Hi all,
I plan to build small adobe oven to try the whole WFO thing :-)
It's mostly for pizza, may be some bread, occasional use.
Please comment/critique my current plan.
1. dry stack 4 pillars out of cement blocks on the ground, no foundation. If the
oven moves and cracks a bit - no big deal, it's temporary.
2. Construct form out of 2x4 (go 2x6?) wood with plywood bottom. Pour 1:6 cement
to vermiculite into it. I suspect I might need some re-bar and a thin layer
(1"?) of regular concrete at the bottom to strengthen it up? I don't know what's
the strength of vermiculite/cement mix..?
Should I go with thicker base?
3. Dry lay 2.5" fire bricks flat for the hearth.
4. Mound sand for the shape, cover with paper
5. Mix Hawthorne 50 clay 1:3 with sand (I can get either masonry or concrete
sand).
6. Shape the round dome
24" internal diameter
14" int height
12" wide door
9" door height
4" thick walls
Should I consider chimney?
7. cut the door, dry the walls (wait few days?), take out the sand, make fire,
bake pizza :-)
8. Optional - insulate by 3-4" of 6:1 vermiculite/cement mix?
Thanks
I plan to build small adobe oven to try the whole WFO thing :-)
It's mostly for pizza, may be some bread, occasional use.
Please comment/critique my current plan.
1. dry stack 4 pillars out of cement blocks on the ground, no foundation. If the
oven moves and cracks a bit - no big deal, it's temporary.
2. Construct form out of 2x4 (go 2x6?) wood with plywood bottom. Pour 1:6 cement
to vermiculite into it. I suspect I might need some re-bar and a thin layer
(1"?) of regular concrete at the bottom to strengthen it up? I don't know what's
the strength of vermiculite/cement mix..?
Should I go with thicker base?
3. Dry lay 2.5" fire bricks flat for the hearth.
4. Mound sand for the shape, cover with paper
5. Mix Hawthorne 50 clay 1:3 with sand (I can get either masonry or concrete
sand).
6. Shape the round dome
24" internal diameter
14" int height
12" wide door
9" door height
4" thick walls
Should I consider chimney?
7. cut the door, dry the walls (wait few days?), take out the sand, make fire,
bake pizza :-)
8. Optional - insulate by 3-4" of 6:1 vermiculite/cement mix?
Thanks
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