Advise please- dome

[Joesmoe45]

Hi everyone,

Enjoying researching on this board. Started my base last week just trying to figure out how to move forward any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Main purpose will be pizzas.

Base: 3" perlite cement, 1/2" sand, firebrick

Dome:

Option 1- brick dome

Option 2- one row of bricks then fill with sand and cast dome on top of bricks with castable refractory with stainless steel fibers

Option 3- full castable refractory dome in 2 sections

Insulation:

Option 1- 3" perlite cement, chicken wire, stucco, paint

Option 2- 1" perlite cement, 1" rock wool or ceramic blanket, chicken wire, stucco, paint


Apologies for all the questions.

[RandyJ]

Re: Advise please- dome

Most around here do the brick dome but there are a few that have cast there domes. As for the base I went with 4" of ceramic fiber board. But look around and ask questions you will get the answers you are looking for.

Randy

[Lburou]

Re: Advise please- dome

There is a lot better chance of a great oven going brick by brick. However, if you insist on casting an oven, here are some links that will help:

http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f43/...oven-9380.html

http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f6/m...oven-9230.html

http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f2/e...tml#post127498

[mrchipster]

Re: Advise please- dome

I thought I would just be doing pizza at the start but I find I do much more bread and other lower temp cooking than pizza. I am really glad I added extra and better insulation.

[Greenman]

Re: Advise please- dome

Like Chip I too use my oven for other baking much more than pizza. I cook pizza once a month and use my oven every week to cook a variety of food.

Better to build for the best heat retention that you can achieve. It is no burden to carry and not an option to retrofit.

I have made three ovens now and have used brick. In the long term the extra time with the build is of little consequence and I enjoy the traditional material.

All the best with your planning and your build.