Insulation for base HELP

[shvuntz]

Right... we have made a concrete base in the ground.about 5-6inches deep, could someone give me a blow by blow account of whats next, we want to use a hollow type breezeblock base, then what?..is it cement, then how does it get the best insulation?
tell me step by step.please...Thank you

[vincent]

Re: Insulation for base HELP

Shvuntz; go to the Forno Bravo Store. There you'll find the plans for building a WFO. The download is free and the information is invaluable. And any other questions i'm sure will be happily answered by others who have already or are currently building.This is a great site.

[dmun]

Re: Insulation for base HELP

Wow. They still make breeze blocks in the uk? That's long gone in the states. For those too young to remember:



My image search showed that "Breeze block" is UK for "Concrete block" in the US. Two nations divided by a common tongue. My mistake.

By the way, another link to a version of the plans is:

Brick Oven Plans | Build an Italian Brick Oven

[shvuntz]

Re: Insulation for base HELP


I have downloaded the forno bravo info as suggested..it's really good, and I have printed it out, and put it in a ring binder..lots of pages of good info.
Its our new bible, we are off out to buy 'breeze blocks' or maybe those hollow ones you can fill with cement..
thank you x