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Post by james34 on Jun 26, 2016 7:17:10 GMT
Thanks for the update. I am casting the concrete slab to place oven on today. Making good progress now. Can't wait to get the project finished!!
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Post by oblertone on Jun 26, 2016 18:58:22 GMT
James, you might want to consider starting your own build thread, the more information people can access makes decision making, and subsequent building more efficient.
Paul
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Post by nixie on Dec 14, 2016 16:50:51 GMT
Got the outer arch built now. I was going to do this entirely in brick but decided to used the formed arch that cam with the kit for the inner part. This made building the arch easier as I didn't need a former  . The slate is level with the oven floor but has a slight gap to prevent thermal bridging. I also decided to go with a ring of half bricks around the oven to form the bottom of the render. This was partially to use them up as I had loads laying around and secondly to make it easier when insulating and rendering to get a constant shape. The also provided an easy place to insert screws to attach chicken wire too. Since these pictures I have added all the thermal blanket and an additional layer of loft insulation. This is held down by chicken wire, which I then covered with tin foil (leaving a vent hole at the top for moisture to escape) and a second layer of chicken wire. Rendering will probably have to wait till spring now unless we have a mild Christmas week. Adding the insulation has, as you would expect, made a huge difference to the ovens performance.  IMG_20161027_164630549 by nixie_me, on Flickr  IMG_20161029_152244300 by nixie_me, on Flickr  IMG_20161029_152250079 by nixie_me, on Flickr  IMG_20161029_152255876_HDR by nixie_me, on Flickr |
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Post by devontiger on Dec 23, 2016 17:20:59 GMT
Looking very nice.
Look forward to the finished job.
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Post by nixie on Feb 9, 2017 11:37:46 GMT
Quick update with the current state. Need to lift the tin foil on top so I can improve the shape. Also need to work out how to space the chimney from teh render, thinking a short (250mm or 300mm) section of 6" flue pipe around the 5" chimney with vermiculite in the cap and a storm collar fitted to the 5" pip to cover the gap. I may even fit a short section of 5" flue to the oven with the 6" around it (say 250mm 6" with 300mm 5" + storm collar). This would allow easy removal of the chimney when the oven was being covered.  IMG_20161217_162012415 by nixie_me, on Flickr |
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. The slate is level with the oven floor but has a slight gap to prevent thermal bridging. I also decided to go with a ring of half bricks around the oven to form the bottom of the render. This was partially to use them up as I had loads laying around and secondly to make it easier when insulating and rendering to get a constant shape. The also provided an easy place to insert screws to attach chicken wire too.