Questions/Clarification,

[Gulf]

Re: Questions/Clarification,

Mike,
Welcome to the forum. I sure hope that somebody else jumps in here who may have read your questions a little more clearly than me

1. The ceramic board is only 2 cm thick (.78"), is it ok to stack 3 pieces to get my desired thickness? I am not planning on using vermiculite on the floor.

2. Ceramic blanket can be obtained in either 1 cm (.4") or 2 cm (.8"). I plan on 3" so is one thickness better than the other for layering? Vermiculite will be added on the dome.

I would go with the 2 cm in both cases, If that was the thickest that I could source.


3. My biggest area of confusion. Once I lay the ceramic insulation, should there be a gap between the insulation and soldier blocks? also a gap between the soldiers and fb's since they are on top of the insulation???
I have also seen some desgns with the bricks on top of the floor insulation? I assume the fire brick floor would also have a gap to the soldier blocks?

The entire oven, both the floor brick and the walls of the dome should be placed on top of the insulation. Think of the insulation as a cocoon, that totally separates/incapsulates the firebrick from anything structural that could possibly "suck" the heat out of your cooking compartment.


I hope I am explaining this correctly....I need to get this across to the builder so if I am confused then there is no hope.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Mike
(I promise to post my build once I get started.)

Mike,

Some sketches of what you are planning to do might help us understand more clearly. It is a lot easier to redisign a sketch than it is to tear down and start over .

[mmissler]

First of all thanks for all the posters on here, I have read hours of posts and am getting ready for my oven to be built (by someone else). I live in Thailand so sourcing of some items are a challenge. I realize I will be asking duplicate questions but it is for peace of mind, my builder only speaks Thai so there is a lot of interpretation going on between him and my wife.

First of all I have found a good souce for ceramic installation.
1. The ceramic board is only 2 cm thick (.78"), is it ok to stack 3 pieces to get my desired thickness? I am not planning on using vermiculite on the floor.

2. Ceramic blanket can be obtained in either 1 cm (.4") or 2 cm (.8"). I plan on 3" so is one thickness better than the other for layering? Vermiculite will be added on the dome.

3. My biggest area of confusion. Once I lay the ceramic insulation, should there be a gap between the insulation and soldier blocks? also a gap between the soldiers and fb's since they are on top of the insulation???
I have also seen some desgns with the bricks on top of the floor insulation? I assume the fire brick floor would also have a gap to the soldier blocks?

I hope I am explaining this correctly....I need to get this across to the builder so if I am confused then there is no hope.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Mike
(I promise to post my build once I get started.)