Smoldering coals lie right at the bottom of the grill, and the heat from them is directed from bottom to top. On the side walls on top there are recesses for skewers, and in the lower part there are perforations to create traction. It is often foldable and does not have a lid. The easiest way to take it with you on a picnic or on a camping trip along with skewers or a grill.
Grill
The grill is distinguished by the fact that it has a charcoal grate and a lid, which provides heat from all sides, not just from below. But if you put it aside, the unit will work like a regular barbecue. In the grill, you can regulate the air flow to the coals and the fried product, for which dampers are made in the lower and upper parts. Sometimes it is equipped with an umbrella to catch falling embers. The lid is a very necessary thing. Firstly, the speed of cooking increases; secondly, the finished dish turns out to be stewed rather than fried, which means it’s more healthy.
B-B-Q
There is still a lot of controversy about the word “barbecue”. It seems that the best interpretation is its origin from the French “barbe et queue” - “from beard to tail.” Initially, it was not pieces that were fried on the grill, but whole lambs or piglets. In Russian, this device received the affectionate name “barbecue”. A barbecue differs from a barbecue in that it has a more complex structure. There, like in an oven, there is a grate for coal, which ensures good draft, and a grate for the product that is to be fried. Like the barbecue, the barbecue does not have a lid. This is a more complex and expensive device. Ready-made “mobile” barbecues are widely sold, which are metal structure on high legs, often with a roof and additional folding shelves. They are inconvenient because in bad weather it is advisable to remove them from the site. In more expensive models, the distance between the grate for the product and the grate with coals can be changed, which allows you to regulate the intensity of the heat and makes cooking very easy. The heat in a barbecue is also directed from bottom to top.
But often the word “barbecue” is used to describe a large structure on a site, a “garden fireplace.” Typically, it is built of brick or stone, with a substantial roof and a preparation table. Often a cauldron (cauldron) and a sink are inserted into the “garden fireplace” for washing meat and vegetables.
General structure of a barbecue oven with a cauldron
A cauldron is a round cauldron made of cast iron. Aluminum cauldrons undesirable, they burn out quite quickly and do not maintain the correct temperature.
You can cook anything you like in a cauldron on site, but the optimal dishes are pilaf and cauldron kebab. It is difficult to prepare them in an ordinary kitchen - the odors are too unpleasant and intense when the oil is heated.
A brick oven with a cauldron is universal: if you remove the cauldron, you can fry shish kebab; if you try to lay out the round tray evenly and neatly, you can use it as a tandoor; If round hole cover with a cast iron sheet with burners, they can be used to fry in frying pans and cook in pots.
Photo gallery: examples of ready-made barbecue ovens
A barbecue oven can be built on open veranda, having previously taken care of insulating the floor 
You can build a roof over the barbecue complex, which will allow you to cook outdoors even in rainy weather 
The barbecue oven can be made in any shape and style 
Country style barbecue looks impressive in the garden 
The barbecue oven can be made in a corner, it all depends on preferences 
Outdoor oven small size can be very convenient and functional 
A brick barbecue oven can be finished with a a natural stone 
A barbecue oven can be compact, with a small firebox
You can build a barbecue oven with your own hands if you follow the sequential guide, or “order”.
What is "order"
The word has two meanings:
Photo gallery: order schemes
Before you start brickwork stove, you need to draw a sketch of the future structure 
The stove for the cauldron can be made miniature, consisting of 13 rows of brickwork 
The most common model of a brick stove is a two-story design with a compartment for storing firewood under the combustion chamber. 
The ceiling under the cauldron can be placed directly under the exhaust chamber 
A brick oven can combine several functions: barbecue, smokehouse and barbecue
Preparing to build a barbecue with a cauldron
Before you start building a stove, you need to decide on the location of its installation, sketch out the future model and choose suitable material for masonry.
Location determination
The stove should not be placed under trees or close to a flammable fence. It is optimal to place it close to your favorite place to eat on the site. The area should be large, then it will be convenient to cook. If desired, you can build a stove with a sink, then you need to supply water and sewage to it. If this is difficult, then the stove is placed near the garden water tap.
