How much $$$ do you have in your oven

[C5dad]

Re: How much $$$ do you have in your oven

I am at about 500, but like TS, I scavenged a bunch! I still need to finish (about $200) and life should be good - LOL. Then comes the grill/smoker portion of the kitchen, the flagstone patio, addnl concrete...

[ronh]

Re: How much $$$ do you have in your oven

Took the 'lazy' way out and bought the primavera. I'd guess I'm into it for about $4k with the tools etc. Would I do it again? HECK YA! Its really become the focal point of our entertaining. In fact, we realized the other day we have not fired up our gas grill ONCE all summer!

[wotavidone]

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$500 Australian - including stuff I bought then didn't use, like castors, terracotta clay, etc.
I reckon that, doing it again I would bring it in for the same money with a thicker dome, more insulation and a rendered finish. Steel frame adds money i didn't need to spend once I decided not to make it mobile.
I didn't count the beer and wine consumed. I'd have drank that anyway, probably more if I wasn't working away.

[texman]

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Only a couple hundred bucks, but I am a scavenger and special case.

Tom
You have shamed us all and you are hurting the struggling Austin economy. You should spend all that money you saved and buy yourself something nice.

[brickie in oz]

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I stopped counting

Ive spent bucket loads of money on the pizza area, funny thing is I only enjoy 1 or 2 slices of pizza then Im done, but I do love having ppl over and making their night a good one......

[Tscarborough]

Re: How much $$$ do you have in your oven

Only a couple hundred bucks, but I am a scavenger and special case.

[texman]

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Lee
I thought i was saving money doing it myself instead of an FB unit. To give our host, James some kudos, i am not so sure. I wouldn't trade my oven, but i could have digested a lot of pizza by now instead of brick dust. For me, the oven has been the cheap part, i think. It is like buying a horse. The horse is usually the cheapest part. It is the new pickup, new trailer, new fence, new duds, bigger hat and the cattle to go with him that kills you. All the stuff around the oven is what really adds up. Especially in a kitchen setting. But just the oven cost:
Bricks and mortar plus shipping: $1,600
fb board and blanket:$477.00
base concrete and cmus: $250.00
Chimney "Chimzilla" pipe: $900
enclosure:$350
vermiculite:$165
brick base veneer: $50
rope/gasket:$50
IT materials:$45
beer:$113 (i only included what i drank while working)
saw:$250
blades:$300
TOTAL so far (not done yet BTW) $4,550.00
kitchen to put it in: not priceless
Tracy

[Lburou]

Re: How much $$$ do you have in your oven

I stopped counting at $15000 for our project...But I had a lot of contractor help.



I'd have been happy with a premade oven on casters from fornobravo at one fifth the cost.

[moose13]

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looks awesome Sable.
I hope i can retire like that some day.

[moose13]

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Approximation at best...

400 firebricks at 1.18 each....$475

Rebar.................................$100

Block..................................$125

Portland, sand, lime, clay........$120

Insulation.............................$450

stucco materials....................$300

hired labor for
three days help with stucco.....$450

double walled chimney
assembly, cap, and base...........$200


Thermocouples embeded in oven $120

Approximate total...$2340

Call it $2500 to account for buying a few tools, and assorted crap.


That's for a barrel vault measuring 36 inches wide by 42 inches deep. Still need to do the countertop. I'll probablly use pavers since I already have them and mortar.

Great looking oven, nice job!
Thanks for the reply!

[SableSprings]

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To date here's my cost list:

$1,150 - 18'x18' concrete pad, prep & pour
2,715 - Materials for oven, stand, & carts
2,770 - Materials for outbuilding & food prep room modifications
1,530 - Equipment (knee pads, power/hand tools, peels, rentals, etc.)
650 - Wood shed materials
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$8,835 total cost for retirement project...and worth every penny!

[OzOvenBuilder]

Re: How much $$$ do you have in your oven

Probably a bit under $3000 by the time I scratched and scrounged a few things...the last one I built for someone else, probably $5000 - $5500 by the time everything was accounted for!

[WJW]

Re: How much $$$ do you have in your oven

Approximation at best...

400 firebricks at 1.18 each....$475

Rebar.................................$100

Block..................................$125

Portland, sand, lime, clay........$120

Insulation.............................$450

stucco materials....................$300

hired labor for
three days help with stucco.....$450

double walled chimney
assembly, cap, and base...........$200


Thermocouples embeded in oven $120

Approximate total...$2340

Call it $2500 to account for buying a few tools, and assorted crap.


That's for a barrel vault measuring 36 inches wide by 42 inches deep. Still need to do the countertop. I'll probablly use pavers since I already have them and mortar.

[brickie in oz]

Re: How much $$$ do you have in your oven

$3000.......................

[Tscarborough]

Re: How much $$$ do you have in your oven

Maybe 200 bucks.