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  • brianventura
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    The top front is on, now to work on the base.

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  • brianventura
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    ATK406,
    Thanks, the arch was the only thing I could come up with where I could end the faux stone. Hopefully it is of some help to you.

    Fabby,
    Thank you for your comment. This project has taken me around 3 years to the point I am at now, 1 year just planning by reading and viewing all the posts I could on this site.

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  • fabby
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    Your space has to be one of the nicest I have seen. The amount of work you have put in, and the level of skill.......wow.


    (I think I will have to delete all the pictures of my oven and redirect to your build)

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  • ATK406
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    Lookin good. I really like the concrete arch....you've got me thinking.

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  • brianventura
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    I finally have started installing the faux stone on the oven. It will go all around the housing. When I'm finished with that then I will work on the door.

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  • brianventura
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    Thanks dvm. I do plan on having two doors, an inner and an outer door with a plug for the flue in my attempt to keep in the heat. It may seem to be a little overkill but why stop now. When I finish the stone I will start working on the doors (hopefully I'll finish sometime next year).

    Thanks again,
    Brian

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  • dvm
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    Brian the cement arch looks great! With the reveal you left on the outer arch, you could have an outer door if you wanted one.

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  • brianventura
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    It has been some time since my last post. I ended up using an acid stain for the arch pieces. I tried many different stains but what I liked the best was the way the acid stain looked. With the acid stain I tried different colors and strengths to narrow down on which one to use.

    I finally stained the pieces and let them sit for a while before I installed them, just to make sure the color remained. Now they are cemented in place and the oven is ready for the stone.

    It may be a while before I finish. I have too many projects that need attention!

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  • brianventura
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    Thanks Gary and Mike,

    I'm going to try and stain the concrete arch pieces to better match the concrete stone that I will be installing on the oven. So I'm going to a couple of stores tomorrow to find out what colors there are out there and how to apply it.

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  • Mike D
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    -Very nice. I like the concrete arch.

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  • Gary Mots
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    Brian, that is coming together so nice. Looking good man.

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  • brianventura
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    Thanks Coloradoredusa, I have been busy finishing the outdoor kitchen area and now I am going to start on the concrete stone for the oven. I wanted to keep the brick free of any contact and to have something the stone could butt up to at the opening of the oven so I made some concrete pieces to go in front. Here are the photos of what I did.
    Last edited by brianventura; 05-23-2012, 02:45 PM.

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  • Coloradoredusa
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    Beautiful!

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  • brianventura
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    Thanks dtrbovich and Gary. I did get some work done on the front of the oven. I filled in underneath the granite in front of the oven with brick scraps and mortar. Next I need to close up under the eves to keep out animals (rats) from getting into the insulation. I'll use some kind of metal flashing.

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  • Gary Mots
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    Brian, beautiful build man.

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