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Post by faz on Aug 16, 2012 8:25:38 GMT
Sorry to hear about your injury pete, hope it wasn't too bad and that you're on the mend. Maybe a pizza or two will help your recovery.
Your oven is looking great now - just imagine what it will be like when you finish off the final few details.
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Post by pete123 on Aug 25, 2012 19:27:13 GMT
Here's a photo of what happen last time I used it and it rained shortly after. I'll have to fit a cowl to the top of the chimney to stop the rain washing the soot onto the foyer floor. ...or put a biscuit tin over it when not in use? I don;t want to use a cowl ideally because the chimney has a nice draw on it which I don't want to upset. Attachments:
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Post by cannyfradock on Aug 26, 2012 13:40:03 GMT
Pete
A temporary measure can be a tile.....or anything...
A chinese hat...or cowl can be picked up quite cheaply from e-bay. I usually scrounge stuff like this from scrapyards.....for no more than pennies.
There are also many ceramic chimney cowls which fit on top of brick chimney constructions which can be found in most large builders merchants.
Terry
p.s.....A cowl won't affect the draw of your oven.......it's purely there for the problems which you have encountered.
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Post by pete123 on Aug 27, 2012 19:47:42 GMT
We thought we would try a pizza with an egg on it. It worked OK but had to be held up to the roof to finish it off. Smaller eggs would be better. Attachments:
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Post by pete123 on Aug 27, 2012 19:52:34 GMT
A temporary cowl. Tied on with garden wire in case the wind picks up. It's making me nervous though . Attachments:
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Post by pete123 on Aug 27, 2012 19:56:29 GMT
Also a new door. It looks a bit like I've plugged the hole with a slab on top of a couple of firebricks! The lamb & Roast potatoes behind it was perfect. (Sorry no photo). Attachments:
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Post by pete123 on Oct 13, 2012 18:25:02 GMT
I thought I'd start on the final leg. Here's a chimney cowl I bought off gumtree. Attachments:
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Post by pete123 on Oct 13, 2012 18:26:27 GMT
Marking out the outer skin of bricks. Attachments:
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Post by pete123 on Oct 13, 2012 18:30:21 GMT
Well a start. Perhaps it will be done by Christmas? I just used 5 : 1 Building sand to cement (with a dash of plasticiser). The pointing's getting better. The secret is to leave it to last. Attachments:
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Post by cannyfradock on Oct 14, 2012 10:07:04 GMT
The oven looks the bees knees!!. I like those rustic bricks on the base. There's nothing wrong with putting a "closure" (small piece of brick) in your wall, but you have given yourself a lot of extra work. I would have pushed the outer brick to the very edge or even cantilevered it a bit and/or made the opening a tad smaller for the bricks to work bond (I'm a lazy bricklayer and will do anything to avoid cuts)
You still have the option to to follow the interior wall opening....or you can ignore it and build an arch.
Terry
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Post by bookemdanno on Oct 14, 2012 12:06:30 GMT
Your probably always thinking in 4 an a half or 9's anyway Terry! Looking good Pete! And yes, leave the pointing til last. The more you do, the easier it gets and you get "your style". Another temple for the brick god.
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Post by pete123 on Apr 9, 2013 19:44:14 GMT
...back again after the winter recess. That & waiting for my thumb nail to grow back after clobbering it chopping wood! Whoops The messy pointing third row up is a damp course. Also I didn;t realise until too late but the air bricks can slot together to form a square if you want - like the ones top left. Attachments:
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Post by pete123 on Apr 9, 2013 19:49:57 GMT
Don't use a hammer drill to drill through breeze block - otherwise this will happen:- Attachments:
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Post by pete123 on Apr 9, 2013 19:54:53 GMT
The going in side is good though. Attachments:
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Post by pete123 on Apr 9, 2013 19:59:22 GMT
Going up. Attachments:
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