Aloha Boogie-D here from hawaii

[NCMan]

Well this is very encouraging gulf and nc man... do you cook directly on these bricks or use a pizza stone..???

if I have problems getting my super duty fire bricks from California I may go this route... thank for the input... it’s very helpful in keeping me motivated

I didn't see a link, but yes, we cook directly on the floor all the time. No issues.

[Boogie-D]

Well there’s plenty of that here mark.. any time... we have plenty of space and maybe you can drag my mate from piha along he has never been here either..

[MarkJerling]

You should Mark... it’s awesome... do you surf? Hawaiian airlines had a cheap direct flight for 865$ round trip prior to Covid... we have a very big yard and you could always tent camp at my place to save some coin.. I found in my travels the kiwi good folks and have much in common with the Hawaii culture.. ki Ora

Thank you for the offer! I'm not a surfer, sorry! I just like the sea! (Swimming, snorkeling, etc)

[Boogie-D]

Well this is very encouraging gulf and nc man... do you cook directly on these bricks or use a pizza stone..???

if I have problems getting my super duty fire bricks from California I may go this route... thank for the input... it’s very helpful in keeping me motivated

[Gulf]

Yes. My oven floor is going on 8-9 years, I use it year round. No problems.

[Boogie-D]

It’s not the oven I am talking about... it’s the floor... can the bricks in the web link above be used as a floor

from site:::: Fire Bricks are designed to withstand higher temperatures for longer periods of time and are ideal for building residential fireplaces, outdoor firepits, and grills. Use with Mortar Clay. Meets ASTM C-1261 Standard Specification for Firebox Brick for Residential Fireplaces.

[Gulf]

It may not be a popular opinion, but I have no problem using the low duty ones.

+1 on that. I would guess that the majority of the ovens documented on this site were built with low duty firebrick. Most brick yards only stock what is required for fireplaces. So that is what is most common to find.

[Boogie-D]

"tileco" oahu Here’s the spec for the brick we can get locally.... nc man is this what you used for the floor..

[NCMan]

There’s one place that sells the maddox brands clay fire brick used for fire places... use this brick on pizza oven floor?

It may not be a popular opinion, but I have no problem using the low duty ones. Have used them a few times w/no issues, especially if that's all you can get. True, medium are better, but sometimes you just use what you can get, etc. I know others that have used them also w/no issues. Weren't the ones (mediums)you were looking into 3" thick? I'd weigh the pros and cons and go w/it. I can only say if it were mine and it became an issue getting the mediums and cost/time was another factor, I wouldn't hesitate to roll w/the low duty ones. Just be sure they are actual, low duty firebrick, not clay reds.

[Boogie-D]

There’s one place that sells the maddox brands clay fire brick used for fire places... use this brick on pizza oven floor?

[UtahBeehiver]

You need to reduce the pic size to 1.25 mg or less and you can attach abt 5 per post. There are lot of free apps or software which will allow you to reduce pic size.

[NCMan]

I may be new to building cast pizza ovens but I have been building homes since I was17... I started off with a concrete company who specialized it stand up concrete walls... we did miles and miles of stand up walls for highways, prisons, hotels, and residential hillside retaining walls.... we cast all kind of stuff... I moved so many huge forms... tied miles of rebar and poured concrete from trucks that ran all day... I then got into framing... I spent time on the siding crew,,, windows.. trim... roofing... drywall... etc,,, I have a load of tools... I like to think I can build a house from the ground up with a little help from my plumbing and electrical buddies... I think I have a good grasp of the building process for casting a wfo.. materials is the big issue in Hawaii... which led me here.. you tube got me thinking... and in the course of research here I am at my first attempt and learning a lot as I go..... I feel confident I can do it.. but hope that I can get the oven floor bricks... no oven floor bricks... no oven... wish I could post you guys some pics of the “dojo” I built in the first week of Covid lockdown... but the forum won’t allow me to load even 1 pic due to being to large.. ?... is there a trick to loading pics? Shoot... hope your all enjoying the holidays.. it’s been raining all day here..

So, can you get low duty bricks there or none at all?

[Boogie-D]

I may be new to building cast pizza ovens but I have been building homes since I was17... I started off with a concrete company who specialized it stand up concrete walls... we did miles and miles of stand up walls for highways, prisons, hotels, and residential hillside retaining walls.... we cast all kind of stuff... I moved so many huge forms... tied miles of rebar and poured concrete from trucks that ran all day... I then got into framing... I spent time on the siding crew,,, windows.. trim... roofing... drywall... etc,,, I have a load of tools... I like to think I can build a house from the ground up with a little help from my plumbing and electrical buddies... I think I have a good grasp of the building process for casting a wfo.. materials is the big issue in Hawaii... which led me here.. you tube got me thinking... and in the course of research here I am at my first attempt and learning a lot as I go..... I feel confident I can do it.. but hope that I can get the oven floor bricks... no oven floor bricks... no oven... wish I could post you guys some pics of the “dojo” I built in the first week of Covid lockdown... but the forum won’t allow me to load even 1 pic due to being to large.. ?... is there a trick to loading pics? Shoot... hope your all enjoying the holidays.. it’s been raining all day here..

[NCMan]

Never been to South Africa... nor NZ.... but we have great waves here on the north shore it’s been firing every day

I've been to Hawaii once, about 15 or so years ago. Flew in to Honolulu for my nieces wedding. She was in the Navy then and stationed there. We stayed about 4-5 days, did the whole tourist thing and had a great time. Loved it.

[NCMan]

Yeah, we see you tuber builders come to us after the fact wondering why this or that does not work, at that point in time there is not much that can be done. There are some really bad and misleading youtube videos out there, especially p or v crete main domes on a yoga ball. Glad to see you found the forum before you headed too far down the rabbit hole. Plus we want all builders, no matter what their budgets are, to be successful. We are NOT after "subscriptions" or "likes"

Thanks for saying what needs to be said. Folks need to do lots of research before jumping in.