Choosing Corner Brick Barbecues: Photos of the Best Projects

Included in the composition compact corner barbecues may include barbecues for preparing the main dish, woodsheds for storing lumber near the firebox, a place to store dishes - glasses, cups, salad bowls, a cauldron-stove for preparing aromatic fish soup.

Additionally, a corner barbecue project can include wash for quick cleaning of the consequences of rest and electric spit for frying delicious piglets with a crispy crust.

The corner stove masonry is usually made of stone or brick. There are no limits to the choice of finish - it can be marble, decorative brick, tiles.

If the owners of the future barbecue have a large budget for creating a stove, it can be equipped built-in electric stove, additional pipes, glass doors for the barbecue and other interesting accessories.

DIY Corner BBQ: Advantages and Features

The main advantage that makes site owners prefer a corner barbecue is its compactness. All components of the design will be within walking distance, which will reduce the time of cooking, but will not reduce the pleasure of it. Among other advantages are the following:

• a set of projects with great design in style country And classics;
• The shape allows you to build a woodpile directly next to the firebox.

But corner brick barbecues also have several disadvantages:

• necessity thermal insulation 2 walls, which increases the cost of construction;
• more complex installation of the structure.

Photo 1. A cook is busy near a brick barbecue oven, preparing a dish for two ladies who are anticipating the treat. For decades now, corner brick barbecue projects have become a choice for hospitable owners of country houses.

When choosing brick corner barbecue projects, pay special attention to the ease of execution of each element. If you need to involve specialists for the firebox or another part of the stove, it is better to choose a simpler project. The main difference between stoves is their functionality - choose those that fully meet your needs.

Construction of a corner barbecue on the example of a specific project

Before you start building your stove, you need to choose the ideal location, project with detailed and clear drawing, purchase the necessary materials, think over the quantity and methods of implementing additional options.

Selecting a project

Unfortunately, experienced stove-makers do not use the ordering in their work, so there are few ready-made projects of corner brick barbecues on the Internet. And yet, if you are planning to build a corner brick barbecue, drawings and photographs of existing similar structures can be of great help in forming your own idea. Drawings that indicate detailed brick laying pattern: When you're first building a corner BBQ, laying things out in order helps you get the job done quickly and without the fear of doing something wrong.

The price for an individual project can be up to 50 thousand rubles, depending on the design.

Photo 2. Computer model of a barbecue oven for a covered gazebo. Although there are few projects of corner barbecues made of brick on the Internet, it is quite possible to develop such a simple design of the future structure yourself.

The main difference between corner barbecues is in the angle of the grill in relation to the countertop and the stove. There are projects consisting of a tabletop and a barbecue, there are more functional options. We will consider the construction of a corner barbecue using the example of a garden project "Grand Corner" — with a fireplace, grill and chimney.

Selection of bricks for construction and finishing materials

There are no problems with the choice of bricks, since only the following are acceptable for the construction of a corner barbecue: red burnt brick. It fits on clay-sand mortar, as in any version of stove construction.

To improve the appearance of the barbecue and create coziness on the site, after construction the structure is lined with finishing bricks or plastered with clay. The seams on the front side of the barbecue are carefully stitched.

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Estimate of materials for purchase

Calculation of the required number of bricks for the construction of the selected masonry option (by rows):

34.5+35.5+11+9+13+25+21+18+16+21+21.5+15+13.5+10.5+10.5+10.5+10+18+19+14.5+16.5+17.5+24+26+28.5+21+19+14+16+17 = 546.5 pcs.

This is what concerns the brick. But what building materials will be required to build a corner barbecue? We will list them, indicating the approximate volume required to implement the selected project:

• Red burnt brick, 1st grade - 546.5 pcs;
• Cement - 150 kg;
• Sand - 50 kg;
• Water - 17 l;
• Crushed stone - 50 kg;
• Firebox door - 1 pc.
• Blower door - 1 pc.;
• Steel sheet 5 mm - 2 pcs.;
• Corner for lintels - 2 pcs.;
• Rod 230 mm - 5 pcs.

Also check if you have the following tools:

• shovel;
• trowel.

Construction of the foundation

The design of a corner barbecue includes 2-3 parts: firebox And slabs. If the barbecue consists of 3 parts, then 2 parts are used to place Cooking stoves.

Instructions for building a foundation:

1. the boundaries of the future structure are marked;
2. is being dug out the trench is 5-8 cm wider than the barbecue area, the depth is calculated based on the composition of the soil (usually they dig to sand or 90 cm and they pour a layer of sand 20-25 cm);
3. the bottom is covered with crushed stone or fragments of old bricks;
4. a cement screed is made from water, cement and sand in the following ratio 0.5:0.5:1.5 (the solution must be thin enough to fill all the gaps between the rubble);
5. leave for 24 hours to dry;
6. the surface is leveled, and several layers of roofing felt or tar paper are laid on top to ensure the foundation is waterproof.

