Newbie homemade oven project...

[Poohbair]

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What is your ratio of portland/perlite?

probably close to 50/50?? I didn't measure, I just poured it in a 5 gallon bucket and mixed it up.

[stonecutter]

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What is your ratio of portland/perlite? I personally think you are fine with what you have. Best option? No. Will it work? Yes.

[brickie in oz]

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The floor over the bottles is Perilite / Mortar Mix that ranges from 2" to 5" thick???

At least you have insulation, itll be interesting to see how the oven performs heat wise.

[Moose4Life]

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Was getting ready with my pour, probably put 14 hours of research on this site, and then i saw win bottles...and now im thinking how cool it would be if i told people my hearth was filled with drunkeness. It sounds like it would be strong enough and use air for insulation, but i havent seen anyone else do this yet. Would like to hear an opinion cause i have a wife that likes wine

[Poohbair]

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Poohbair,

Listen to Brickie's advice, "good" floor insulation makes or breaks the ovens, there are many examples of builders who did not insulate the floor properly and went on with their builds only to ask why their ovens do not work correctly. If not CaSi board, vermiculite or perlcrete concrete mix will work too, just thicker. We just don't want to say later told you so.

The floor over the bottles is Perilite / Mortar Mix that ranges from 2" to 5" thick???

[UtahBeehiver]

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Poohbair,

Listen to Brickie's advice, "good" floor insulation makes or breaks the ovens, there are many examples of builders who did not insulate the floor properly and went on with their builds only to ask why their ovens do not work correctly. If not CaSi board, vermiculite or perlcrete concrete mix will work too, just thicker. We just don't want to say later told you so.

[Poohbair]

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picked up a steel 55 gallon drum yesterday. Hoping to use that to build my oven around....

[Poohbair]

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Its too late now!!

Was searching around today trying to locate a propane tank end, but did not have any luck. I will search some more, but may end up going with cob afterall.

[brickie in oz]

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You need to get some calcium silicate board down before you lay the hearth bricks, that is the insulation, not bottles.

[Poohbair]

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Beats me. Most of the cob ovens that I looked at had them for insulation? I really have no idea what I am doing. I just want to cook pizza

[brickie in oz]

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Whats the idea with all the bottles?

[Poohbair]

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Was planning on cob oven, but I am really digging these steel dome ovens... hmmmmmmm... got me thinking

[Poohbair]

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So that is where I am at as of yesterday. Hoping to get my fire bricks set this weekend after go fishing. I am thinking of using Thinset so that I can get the fire bricks all as flat and level as possible... The base is full of sand, and then has a layer of wine bottles and Perlite, and then I mixed a batch of Mortar with a bunch of Perlite mixed into it and put it over the top. The perimiter of the base has 240lbs of concrete and 160lbs of mortar poured down into the holes, along with alot of empty PBR cans to fill the empty holes.

Planning on a cob style oven on top with no chimney.

[Poohbair]

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[Poohbair]

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