Wood framing? How to protect it from the heat

[Dillbert]

Working with this existing framing left by previous owner. Reading on how to protect the wood under the pizza oven. Is there a thermal mat I can put in deer it before I put the vermiculite cement down?

[JRPizza]

Is it all wood? I'd be worried about protecting it from the mass of the oven. You should do a forum search for wood base/stand and see what has been done and or discussed in the past.

[Chach]

I'd be more worried about it rotting in the future than burning.

[Dillbert]

It’s all below grade treated

[JRPizza]

Like I said some ovens can be very heavy depending on size and how they are constructed and enclosed. If you want to build a larger all brick oven you might want to consider building a cinderblock stand. The cost and amount of work to get to where you are at using bricks would not be that significant.

[RandyJ]

I would agree whit all the others. I would be less concerned about fire and much more concerned about the weight of the oven. If you build a proper stand then it could last for centuries it is not that hard to build the stand. A few hundred dollars is all it will add to the costof the oven. I personally would not try save that little bit of money and compromise the long term stability of the oven.