If you ever wanted a fire pit without spending $80+ dollars, this if for you. The total cost of this project was under $15.00. Depending on materials on hand, you should be able to put one of these together for about the same amount of money.



You start with a search for a suitable shopping cart which has to be one with a chrome finish. I found mine close to the loading dock area of a local grocery store and there it was next to a trash compactor. I went in the store and asked the manager if I could purchase it and was told I could have it for free. The generosity stemmed from the fact that current shopping carts have a powder coat finish so the old style chrome carts are no longer used. I would suggest staying away from the powder coat carts as the heat generated by burning wood in the basket will destroy the finish. The chrome finish will continue to look good after several burns.



MATERIALS



Chrome shopping Cart

27" x 8' steel lath

galvanized steel drip edge flashing

galvanized steel corner bead

3 cookie sheets

hinges

handle

1 pr galvanized steel hurricane ties

nuts and bolts