Shoot from the hip South West build

[ThomasHohner]

Hello All,

Long time lurker first time Pizza Oven builder. I'm a Business Intelligence Manager by day and a beer-drinking DIYer by nights and weekends. I am calling this the shoot from the hip build because I did not really plan anything. I am just going with the flow and if its not perfect that's okay with me. Its the fun of building it and problem solving that I enjoy. I'm taking the approach from the movie The Martian" solve one problem at a time.

My name is Thomas and I live in Albuquerque NM. Here are some pics of my progress so far and I will continue to add as I get time to build.

[ThomasHohner]

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[UtahBeehiver]

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[ThomasHohner]

Starts with a dream https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q...aXw9RrLI2JWgFD

[ThomasHohner]

Here is a link to all the slab pour photos.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WGpR7yhbtaLoCsZA7

[ThomasHohner]

After pouring the slab at the end I did not like how ugly the patio was. Asked a contractor to resurface they said they would have to tear out and repour for $4800 dollars. I instead got a grinder, ground out cracks and refilled them then stained the concrete. i think it was around $250 to do that.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/UcVrHxhYXevets8a6

[ThomasHohner]

Wife and were thinking you cannot have a pizza without fresh herbs so i added this herb garden.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Hqj3oEwEBG3HCPKQ8

[ThomasHohner]

Here are photos of the base build. I dry stacked a few times but every other cell is filled with rebar and concrete. There is even horizontal rebar and pour at the top. Decided i want a Santa Maria Grill on the side. I did drill in rebar anchors into the slab.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/p3FjtKbox953ponLA

[ThomasHohner]

Had to stop with the Pizza oven and build a Patio Cover. We saved over 4K doing it ourselves.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/EiCqKmBSFWgh4YC36

[ThomasHohner]

This weekend hoping to pour the top slab and put up stone veneer. Broke my hand so moving a little slower. But its getting closer.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/XvXGBBqJyNgvriR76

[UtahBeehiver]

Doing some nice work there.

[ThomasHohner]

Thanks UtahBeehiver ! I am hoping to have a bunch more progress this weekend. The i can order my insulation which i will do from here on Forno Bravo. I also need to order my fire bricks but i'm trying to figure out how many i will need for a 36 inch dome.

[ThomasHohner]

Poured the top with the wifes help. Now i need to get the brick and insulation. This weekend i'll put up the stone venneer.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/vEtKL85bkS97erj16

[ThomasHohner]

Here are some more progress pics. I was able to get almost all of my stone veneer up. I need to do some touch up where some of the cuts were. Basically doing all corners with that Veneer was a pain. I will keep working on the grill box until my insulation comes in for the oven floor.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/bJevU1o3aJPjSFXc9