Hi All
I unfortunatley started my oven before I found this forum and have evolved it to suit a pompeii oven..
I have got the bricks, vermiculite etc to start the build and am finding this forum a great help..
My Main base is very sturdy and is filled with breeze blocks to support / spread weight of the oven. I have very deep foundations so am not worried about overall weight of the oven
Main Base
http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/atta...5&d=1187950084
MY QUESTION - Photo Attatched.
Ive been out tonight laying my paving slabs ontop of the base to create a level for my vermiculite insulation slab and also increase the area that the oven sits on..this vermiculite base will be as deep / to the level of the bricks that will edge it...
1. Is the vermiculite sturdy to lay as one piece with no steel / reinforcement ???
2. would it crack / move in winter with frost ( I live in England )
I see from other posts people have raised concerns about how brittle the slab is???
Cheers
Ross
I unfortunatley started my oven before I found this forum and have evolved it to suit a pompeii oven..
I have got the bricks, vermiculite etc to start the build and am finding this forum a great help..
My Main base is very sturdy and is filled with breeze blocks to support / spread weight of the oven. I have very deep foundations so am not worried about overall weight of the oven
Main Base
http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/atta...5&d=1187950084
MY QUESTION - Photo Attatched.
Ive been out tonight laying my paving slabs ontop of the base to create a level for my vermiculite insulation slab and also increase the area that the oven sits on..this vermiculite base will be as deep / to the level of the bricks that will edge it...
1. Is the vermiculite sturdy to lay as one piece with no steel / reinforcement ???
2. would it crack / move in winter with frost ( I live in England )
I see from other posts people have raised concerns about how brittle the slab is???
Cheers
Ross
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