42" build in Ontario

[dochertyq]

Re: 42" build in Ontario

Well, I started assembling the house over the oven - steel studs are great to work with, why have I never used these things before? I managed to pick up a pile of them for a buck each at a Habitat for Humanity charity shop.
I've started on the vent chamber walls, will work on the buttressing tomorrow. I think I'll drill into the pad and insert some rebar to help out. I know I saw that in somebody's posting, but I can't remember whose. Thanks for the idea
I'm still wondering about lighting and bringing power to the oven, as it's a bit away from the house. It would be nice to have some lights at it, as we are in a dark sky zone, so, in the winter it would mean working with a flashlight until the fire caught. It would be handy to have some kind of decorative hanging light on an arm that could be swung back and forth. I might leave myself an opening in the vent chamber walls for oven lights something like Mainelotus, though mine would be higher up and shining downward. We'll see...

Q

the race is not always to the swift...

[hodgey1]

Re: 42" build in Ontario

Q

Your build is coming along nicely. As far as lighting goes, I used an idea from a forum member and put lighting in the gable end soffit . I saw it in action on his build and it did a get job of lighting up the entrance and front work area. I am still looking for the appropriate post mounted light for my pizza prep area.

Chris
Link to my build photo album: http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/memb...nsylvania.html

[dochertyq]

Re: 42" build in Ontario

Thanks, Hodgey1,
Lights in the soffit sounds like something I can still add at this point. I got away from the build for a while during Canadian Thanksgiving, but have now got the frame of the house up and most of the roof on.
Thank goodness it has started to rain again - I can't imagine working on this thing in dry weather!
Anyway, last week I went through the curing fires cycle, and on Friday got it up to cooking temperature. We put fifteen pizzas through it, and they were amazing!
The very first fire was started with a take-out pizza box. Hopefully symbolic...
Now I have to add the insulation, and finish the house!
I've attached a picture of the first pizza.
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[hodgey1]

Re: 42" build in Ontario

I love the symbolism of the burning take out box.

Your pizza looks awesome, nice photo. Congratulations on having achieved the point of actually being able to cook in your new WFO. Fifteen pizza must have been quit a party, enjoy it before it snows.