How to Build a Deck BBQ

Although fancy deck barbecues are available in a wide variety of styles, many carry a hefty price tag. Cost-effective, easy-to-make and long-lasting charcoal bucket grills are just as efficient as their retail competitors. Making a barbecue from buckets requires only a few tools and a few hours to complete. Bucket barbecues works well for patios, decks or any outdoor living space, and can feed just a few or a whole party.

Long table
Patio pavers
5 large galvanized buckets
Permanent marker
Large nail
Hammer
Measuring tape
Charcoal
Metal grate
Tin snips
Charcoal
3 cup hooks

Instructions

- 1
  
  Use old galvanized buckets to create an eye-catching barbecue.
  
  Pick a location on your deck to install the barbecue. Place a large table on the selected location. Arrange five patio pavers on top of the table in a straight line. Leave a small space between each paver.
- 2
  Use buckets for the barbecue. The buckets don't have to be the same size, but they must be the same height. These will hold your fuel for barbecuing.
- 3
  Measure to find a location 2 inches from the bottom on the side of one of the buckets. Mark the location with a marker. Make marks all the way around the bucket at this height every 3 inches. Do the same on the other four buckets.
- 4
  Punch a hole in the buckets at all of the marked locations with a hammer and a large nail. These holes are for ventilation when the barbecue is in use.
- 5
  Place each of the buckets in the center of the pavers on the table. The table provides a raised cooking surface.
- 6
  Measure the width of one of the buckets and dd 2 inches. This is the width measurement. Measure the length of all of the buckets together on the table and add 2 inches. This is the length measurement.
- 7
  Cut a metal grate to fit on top of the buckets using tin snips, according to the measurements taken in Step 6. Place a small amount of charcoal in the bottom of each bucket. Put a metal grate on top of the buckets. The grate is the cooking surface for the barbecue.
- 8
  Screw three cup hooks into the side of the table. This gives you a place to hang your barbecue tools.
- 9
  Fill the buckets with charcoal and you are ready to cook.

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