Material selection
The barbecue oven can be made of river stone (this is very beautiful), expanded clay blocks or ordinary red brick. But surfaces in contact with fire are made of special fire bricks, because all the materials listed above cannot withstand high temperatures in the grill or under a cauldron and crack. The same applies to masonry mortar. The places where the flame burns are laid out with a special composition. The solution for the rest of the kiln is also specific: cement will not withstand even low temperatures, so instead of the cement part of the solution, clay is used.
An outdoor stove made of river stone looks impressive, but requires certain masonry skills
Video: which brick to choose
Model Definition
Before calculating the amount of building material, you need to decide on the model of the “garden fireplace”. The following aspects should be taken into account:
- dimensions of the barbecue oven; if the structure is massive, it will need a foundation;
- location;
- the shape of the combustion chamber;
- shape and size of the chimney;
- additional elements such as a cauldron, sink, oven.
We chose a complex stove to build. This is a barbecue grill with a cooking stove and a cauldron, a project by master Valentin Brui called “Stonehenge”.
Calculation of the number of bricks
The calculation of the material is done after selecting a model with an ordering diagram. The approximate number of bricks in each row is calculated, their type (refractory, silicate, ordinary) and shape are taken into account. Approximate calculations are made as follows: count the bricks in the first, continuous row; the resulting number is multiplied by the number of rows and the so-called filling factor. For barbecue ovens it is 0.65. We take into account that approximately 15% of bricks will be scrapped; this number must be increased to 30% if cutting bricks is planned. At the same time they break.
Table: calculation of material requirements
Table: required tools
Foundation preparation
Before starting bricklaying, it is necessary to prepare the foundation for the future furnace.
- For the foundation, use pegs and thread to mark the required area with a margin of 1 meter on each side. Before the oven, you can make a much larger reserve.
The required area for the foundation can be marked using pegs and thread
- Dig a pit 30–50 cm deep. Considering the size and weight of the stove, you should not strip foundation, and the stove.
- Place a layer of crushed stone or gravel about 10 cm high at the bottom of the pit; compact the layer tightly.
- Reinforce the foundation with a grid of metal rods to make it more reliable.
- Prepare the solution: 1 part cement to 2 parts sand, mix well, pour at once to avoid cracks. Allow the slab to harden well.
The foundation must be poured in one go to avoid cracks.
- After the mixture has dried, cover the slab with roofing felt, preferably in two layers, to ensure waterproofing.
For waterproofing, the hardened slab must be covered with roofing felt in two layers.
Ordinary brick must be soaked in water before laying, otherwise it will absorb water from the mortar, and the mortar will dry out quickly and be weak.
Sometimes brick is used instead of concrete for the foundation. Concrete foundation more durable and cheaper, but brick is easier to fold and dismantle if necessary.
Video: foundation for a barbecue oven
Brickwork order
We place ordinary bricks on a mixture of clay and sand, since the cement mortar will not withstand the temperature. We try to maintain the width of vertical and horizontal seams at 10 and 5 millimeters, respectively. When laying refractory bricks - 3 millimeters. The refractory brick is placed on fireclay mortar (a heat-resistant mixture of fireclay powder and refractory clay).
- Row one. We make three empty seams (marked in blue) for inserting door frames into them - two cleaning ones and one blower.
In the first row of the furnace body it is necessary to provide space for doors
- In the second row we lay those bricks on which the arch of the place for firewood should rest. We'll wait for the rest - it's impossible to put them in without doors, and the doors will get in the way.
The second row of the body is not yet fully laid out
- We make a support for the vault from plywood, which is called a “circle”.
The “circle” is made of plywood, bricks are laid on it
- We lay out an arch in a circle. You can grind off the bricks on one side, or you can make a semicircle by thickening the mortar.
The semicircular shape for the firewood arch can be achieved by thickening the mortar
- We place the base of the firebox made of refractory bricks on the fireclay mixture.
