Laruvious

[slaris]

Well, I started my oven about 3 months ago.. I did not start a thread due to the fact that I really did not have much to offer. Everything I did was something I read in someone elses posts in this forum. The oven is almost done with and I just wanted to post some pics of the progress.. not that What I did is any different but I got my ideas from everyone elses perspectives in their pictures. So maybe someone else might see something in a different perspective from my pics...
ALL critisism is welcome.. especially negative... for I am still learning!

Steve

[slaris]

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Breaking Ground!



Cheap Labor

[Faith In Virginia]

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Looks good so far...but you need an adult sized shovel. ;-)

[buckeyebreadman]

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Well, yer screwin' up right off the bat man!........lift with your knees!....you're gonna throw a disc shoveling like that.....
otherwise, looks good.......
I like the cheap labor part....

[slaris]

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Well, yer screwin' up right off the bat man!........lift with your knees!....you're gonna throw a disc shoveling like that.....
otherwise, looks good.......
I like the cheap labor part....

It seems the pic angle/timing made it look worse that it really was... but will keep it in mind for the next oven.

[slaris]

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The pouring..

The Vibration..

The Slab is done!

[slaris]

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The Cheap Labor runs the Project!


Once we finished the slab.. We decided that we will expand the project by making a Full BBQ Station.. with a Roasting Pit, A propane gas side burner and a Serving Counter/Table.

[slaris]

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The Expansion

The Inspection

The Inspector

[slaris]

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Arch to Wood Storage

Proping LARUVIUS

LARUVIUS Done..

[slaris]

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A Few Days Later


And the Moment we were waiting for the start of the OVEN!




Hearth Slab. is done.

[slaris]

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5:1 vermiculite/concrete as base

Boards from FB on top of Vermiculite/concrete base

[slaris]

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Here is where I pause to apologize there are missing pictures in the sequence.. I am still looking for the mem. stick!

[slaris]

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Once the dome was completed I did a 1/2 coat of heatstop and then put on a 2 -4 inch coat of 20:1 vermiculite/concrete. and filled the void of the housing with just vermiculite.
The Chimney is a double wall insulated Duravent from FB.





This is basically where I am at, at the moment.


I will try and find the missing pics.. We have never done any concrete, Brick laying before.. but with the wealth of information in this forum and a little desire we managed to make it happen! I will continue to post pictures till we finish the whole project... the cheap labor has set a deadline, for they want to have a 21st B'd party in July... hopefully we'll be done.

[slaris]

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Looks good so far...but you need an adult sized shovel. ;-)

The Cheap labor did not complain.. so I did not mind... I just did an honorary ground breaking pose

[Les]

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Nice build. I'm curious about the term "LARUVIUS" I googled it but it takes me to your posts. Whatever / whoever it is, very clever use for the keystone!