Hi

[iaing]

Thought it about time I joined up. Have looked at a couple of builds on the forum to help progress my own. Bought a Veneto kit from Kilnlinings. All going OK. Just getting to the fiddly bits around rendering and the outer insulating work.  Gone a little off piste in terms of the slab that the oven sits on which is built from a foil coated underlay on top of the lintels to even out the tolerances, then paving slabs, then the calcite board (foil covered) and finally the firebricks. As a few of you have commented getting the height sorted is a real pain, but I think I have got it just about right. Big job now is to try and ensure the top of the firebricks aligns with the tiled top. All-in-all been a great fun project. Hoping for a rain free easter to get it near completion.

 

[cobblerdave]

G'day
Noticed something that I thought I should mention.
At the moment you have your oven sitting on a pad of firebrick. You are facing a few problems .
First one is that firebrick is very porius and is not resistant to water like a house brick. If you drop one in a bucket of water it will fizz like soda water as the air is displaced by the water. Recon you'll be facing water problems if the Heath is exposed.
The second is heat loss as the heat radiates out through the firebrick. What should happen is the dome insulation should connect with the hearth insulation, then the oven is incapsulated by the insulation. What you really need to do cut the brick back to the edge of the dome and then insulate.
Sorry I'm not knocking your good works but this is important for the oven to remain dry and function correctly
Regards dave

[iaing]

Dave
Thanks, but I had already thought of that. After I saw how much a few of bricks had absorbed. The picture shows the full set of bricks with the oven in place. Hopefully with good weather this week I am going to remove the ones around the oven and chop back the rest and tile the surface up to the oven.

I was thinking of having a few firebricks exposed at the entrance but will take a view and remove those and tile up to the door.

Thanks for your observation

Iain

[cobblerdave]

G'day
Great to hear! Looking foward to seeing the completed oven. Having the tile surrounds at the same level as the hearth is a slick look. Worth the extra effort to pull it off
Regards dave