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Post by Woody on May 14, 2013 18:12:29 GMT
Hi folks, With the weather looking up I am keen to start my clay/cob WFO and have been reading lots of threads from this fantastic forum. I have a raised garden that is just below waist height. Attachments:
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Post by Woody on May 14, 2013 18:13:11 GMT
Breaking ground ...here goes! Attachments:
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Post by Woody on May 14, 2013 18:13:56 GMT
I've dug a square area approximately 120cm x 120cm Attachments:
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Post by Woody on May 14, 2013 18:14:33 GMT
A bit of hardcore for the base Attachments:
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Post by Woody on May 14, 2013 18:15:15 GMT
... and filled it with about 4 inches of ballast and cement to create a base. Attachments:
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Post by Woody on May 14, 2013 18:15:53 GMT
First arrangement of the concrete blocks Attachments:
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Post by Woody on May 14, 2013 18:16:38 GMT
Dodgy block work (won’t win any awards here!) round 1 Attachments:
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Post by Woody on May 14, 2013 18:18:41 GMT
Given the height of the land towards the back I thought I better add another row of blocks. Mainly to stop any water rolling straight onto the oven. Attachments:
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Post by Woody on May 14, 2013 18:19:19 GMT
I had some left over driveway paving so thought I might as well use them to cap the top of the blocks Attachments:
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Post by cannyfradock on May 15, 2013 15:04:32 GMT
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Nice work. You may have to use the wall as part of your entrance archway....otherwise you'll need an extra long handle on your pizza peel.
I'm not sure if you're going to cast a slab or use RC lintels but it's worth including a DPC....damp proof coarse on top of your walls before slab or lintels. (It looks like your walls may get some perminent damp from the ground around your walls....no probs, as long as you incude a DPC.
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Post by Woody on May 16, 2013 20:17:13 GMT
Thanks Terry, I'll definately use a DPC. I was thinking I would put a layer of sand in next, then lay thermolite blocks on top of that. Then finish off by laying the firebricks on top of the thermo blocks. Hopefully I'm going in the right direction?! After that, order some clay...  Cheers, Woody. |
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Post by rivergirl on May 17, 2013 17:55:48 GMT
You have a lovely area there , it seems a perfect place
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Post by Woody on May 27, 2013 20:51:26 GMT
Thanks RiverGirl, I always wondered what to do with this area, now I have the perfect use. Progress is slow, but i managed to get a few hours this weekend. DPC and sand base:  Adding some thermolite blocks:   Testing some firebricks. I'll probably use some homebrew between the thermo blocks and firebricks:  ...and testing how the arch might look. The width will be based on my grill (it has feet!!):  More to follow as time permits. Woody |
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Post by cannyfradock on May 27, 2013 22:17:42 GMT
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Normally I bed my blocks on mortar. Sand is used under concrete pavers where even lorries drive over so there is enough strength there.....just make sure there is no movement in the blocks......if there is, then you may want to re-bed them in mortar.
Good idea to lay the hearth bricks in homebrew. I do that also using a 10mm notched tilers trowel..... It helps to tap the hearth bricks down to a nice even surface.
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Post by Woody on May 28, 2013 21:05:55 GMT
Thanks Terry.
I have made sure the sand is compacted well and the thermo's are nice and tight.
Worth a double check thou...
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