Oven number two..

[brickie in oz]

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Im putting corrugated tin inside the top as there a few voids that cant be over come, I think the tin will stop any moisture.

You can see Ive left piers to support the corry, Ive used some old hard bags of cement that got wet as filler next to the old oven base.

[david s]

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Brickie,
Try slapping some product on the stand like Bondcrete or Silasec to prevent rising damp, before you cast the slab. You won't be able to do anything about it once that slab is down.

[brickie in oz]

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The base is now done.
I have next Wednesday off so will pour the concrete slab then.

I can almost smell the pizzas.....

[brickie in oz]

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Just a quick safety note.
I have a full face helmet that draws air in and blows it down your face after filtering it twice down to 2 micron.

Similar to this one (just an older version)


But after a few hours on a wet saw I could feel my nose getting crusty from the dust, a paper mask just wont do.

[brickie in oz]

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Had another go at cutting the bluestone today and will have more than enough to finish the base off tomorrow.

[bris-pizza-oven]

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your hobby is laying bricks ...wierdo nah looks good brickie when your in brisbane next let know and you can practice on my next oven

[C5dad]

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Brikie,

That looks awesome. I would love to get some bluestone like that where I live. Oh well, lick and stick rock it is for me!

Chris

[brickie in oz]

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Looking really nice. Isn't it annoying to have to do all that work just to get to floor level, when you're itching to get into the build proper.

Sort of, but my main hobby is bricklaying so I love it.

I also get paid for my hobby from builders, how cool is that..

I must admit Im itching to cook with a WFO again, Im missing it.

[david s]

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Looking really nice. Isn't it annoying to have to do all that work just to get to floor level, when you're itching to get into the build proper.

[brickie in oz]

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I gave the base a quick dilute wash this arvo I know its really to soon seeing as I only laid them yesterday but I wanted to see if Id got the colours right.
I think I did..

The bricks I put in the wall really blend in well and the quoins stand out well too.

[Johnny the oven man]

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Thats coming along nicely B in Oz.

[OscarA]

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Very nice I like all the different size blocks with bricks mixed in.
Wish I had the artistic flare (and skill) to try something like that. At this stage I'm just going to add some color and render my base.

[brickie in oz]

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Oscar as you know there is an abundance of Bluestone in Melbourne and very cheap.
Try buying sandstone in Sydney they want $20 per piece as against $4 a piece for Bluestone in Melbourne.

Ive gone for the brushed weathered look, Ive brushed it 4 or 5 times already but it wont come to life until I acid wash it.

The bricklayer comes out in me on the 6th course right hand side in the Brushed2 pic, I just cant help it.

With random stone you are not to supposed to get repetitive.

As you can see Ive chucked a few blue burnt bricks into the mix just to be different. (not the quoins (corners))

[OscarA]

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Will look impressive once it's all cleaned up. Nice work I'm watching with interest.

[brickie in oz]

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A few more brickie. Are you still building an elliptical shaped oven?

I still am going to build a very low roofed barrel type-ish at this stage, but it could all change...

And I think will need some more rock too.

At the 7 hour stage and when I knocked off for the day.
I am putting a course of bricks around the top to finish it off.
The top is the height of the concrete slab, Ive allowed for some shoulders on both sides at slab height so I can put stuff, like, beer for example.

One side and the front are complete and Ive started down the other side, there is nothing on the back as it backs onto the shed.