Trying to build a simple fire pit area turned into a huge mess last Tuesday

I figured I could just dig a circle and line it with some spare bricks from the old patio. The ground was way harder than I thought, and after about two hours I hit a huge tree root. I tried to cut through it with a hand saw, but that just made a bigger hole and the whole side started to cave in. Now I have a weird, lopsided pit and a pile of dirt in the middle of my lawn. Has anyone else had a project go sideways like this and managed to fix it?

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miles_hall1mo ago

Remember my buddy trying to build a deck last summer.

stone.brooke1mo ago

Did it ever actually get finished?

dakota4151mo ago

Honestly that sounds like a win to me. A lopsided fire pit has way more character than a perfect one. Just roll with it and call it rustic.