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  • SpringJim
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    Re: Ben and Mia's Oven

    Well the stand is formed and the arch is in temporarily....

    I'm going to put some rebar in the holes that ties it into the hearth.


    ....but first the inspectors came out

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  • SpringJim
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    Here is the start....

    XJ

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  • PizzaJNKY
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    Very cool for the storage arch SJ.

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  • SpringJim
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    arch blocks

    Found some blocks in the weeds...how about the wood storage arch?

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  • SpringJim
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    Building move

    Jacked up the building and moved it on the slab.....

    4 pvc pipe rollers worked great!

    Now some building remodeling and putting in the stand!

    I think the building project just grew again with a big cement patio...anyone done colored concrete? (or done their own stamping...they rent the forms!)

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  • SpringJim
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    Bag vs Readymix

    Yup, It's only about a yard but the truck it is!

    Might be a nice tip to put in the FB plans.....

    Next job is to move the building on the slab....

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  • egalecki
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    I'd go for the truck. Those bags are really heavy, no reason to kill yourself when you could do both at once. I used a metal deck form and as long as you leave enough room at the side, you should be able to fill your cores, no problem.

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  • SpringJim
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    The concrete is curing....covered and sprinkled....

    But......I'm looking at 45 bags of concrete mix to do the stand cores and the reinforced hearth....any reason not to spring for the redimix truck and do the cores and the hearth pour at the same time?

    It's a pretty similar cost and no 80# bags to carry or mix.....I can put a metal form on the edge of the concrete blocks inside (not covering) the stand cores and do one monolithic pour.

    Whynot? any feedback? Seems like a no brainer for the cost differential!

    XJ

    ...getting ready to move the building on the slab.

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  • SpringJim
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    Firebrick testing

    I scrounged a tile saw from my brother in law...a nice 10 inch with a diamond blade. It had been dropped so I had to tune it up a bit and it's very close to square now.

    Made two brick test cuts....one new brick and one nasty glaze coated brick on the seconds pile....both cut up very nicely thank-you! Should be a very nice dome!

    Things are looking up!

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  • SpringJim
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    Slab update

    It's a big slab David....9 feet wide and 16.5 feet long, tapered in the end for the oven extension. There is about a two foot extension for the front entry as we are going to take out (reframe) the end wall and put in a sliding door....lots of light and no banging doors.

    Slab was $280 but most of that was for the building ($180 for building and $100 for the oven?) So total BenjaMia project cost so far is $298.

    XJ

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  • SpringJim
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    Pouring the pad....

    Thanks Ken, it adds a second dimention to the building project for sure!

    Now the pad's done, watered and resting!

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  • dmun
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    Good start. I've been wondering about pre-casting the support slab in two pieces, to avoid two trips with the concrete mixer. You could lift the pre-made slabs with a web strap and an engine hoist. Probably too late for that suggestion.

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  • Ken524
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    Jim,

    Nice scrounging. I love the makeshift chainlink/rebar - brilliant!
    Your project is SO COOL. Turning the old building building into a bakehouse has me green with envy!

    Can't wait to see how this works out.

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  • SpringJim
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    Order the ready mix!

    well, I called the ready mix folks and they said "how about in an hour" !

    big time storms and rain here so not many pouring concrete

    ....here we go!

    XJ

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  • SpringJim
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    Re: Ben and Mia's Oven

    Moving the building out of the way....pvc pipe on 2x6 boards

    Ready for the pour....the recycled concrete mixture of sand and gravel was compacted by a couple of thunder storms....worked great....I threw in a piece of chain link fencing where the oven will be and it's a couple of inches thicker there.

    The concrete mix is going to be 6 bag instead of 5 for additonal strength.
    2 yards so we will pay the big bucks for the readymix delivery.

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