You are smart to ask! As I said in my thread - "avoid the droop" is not really advice! I tried to explain in the post below how I got my droop and I think if I built again I could prevent it from happening.
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Reply to The dreaded droop…..01-31-2026, 08:50 PM
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Most any standard brick of choice can be used for the face arch. Polished concrete or granite can be used for the landing. Though, I would use the minimum duty firebrick, that you describe, to fill out from the oven floor to the landing.01-30-2026, 06:11 PM
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You really don't need refractory materials for the areas outlined in red....01-30-2026, 05:45 PM
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