36" build in London, UK

[GeorgePalmer]

Re: 36" build in London, UK

Beautiful job and you'll be very popular with the neighbours no doubt!

I would have thought you could find all sorts of interesting old brick flues and flue caps etc. in London from building demolitions? Or reproductions for that matter.

Same with a door if you wanted one? I see quite a few on eBay.fr from wood burning ovens with the appropriate curved top. Not cheap though!

Thanks! I have indeed been very popular with the neighbours. I didn't think of a reclaimed flu (D'oh!) but have just had a door made at a local blacksmiths. Cost a tiny ?10 - very happy.

Have been doing lots of finishing work - BBQ on side, marble work surface, patio etc last few weeks - so will post some pictures when it's all complete.

[Salvager]

Re: 36" build in London, UK

Beautiful job and you'll be very popular with the neighbours no doubt!

I would have thought you could find all sorts of interesting old brick flues and flue caps etc. in London from building demolitions? Or reproductions for that matter.

Same with a door if you wanted one? I see quite a few on eBay.fr from wood burning ovens with the appropriate curved top. Not cheap though!

[GeorgePalmer]

Re: 36" build in London, UK

@PizzaIdiot - I don't have a photo from above but it's actually 3 large slate paving stones (a stylish dark bluestone) that we cut to size and joined with mortar between the stones. A few days later I then sealed the joins with an outside sealant just incase water sat on the roof and slowly seaped through the mortar over time

[PizzaIdiot]

Re: 36" build in London, UK

Looks great! You've even have a nice supply of wood!

Any pictures of the top/roof? How did you seal it?

Jeff

[GeorgePalmer]

Re: 36" build in London, UK

Hey guys,

After last weeks teaser, here's the last of the pics showing the finished oven. There's a few small bits to finish off this spring like paving stones, some herb pots on the roof and may even some floor lighting. But it's other otherwise finished and cooking great pizzas

George

[GeorgePalmer]

Re: 36" build in London, UK

Whoops didn't post last week - was my 30th birthday that weekend so was quite hungover!!

The first pic shows the casing going up around the finished dome, the second one is a top view with the dome wrapped in insulation, the third has the decorative arch finished (& you can can see the look we're aiming for) and the last is me working out the best positions for the chimney.

Next week the finished oven!

[GeorgePalmer]

Re: 36" build in London, UK

@turkey - up in Clapham, you're more than welcome to come see it at some point if you're ever up that way

@PizzaIdiot - now that gives me a cunning idea...

[PizzaIdiot]

Re: 36" build in London, UK

In picture 5 on post 11, I think it's a great that you've put a zip line right to the pizza oven!

Jeff

[turkey]

Re: 36" build in London, UK

tease ;-)

looks great so far, can't wait to see it mid firing.

where abouts in London are you btw?

[GeorgePalmer]

Re: 36" build in London, UK

Here's another weekly instalment! This shows the progression and completion of the dome with the entrance arch.

Until next week...

[GeorgePalmer]

Re: 36" build in London, UK

Here's the next few. Insulation was laid down on top of a bit of cement/fire clay mixture to make sure the floor was absolutely 100% flat. We wrapped the insulation boards in tin foil on the advice of a local guy and laid the floor directly on top of that. The rest of the photos are the oven floor and first few layers. We definitely found building the dome the most time consuming part of the whole build but as with all these things got more efficient as we went along.

[GeorgePalmer]

Re: 36" build in London, UK

It is like a mini-series. You know that the producers and cast know how it's going to turn out, but thet keep you hanging on the edge of your seat

What ever way you want to present if fine by me. Just keep the pics coming.
Join us next week same time same station

Ha Ha! I was away for a long weekend this weekend so was a day late!!! Normal service resumes on Sunday this week folks...

[Gulf]

Re: 36" build in London, UK

It is like a mini-series. You know that the producers and cast know how it's going to turn out, but thet keep you hanging on the edge of your seat

What ever way you want to present if fine by me. Just keep the pics coming.
Join us next week same time same station

[GeorgePalmer]

Re: 36" build in London, UK

Hey all,

Here's the next lot of pics. Was a bit worried whether the wood would hold the concrete weight having never done this before but it turned out fine! The iron is to support a row of decorative bricks along the front which will become clear next week.

G

[GeorgePalmer]

Re: 36" build in London, UK

Just seen all the replies. The oven is already built I'm just posting a few pics each week.

The bricks are what are locally called stock bricks. They're new but made to look like the old Victorian bricks, and are 8-8.5cm high which is slightly larger than modern bricks. 9 courses + mortar makes the total height 85cm at the point shown in the last photo. The concrete slab that went on was 15cm = 1m. Then there's the insulation layer, around 10cm, before getting to the brick floor, making the oven cooking floor height just under 1.2m. We tested this before building finding it the perfect height although I should say I'm only 5'6"!!