New Build Question - Kitchen Oven

[nathan3333]

This brick wall is in my kitchen. Considering converting the open area to a pizza oven. Not sure where to start. Most of the info out there is for outdoor ovens or indoor commercial ones. There is already an exhaust inside at the top and I've used for indoor grilling with a small camping grill. Any help or direction would be appreciated. Thx.

[Kvanbael]

do you have a floorplan? You will need to assess how much space there is back there. Dome+insulation=Big.

[nathan3333]

24'' across x 17'' deep x 22.5'' top of face (+another 3'' inside top to exhaust). Was curious if I could insulate, cover over with fire bricks, and close the face down. Would it not pull and circulate the air properly without a dome?

[UtahBeehiver]

Retros are always a tough animal to work with. Without adequate wall and floor insulation the oven will not work very well. The floor and walls will never really heat up but especially maintain heat In addition to the vent being inside the fire chamber, the heat loss will be compounded. So if you proceed you just need to know these facts.

[nathan3333]

Would 1/2 inch ceramic fiberboard all around + 2'' thick firebricks on base + 1.25'' thick fire bricks around help? Or not create enough heat?

[MarkJerling]

24'' across x 17'' deep x 22.5'' top of face (+another 3'' inside top to exhaust). Was curious if I could insulate, cover over with fire bricks, and close the face down. Would it not pull and circulate the air properly without a dome?

That's a very nice little indoor BBQ you have there, but I don't think it's going to work for a pizza oven.

[Karangi Dude]

Knock the back out of it and build an oven outside and use the existing opening inside, you may have to adjust the the entrance to close it up a bit

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