I am in the process of turning part of what was a massive flower bed into a fire pit area. Just a solo stove so don’t need to build a fire pit itself, i was just going to put some kind of round slab in the middle for it to sit on and then a gravel area for seating around it.

A quick google suggests things like crushed limestone or pea gravel.

Can someone recommend something that works well - sturdy for seating and walking on, not going to go all over the place, plus good drainage ideally?

Hi I’m building a DIY 20’ x 20’ gravel patio for a fire pit area and Adirondack chairs surrounding it. Here’s my plan, want to double check if I’m missing anything:

1. Excavate the area about 3 in.

2. Tamp down the soil (I have a clay soil in my yard)

3. Put down geotextile fabric

4. Put edging in (aluminum edge)

5. Fill with 2 in of the gravel

6. Wet and tamp down

7. Fill additional inch of top layer of the gravel

My main questions:

• Am I digging deep down enough?

• is it ok to just use this one material rather than a separate layer of base crushed rock with minus rocks?

Pictured is the gravel im planning to use. Thank you!