Hi all,
I'm considering in the future replicating one of the large NY styled coal fired bread ovens, which are essentially large barrel vault ovens.
It seems to me however, that the lower the angle of the roof the better. Of course with a vault, there needs to be a sufficient angle to hold the roof up with keystones. I remember reading a website with an old textbook how the flatter the roof the better.
My thought is could a flat roof be done through a keystone method, using the same type of method you see in the Colosseum in Rome, picture here, http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sQ3AnxLvgQ8/TbxxC0J3dYI/AAAAAAAACJs/KoU_9xRIcxw/s1600/IMG_2875.JPG
Perhaps between each row of bricks you could have an upsidedown T shaped strip of steel supporting the edge of each brick.
Any thoughts?
I'm considering in the future replicating one of the large NY styled coal fired bread ovens, which are essentially large barrel vault ovens.
It seems to me however, that the lower the angle of the roof the better. Of course with a vault, there needs to be a sufficient angle to hold the roof up with keystones. I remember reading a website with an old textbook how the flatter the roof the better.
My thought is could a flat roof be done through a keystone method, using the same type of method you see in the Colosseum in Rome, picture here, http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sQ3AnxLvgQ8/TbxxC0J3dYI/AAAAAAAACJs/KoU_9xRIcxw/s1600/IMG_2875.JPG
Perhaps between each row of bricks you could have an upsidedown T shaped strip of steel supporting the edge of each brick.
Any thoughts?
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