The base of the firebox is made of refractory bricks
- We cover the firebox, first row, with shaped refractory bricks. This is a blow chamber.
Covering the firebox with shaped fire bricks
- We lay the second row of the combustion unit. It turns out to be a cylinder. The bricks are sawn on one side.
The second row of the firebox resembles Stonehenge, after which the stove is named
- We put the third row. The bricks also need to be sawn on one side.
To ensure that the bricks form a cylindrical shape when laying, they are sawed off on one side
- Using sawn refractory bricks, we proceed to the first row of lining.
The lining is also made from refractory bricks
- We lay the next, second, row of lining, carefully observing the proportions.
In the second row of lining we try to carefully maintain the proportions
- In the third row we continue the lining, gradually forming a circle along the inner walls.
We continue the order, gradually forming a circle
- We build a ceiling under the cauldron using fireclay bricks. At the same time, we file the bricks on one side to form a circle.
The ceiling under the cauldron is constructed from refractory bricks
- We leave a gap of 1 centimeter between the lining and the body, since refractory bricks have a higher expansion coefficient than regular bricks.
- We wrap the refractory part with insulation for stoves - this is foil-coated basalt cardboard. Then the casing made of ordinary brick will not heat up, so there will not be much heat loss.
The insulation serves to thermally insulate the firebox and control thermal expansion
- After completing the firebox, we lay the third row of the stove, also made of cut-to-shape bricks.
We begin laying the third row of the furnace body after completion of the firebox
- We place the fourth row of the stove. We install a blower door and place a locking brick on top.
We complete the installation of the blower door, blocking its opening with locking bricks
- We place the fifth row and install the combustion door in it.
In the fifth row we begin installing the fire door
- In the sixth row we create a horizontal smoke channel. Before closing, we carefully clean the channel of debris, then line the bottom with film so that the “spit” of the solution can be easily removed later.
In the sixth row we block the horizontal smoke channel
- Row seven. From bricks placed on edge, we begin to build the rear firebox.
In the seventh row we begin to lay the back part of the firebox
- We place the eighth and ninth rows according to the order. In the ninth row, we close the hole in the combustion door with a locking brick.
In the ninth row of the building, we block the fire door opening with a locking brick
- In the tenth row, using thin pieces of brick, we align the level of the vertical with the horizontal. We create the base of the grill.
In the tenth row, using thin plates we align the level of vertical bricks with ordinary ones
- We do not place the eleventh row completely. Pay attention to the rounded edges of the tabletop. The top of the table top is sanded.
To give an aesthetic appearance, the ends of the bricks forming the edges of the tabletop are rounded, and the upper layers of bricks are polished
- Next, we place a cast-iron stove under the future cauldron on washed and sifted sand. It should be flush with the bricks.
The slab must be flush with the surface of the bricks forming the countertop and perfectly horizontal
- We form a brazier knot. We lay the perimeter of refractory bricks and line it with insulation.
The construction of a lining for a barbecue unit begins with the perimeter of the hearth
- When the solution has hardened well, we place refractory bricks on dry, washed and sifted sand. The fact that they are not fixed with a solution helps to get rid of thermal deformation.
The absence of rigid fixation of hearth bricks with mortar promotes their mobility and reduces the influence of thermal deformations on the structure of the barbecue
- From the twelfth to the fourteenth row we lay the barbecue, forming a pit for coals. Its depth should be 130–140 cm. Between 13 and 14, as well as 14 and 15, we make grooves in the fireclay brick next to each other for a frame for attaching skewers.
If necessary, the depth of the barbecue pit can be reduced by dismantling the hearth bricks and adding a layer of sand under them
- On the fifteenth day we complete the barbecue pit.
Between 13 and 14, as well as 14 and 15 next to each other, grooves were selected in the fireclay brick for a frame for attaching skewers
- We cover the grill and create a smoke barb - two arches made of refractory brick. The base of the rear arch is two rows higher than the base of the front arch.
