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Hello,
I'm planning on building a pizza oven, 36" inner dome diameter. I am trying to avoid making a concrete base so I want the base of the oven to be made out of wood. My plan is to use 3 3/4 inch thick beams for legs connected by beams of the same thickness, a plus sign shape in the middle with 1 1/4 thick boards anchored on the beams connecting the legs, and support in the lower part of the structure as well with 1 1/4 thick boards. On top of that I'll be casting a reinforced concrete slab which the oven will sit on. Separating the slab from the oven chamber are a layer of fiber board and a layer of fire bricks.
Here are my questions:
1. Will the structure be strong enough? I'm not sure how heavy the oven will be. 2. How thick do I need the reinforced concrete slab to be so that the wooden base won't get hotter than 120f? I was thinking 3-4 inches? Is there a better way to insulate the oven from the wooden base?
Thank you
I'm planning on building a pizza oven, 36" inner dome diameter. I am trying to avoid making a concrete base so I want the base of the oven to be made out of wood. My plan is to use 3 3/4 inch thick beams for legs connected by beams of the same thickness, a plus sign shape in the middle with 1 1/4 thick boards anchored on the beams connecting the legs, and support in the lower part of the structure as well with 1 1/4 thick boards. On top of that I'll be casting a reinforced concrete slab which the oven will sit on. Separating the slab from the oven chamber are a layer of fiber board and a layer of fire bricks.
Here are my questions:
1. Will the structure be strong enough? I'm not sure how heavy the oven will be. 2. How thick do I need the reinforced concrete slab to be so that the wooden base won't get hotter than 120f? I was thinking 3-4 inches? Is there a better way to insulate the oven from the wooden base?
Thank you
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