My Old Kentucky Dome Enclosure

[Les]

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Ken,

Did you tie the decorative brick into the firebrick? Also, in the pic's, it doesn't look like a standard thickness for a brick. Is that just the camera or did you use splits?

Les...

[dbhansen]

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Looks awesome, Ken! Even better than your original Photoshop design.

Off-topic question: do you have any noticeable heat loss into the cement that butts up against the firebrick at the entryway?

[Ken524]

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I built my decorative entry arch this week. Well, it's not exactly an arch . I used a form but the shape turned out more like a triangle than an arch.

I'm humbly reminded that slapping together firebricks is child's play compared to working with standard brick and mortar. I resisted the temptation to tear it out when it was done; too tired to do it again. Now it's sort of growing on me.

It needs an acid wash to perk up the color.

[Ken524]

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Just a wee bit more progress to report. I've spent the last 2-3 weeks finishing the metal roofing trim. This is miserable work without the help of one of those aluminum bending tools the siding pro's use. Home Depot rents one, but it looked like it was around 20' long. Too much for my pickup.

Here are the pics of the finished trim:

[Ken524]

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Assuming that the metal roofing material had to be cut, what did you use to cut it? Did it need to be cut in only one or in both dimensions?

I needed 4' panels, so I bought (3) 8' x 3' sheets. It cuts pretty easily with a Skil Jigsaw/Sabresaw with a sheet metal blade.

[jet]

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The roof is all metal. I bought it from Home Depot. Some stores carry the material, some don't. I had to make some phone calls.

It wasn't too hard to install. Just another skill set to learn . I found matching green screws that included green rubber washers. The screws are self-tapping wood screws but they worked fine connecting the metal roofing to the steel studs.

Assuming that the metal roofing material had to be cut, what did you use to cut it? Did it need to be cut in only one or in both dimensions?

[dusty]

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Ken,
I have been away. I just caught up on your progress. Looks fantastic! Great to hear how well it works- no suprise. Must be quite a relief to finally be done! Congradulations.

dusty

[asudavew]

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Geez guys... I've had ONE major bake with my oven and now I'm supposed to be cookin' my own burger and tube steak buns??

I think homemade biscotti gives me a pass to get a few bags of Sam's Club buns. Besides, they were baked fresh in somebody's oven... in the past week or so...

lol

Good point!

And I must admit, I enjoy a fresh squishy hamburger bun with my BBQ too!

There I said it.

[Ken524]

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Geez guys... I've had ONE major bake with my oven and now I'm supposed to be cookin' my own burger and tube steak buns??

I think homemade biscotti gives me a pass to get a few bags of Sam's Club buns. Besides, they were baked fresh in somebody's oven... in the past week or so...

[asudavew]

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No burger buns? What are we supposed to eat it with... our fingers??

Buns baked in your oven!
Not store bought...

Dude, you are toast!

[Ken524]

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No burger buns? What are we supposed to eat it with... our fingers??

[asudavew]

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Watch out for CJim. If he hears that you used burger buns, you're going to get scolded!

That is definitely true!

[gjbingham]

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Watch out for CJim. If he hears that you used burger buns, you're going to get scolded!

[Ken524]

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Congrats my friend.
How did you serve that pulled pork?

Thanks Dave!
The pork was served warm on burger buns with pickles and Famous Dave's BBQ sauce. MMMMmmmm

[Ken524]

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Your oven looks great! Is the roof metal? Was it difficult to install?

Thanks John. The roof is all metal. I bought it from Home Depot. Some stores carry the material, some don't. I had to make some phone calls.

It wasn't too hard to install. Just another skill set to learn . I found matching green screws that included green rubber washers. The screws are self-tapping wood screws but they worked fine connecting the metal roofing to the steel studs.

I'm pretty pleased with the results.