Michigan WFO

[fxpose]

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Beautifully done!!

[dbhansen]

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That's a fine piece of work, Mike! Congratulations!! Here you were trailing me for the summer and now you zoom ahead to the finish line. Must feel great (but weird) to be done.
- Daren

[mfiore]

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Thanks, everyone! I really appreciate the comments.

As fun as this has been, I found it to be fairly anxiety inducing. I really have no building experience. Actually, this couldn't be any further from my day job. That's one of my reasons for taking photos and documenting the build. The people I work with won't believe I didn't hire this out!

I've spent countless hours at the library reading about masonry, framing, roofing, slate, etc. I wouldn't have even attempted this without the forum. Thanks again.

Daren, the oven's never really done, is it? I still would like some lighting, landscaping, and a door to cover the wood storage areas.

[Dino_Pizza]

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Congratulations Mike on a job well done. Your roof, stone facade and counter are beautiful. That last bit of functional copper treatment around the chimney is gorgeous too.

It just shows it's never too late or too hard not to learn new things. It's even better when you're actually GOOD at it, which you are. It's been fun watching your build and learning from it. Take care, Dino

[mfiore]

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It's been a long time since I've updated my thread. Here are some recent photos. We've re-landscaped the entire back yard to go along with the oven.

[stonylake]

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your yard looks awesome Mike... i'm having problems getting my oven finished, it's stuccoed and functional and i just can't seem to find the time to get my stonework done. hopefully before snow flies...

[gmchm]

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Very nice landscaping job. I bet the neighbors with swimming pools are jealous of you now. Great photos as well.

[Dino_Pizza]

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Your yard and landscaping look great Mike. It looks so much different than when you just completed it. I like that big rock on the left side of the oven. Is that a peach tree to the right?

I really like the lighting around your patio too. Looks like a great place to enjoy a pizza and a glass of wine, just like your pic.

And those pizza's! The crust looks nicely risen and colored. I saw your pics of the rolled flank steak too. Wasn't fun to fun to grill in the wfo?

Well done!
-Dino

[Bandrasco]

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Hey there Mike! That looks super fantastic!

It's great to see your project progress as it has. We've just received our first cool front in FL. today; headed out to my wood guy to stock up as we speak.

Great job on everything!

[mfiore]

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Thanks for the compliments! Dino, yep, we put a peach tree on either side of the oven. We were inspired by your lemon tree photos. This is as close as we get in Michigan!

[ja1724]

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Incredible work of art!

[texman]

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Really Beautiful ! Well Done ! I really enjoyed your pix and i am sure i will refer to them often. Ordered brick today from Larkin refractory in Georgia. Should be cutting brick in no time.

[mfiore]

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Thanks for the comments. Best of luck to you, texman. I look forward to your build!

[Jimney]

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Beautiful work and thank you for being so diligent with your posts!
Because of our climate, did you pour footings below the frontline or did you just do the slab on grade? How is the slab handling our freeze thaw cycles?

[mfiore]

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I dug below the frost line (48 inches) for a foundation below the slab. I think their are photos early in the thread. Zero problems with frost heave so far.