Brick laying process

Before you start building the main part of the oven, you need to soak the bricks in water and lay them wet.

The first row is laid with whole bricks on edge and without mortar.

The second row is made of half a brick; the barbecue will not serve as a heater.

The next row will include gap up to 2 bricks wide for free access of oxygen to the firebox through the firebox.

Next, every 2-3 rows a hole is made for the convenience of the firebox, the size of which is determined based on personal preferences. To avoid problems with cleaning in the future, the hole is made with minimum height 3 bricks and similar width.

The inside of the brazier is laid out without channels, using the usual method. It should be provided a grate for collecting hot coals, for which they are installed vertically inside the firebox 2 bricks each.

The height of the corner barbecue depends on the height of the person who will cook the food, the size of the gazebo or summer kitchen, if it is decided to build the stove there. Usually it is 2-2.5 m, together with the pipe. The hob is located at a height of 1.0-1.2 m.

The mortar used for pouring the foundation is used for laying the facing bricks. You can plaster the corner barbecue using clay mortar and bleaching emulsion.

Additional attributes to increase the comfort of using a corner barbecue

Lighting and electricity, as well as other additional attributes are installed after the finishing layer has completely driedOtherwise, you may accidentally damage the structural elements, spoiling its appearance.

To quickly and cheaply connect electricity to a gazebo or under a canopy, you need to follow these steps:

• is being created wiring diagram - how exactly it will lie on the walls;
• are being made marks at the locations of wires using a marker;
• asbestos sheet cut into strips so that they protrude from the cable minimum 50 mm;
• the strips are attached to the canopy or walls of the gazebo, and electrical insulating cardboard is placed between the cables;

• After connecting the wiring to the socket and switch, the electrical network elements are installed according to the manufacturers' instructions;
• The other end of the wire is connected to the protection and the cable is plugged into the network.

The electrical wiring is complete, now you can choose lighting fixtures or connect the electric stove built into the countertop. It is advisable to use the newly acquired knowledge of electrical wiring to control the actions of an experienced electrician.

The perfect place on the site for building a corner brick barbecue

It is best to complement a summer kitchen or gazebo Corner BBQ Oven — this way the cooking area will be protected from gusts of wind and unexpected precipitation. But it is not necessary to build an additional structure — you can arrange a barbecue area in the open air. minimum size - 2*3 m.

Each plot has a place where the owners can relax from various activities. This territory is divided into recreation area with a table, benches, swing or hammock and a working area - in which the most delicious food will be prepared. In this part, a corner barbecue oven is most often placed.

It is advisable to complement such a recreation area washbasin And gazebo.

A corner barbecue will be the best option for a small area, in one of the corners of which the foundation of the future oven is poured.

The chosen scheme allows you to save space for relaxation or increase the space for installing additional attributes.

A beautiful addition to a corner barbecue oven will be the layout of the work area paving slabs and creating a path to this area from paving stones or stoneRemember, if you don’t do this, in the summer a path will still appear in its potential place, but it will be made of trampled grass.

It is advisable to purchase beautiful ones street lights for comfortable rest in the evening and at night.

Fire safety

Rules for the construction of corner barbecue ovens that prevent the occurrence of fires:

• pouring durable foundation;
• placement away from tree crowns, warehouses of flammable substances and other buildings;
• Creation fireproof flooring in front of the firebox;
• elongation chimney, if the height of the barbecue in the gazebo is not enough to extend the chimney above the roof level.

Fire safety rules include recommendations for using barbecues outdoors:

• do not leave the light on firebox unattended;
• If not used for more than six months, protect the corner barbecue cover.

What kind of corner brick barbecue is there: drawings and photos of different projects

If you can't come up with your own design for a future barbecue, look at existing projects. Maybe one of them will suit you. If you don't like these corner barbecues, you can find photos of other options on the pages of our website.

Photo 3. Drawing of the Grand Corner brick barbecue project, selected as an example in this article.

Photo 4. Drawing of a brick barbecue oven with dimensions. Such projects of corner brick barbecues are very helpful in further work.

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Photo 5. The fire is burning in the corner barbecue oven: the structure is ready for cooking.

Photo 6. Corner barbecue oven, built of red brick. The fire is already lit - the cook is preparing to cook some dish.

Useful video

In the following video, an experienced craftsman shows the stages of building a corner barbecue, including the row order.

Conclusion

Compact corner barbecue ovens are suitable for placement on sites of various sizes in summer gazebos or in the open air. It is more difficult and expensive to build a corner oven than a regular one, but it can be conveniently built in one of the corners of the site. It will be a great addition to relaxing with family and friends.