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Ah, but you see I was hoping the fire & rain would take care of that automagically! But seriously, without a plate do you think the concrete is at risk of cracking?

Thanks masona, but what kind of base plate do you mean? what thickness? Can I also ask why this is neccessary?, I've seen pre-cast concrete barbeques for sale where you have the charcoal directly on the concrete, are these made from some special concrete? Thanks again for the help.

I'm currently building a brick barbeque and have planned to cast a concrete bed, approx 1m x 50cm x 7cm, on which to burn the charcoal. It will be supportd on an 'E' shaped brick base. I have planned to use standard pre-blended concrete(for use in casting) with chicken wire and 8mm rebar for...