Oven On the WAY!

[Howie]

Thanks for the complements! I'm honered that someone would put the idea of the round base to use. Have at it! I'm sure it's not the first round oven. But I do think it's the first time somebody built a form out of Luan, 1/8" FRP and 1 5/8" metal stud for 1400 lbs of concrete and "Got Away With It!". I designed and did the layout for the patio with a round concept to deal with the irregular shape of the yard. The slab work and pavers were professionaly installed by a mason who spent 14 years in Italy working in the trade. Still not sure he's off the metric system.. but I'm real happy with the results.
I'm begining to think the pourpose of this thread is to show just how much fun can be had installing one of these ovens.

[Keith Oertli]

Howie this looks awesome. Is this your design or did you have it professionaly done?


I really like the round base design, Do you mind if I use your concept in future design/builds?

K.O.

[Howie]

Thanks Rick,
The Brick is all S&H City Hall Pavers. The perimeter brick was set on edge over a 6"X12" concerete base and mortared into place. The the center patio is set over Site Pack and Stone Dust. The front of the oven is built from the same pavers. Some thought is going into the next two coarses. The base as you see it now is where the slip plane begins. So the next two coarses of brick will be indapendant of the base as it's seen now. I'm convinced it can be had. Yea.. go round! By the time I'm finished with the prototype I'll be able to warn you of all the gremlins one might run into along the way. My next big step is finding vericulite in the area. Any ideas?

[oventhusiast]

Hi Howie,
The patio looks great! Are the bricks in the base the same as the floor of the patio? (or is the patio floor made of pavers as opposed to brick?)
You may have convinced me to build a round base oven. It looks super!!
Rick M

[Howie]

Here's some shots of the area the masons were doing. Now that they're gone I can get back to building the insulated hearth.

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[russ1126]

Awsome looks good

[Howie]

Oven Option

Here's a few shots of the Masons working on the patio today.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/100_0018.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/100_0023.jpg

[Howie]

The Masons are Here!

Thanks Bob! The Brazilian Mason Team has arived! These guys are tearing up the yard like there's no tomorow. I'll have to step back while they perform their magic on the 1100 square foot "Oven Option" we will someday refer to as the Patio. And to think... It's all about the Pizza!

[Bob C]

Howie, your work looks great.

I like the round base...good work.

Bob C

[Howie]

Getting Started

Getting started stacking brick this morning. I was kind of excited at first.. then I found out how tedious this type of work is. Hats Off to the Masons!
The inner wall of brick will eventually get arched to a 45" radius to mimic the opening on the Premio oven opening.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...100_0003_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...100_0005_3.jpg

[Robert Musa]

Concrete is heavy. Should have went out and bought that weight lifting belt.

Looking great! I can sympathize with respect to lifting concrete. My all time low weight for the last five years was the monday morning after pouring my hearth. I swear I lost 10 pounds that weekend.

[Howie]

Getting it Ready

Here's a shot of the fanning that goes around the concrete slab. There are two other "Patio" slabs that get this treatment. There is over 200 linear feet of this work contracted out to the "Brazilians" but there not here yet. I had to do about six feet of it myself because the oven front comes out on the fan a bit.. The brick sets on 6"of concrete so it took a bit of time to get it ready.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...100_0012_2.jpg

[Howie]

Something to Work With

So here it is. Now I have something to work with. Looking back and reflecting on the happenings here's what I found. Concrete is heavy. Should have went out and bought that weight lifting belt. Could have used a few of those Santorini sugar cubes halfway through the mix for a little energy too. But all went pretty good other than the form was a bit flimsy and I could not manhandle the mix the way it should have been to make it nice and smooth. Time to start the frontal brickwork!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...100_0009_2.jpg

[david]

That looks great Howie,now I wish I had done a round one?..........Next one !I think mine will look like a Santorini Sugar Cube church-but then again,anything can happen in the next half hour...Thunderbirds are go!

[Robert Musa]

looks absolutely beautiful. better go out and buy that weight lifting belt tho.