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Post by tensheds on Mar 13, 2016 7:32:04 GMT
Went for 36" in the end, but it looks surprisingly small when you actually lay it out. Fire bricks came from a reclamation centre in Cambridge. Think they will do the job.
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Post by diggerjones on Mar 13, 2016 18:37:45 GMT
The bricks look good, you've got some good detail. How much for the bricks.
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Post by tensheds on Mar 13, 2016 21:47:59 GMT
About 60p per brick would you believe.
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Post by tensheds on Apr 3, 2016 21:08:49 GMT
Time for a bit of an update and a few photos as it has been more than 2 weeks...a lot can happen in that time, especially with a weeks holiday to add to the mix. In a relatively short time I've gone from lots of scratching of heads to a completed dome. The first picture is from a couple of courses up. The indispensable tool was indispensable though out, and I went for a very simple setup using a gate hinge and a stick. It did the job well, but only because the home brew was so damn sticky. Great stuff. I was able to use this right through to the top, just using garden canes to support bricks while completing each ring. The hardest part was definitely tying in the arch to the dome, but with lots of cuts and swearing I got there. So... Dome completed. Vent completed. Front arch done. Insulation next.
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Post by tensheds on Apr 4, 2016 20:30:59 GMT
Whoops. I forgot the final photo..... Attachments:
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Post by tensheds on Apr 4, 2016 20:36:35 GMT
And I know I'm going to have to get more height onto the chimney. I just had half a pot in the garden and it seemed to do the trick. I've a 6" stove pipe to drop into the chimney pot and will wedge it in with vermicrete to hold things tight. Cowl on top and that should do the trick. Any thoughts or observations welcome.
I'm going to finish off with ceramic blanket, 4" vermicrete and a final layer of waterproof render and then render the base. Trying to keep things simple and relatively unobtrusive.
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Post by diggerjones on Apr 4, 2016 21:06:10 GMT
Looks good. Have you had it fired up yet. Had mine fired up a few times now, going to try some pizza in it this week
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Post by tensheds on Apr 4, 2016 21:07:09 GMT
Just a very small fire to say that I had done it....pizza in a couple of weeks all being well. Enjoy yours.
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Post by tensheds on Apr 28, 2016 19:42:53 GMT
More progress......hopefully rendering in a couple of weeks.
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Post by gracie on Apr 29, 2016 7:02:05 GMT
Proper job! Very nice...I can smell pizza!
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Post by awalker on Apr 29, 2016 7:05:22 GMT
Now that is a fine looking oven.
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Post by oblertone on Apr 29, 2016 8:46:30 GMT
Very nice looking oven you've got there, and in double quick time, well done !
ps - If you want to remain 'unobtrusive' then why not just leave the chimney extension in the hutch until you want to use the oven ? You will need a rain cap for the pot when not in use, but maybe adapt the one you've got.
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Post by annie on Apr 29, 2016 8:53:11 GMT
Yes I spoke to him yesterday and he was a very helpful man - but he said he didn't have any firebricks at the moment.
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Post by annie on Apr 29, 2016 8:59:55 GMT
That's very good value. Any chance you could let me have the details? Might be worth a trip. Yes I spoke to him yesterday and he was a very helpful man - but he said he didn't have any firebricks at the moment. Apparently they are taking down an old kiln, he said usually people start buying them at the end of May so he hasn't prepared any and everyone is phoning up for them - he'd sold what he had. He said he would phone when he had some in, but it wouldn't be for a couple of weeks - don't know what your timescale is.. I don't know where you are, but there is a place in Market Drayton 'Rosehill Brick and Tiles' who says he has some for 55p. I'm going to look at them tomorrow, so I can let you know what they are like if you want. He also sells lime. There is also another man 'Les Bainbridge' who can supply you with grog, fireclay, fire resistant cement, and fire bricks. Really nice man and very helpful....hope this is helpful. I have spend days phoning around and trying to source just the right materials....Ann
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Post by tensheds on Apr 29, 2016 9:44:49 GMT
Very nice looking oven you've got there, and in double quick time, well done ! ps - If you want to remain 'unobtrusive' then why not just leave the chimney extension in the hutch until you want to use the oven ? You will need a rain cap for the pot when not in use, but maybe adapt the one you've got. That could be a good call. I have a 6" twin wall pie that drops snugly into the chimney pot and just lifts straight out again.....but I think it is going to look good enough in the end . If you've got it...flaunt it.
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