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Post by leetheldc on Aug 1, 2014 15:22:43 GMT
Bread in the hole! Great photo well done looks great!
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Post by dirtlover2005 on Aug 14, 2014 11:40:30 GMT
I've left the Vermicrete to dry for about 3 weeks so now have managed to get the render on. First a scratch coat, then managed to get some reclaimed quarry tiles (the most expensive item we have bought at £20) so laid those and finally got the outer render on. I've bee worried about the rain and keeping the Vermicrete dry so its a relief to get this on. I finished it at 01.15 yesterday morning by outside light and head torch
I couldn't think what to put around the chimney to create an expansion gap - ended up wrapping a bungee cord around it! Seems to have done the trick - I'll use heatproof silicone to fill the gap.
Just the rendering of the base and painting now - can't wait to do that as it looks horrible at the moment - the dry vermicrete had a softer look if that makes sense.
Just need to get the base rendered up now and the dome painted
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Post by leetheldc on Aug 14, 2014 17:52:18 GMT
That looks great you really got a good shape there with the verm love the tiles to always had a soft spot for them but never got chance to ever lay them. Can't believe they where they most expensive thing you bought with an oven looking like that that's some great low cost work you have done. As for the bungee if I was u I would get some fire rope cheap as chips from eBay the rubber in the bungee maybe a problem with the heat going there maybe melt or give of bad fumes just a thought
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Post by leetheldc on Aug 14, 2014 17:54:39 GMT
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Post by cobblerdave on Aug 15, 2014 9:43:09 GMT
G'day dirt lover I think you struck the nail on the head when you said the V-Crete layer looked softer. If you were to give the dome a coat of high gloss now it would make you throw up ? Sounds like you would prefer something Matt finished with a texture. Don't know know what is available to you locally. But it would be worth it to do a hunt . There are cement and brick paints here that are textured. I do like the brick arch in the front and the shape of your dome and chimney. The tiles certainly complement them. So I'm sure you find the final dome and stand finish Regards dave
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Post by dirtlover2005 on Aug 26, 2014 21:48:17 GMT
Hi guys
Thanks for the tip there Lee - I only used the bungee to give me a gap around the chimney - I'm going to fill the gap with some high heat sealant to hopefully take up any movement. I actually prefer the rope idea but had already bought the sealant.
She's had a couple of coats of fine textured masonary paint now Dave - looking much better and once I've finished the base (needs a lick of paint - not sure what colour) and the area around it is finished it'll all be good. Just hoping I can get her fired up sometime this week and get some more pizzas on the go!!!
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Post by dirtlover2005 on Aug 26, 2014 21:51:44 GMT
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Post by dirtlover2005 on Aug 26, 2014 21:57:33 GMT
We did a tot up of how much the oven had cost to build - £248 in total and that includes the fuel to collect the recycled materials from all over Wiltshire
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Post by dirtlover2005 on Oct 18, 2014 22:02:58 GMT
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Post by cobblerdave on Oct 19, 2014 5:28:48 GMT
g'day Andy
Ovens working a treat , great to hear you discovered its not just a pizza oven but a wood fired oven. regards Dave
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Post by leetheldc on Oct 21, 2014 19:40:20 GMT
looks like you have been enjoying the oven andy looks great especially the last photo like the ones you see on google images the axe just sets it off!
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