What is the best kind of cement to use in a firepit?

Answer 1

Portland Cement is used to make MANY concrete masonry units, bricks, and poured concrete items. Check out thier answer to this question!

Basically what they say is that there is no code requirement for UL (The U-factor measures how well a product prevents heat from escaping) numbers regarding concrete and masonry construction assemblies.

So basically, no matter what type of cast in place conctret that you choose, your firepit will w/ stand the heat!

Mena
Architectural Building Technologist