"Aaron Fude" wrote

I have a ton of scraps from home construction and rather than throw it out
I'd like to burn it. (Many reasons: nails, limits on trash amount and
weight, would use soot on my compost pile.) I don't have a proper fire pit
but I do have a large bowl grill. Anything wrong with using it as a fire
pit?

Yes and no. In small sets (dont let it get too high!) and set on a burn
safe flooring (incase you let it get too high and burns through) it can be
done. It's just a sort of higher fire pit afterall with a thinner bottom.

I'd be more concerned about the wood. Pre-treated 'PT' wood isn't good to
burn. Combination of dangerous chemicals to breathe as well as I think
dangerous to the environment when burned (they degrade ok in landfill
though). I;m not sure that burning would leave a suitable soot for the
composte if growing food with it.