Oven and Fire Pit Build

[KiwiGeorge]

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Nice effort, that was a lot of work quickly,

I have also nearly finished my oven, but I need to wait for my mate with the computer skills so I can post some photos of it.

Iam looking into thermometers at the moment and planning the roof.

looking good.

Grant.

Hey Grant,

I've got the front arch done now and have had an industrial heat gun inside the oven that has slowly been turned up each day to begin the cure process. Over four days we have now reached 100c. The air coming out has been steadily getting drier, but is still holding a fair bit of moisture. I'm away tomorrow but am considering that it's time for a small fire on Sunday...

Once I've got it dried out a fair bit, then I'll do the render coat over the top.

[clinch]

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Nice effort, that was a lot of work quickly,

I have also nearly finished my oven, but I need to wait for my mate with the computer skills so I can post some photos of it.

Iam looking into thermometers at the moment and planning the roof.

looking good.

Grant.

[KiwiGeorge]

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[KiwiGeorge]

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The hearth fitting was on Christmas eve - fast forward a little (and with a lack of photos I'm afraid) to last week...

[cobblerdave]

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Gudday
Well that must be hebel ......or that fella gunna get a hernia doing that to often
Regards dave

[KiwiGeorge]

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Insulative layer x2 being fitted

[KiwiGeorge]

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Bricks all done, now installing the hearth

[the_dr_masuess]

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Looks like a great entertaining space. Good luck. I'll keep watching the thread to see your progression.

[clinch]

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That sounds like it will do the trick, and look quite cool to.

Grant.

[KiwiGeorge]

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Hi there, what part of the country are you in, Iam in Christchurch,

Like the look of what you are doing there, Iam building a pizza oven at the moment as well, just bricking the dome now.

good luck with yours.

Grant.

H Grant,

I'm in Plamerston North - so less of a shaking problem and more of a wind one instead!

I'm going to push on with the bricks I have, but make up an external steel skeleton of sorts that I will dyna-bolt to the bricks once they are all in place. Hopefully that will solve the problem of not having the cores cemented together. On the plus side, this isn't our "forever" house and, like a lot of the garden, is more of a trial!

[TropicalCoasting]

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Hi Grant,

Toomulla is in North Queensland not much chance of disappearing into the ground more so of getting blown away.

use more rio

[clinch]

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Hi Grant,

Toomulla is in North Queensland not much chance of disappearing into the ground more so of getting blown away.

Yea sorry I new that, Iam not that good at this sort of stuff, I was trying to reply to the kiwi.

Cheers.

[clinch]

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Hi there, what part of the country are you in, Iam in Christchurch,

Like the look of what you are doing there, Iam building a pizza oven at the moment as well, just bricking the dome now.

good luck with yours.

Grant.

[Toomulla]

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Hi Grant,

Toomulla is in North Queensland not much chance of disappearing into the ground more so of getting blown away.

[clinch]

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Hi there I like your area, What part of the country are you in? Iam in Christchurch, and I would be putting as much steel in your base as you can scrounge up,
You wont need long bits but put them were it matters on the corners if you can and where the blocks meet you oven floor.

It will help when the weight goes on and if your foundations move... and dear I say the word, if you have a tremor.

Grant.