Compact 36" in Seattle

[C5dad]

Re: Compact 36" in Seattle

Welcome to the world of Pizza Oven Madness!

Be sure to take the base up 5 courses as 4 is a little low for me and I am 5'10". I was contemplating jacking my oven up and resetting the thing - but we will see.

When playing with cement, wear gloves, lotion up before and wash and/or soak your hands in vinegar after - cider works better.

Check out the Dino and Les threads - they are awesome.

Best o luck and stay dry.

CW

[ohthetrees]

Hello all! Today I break ground on my 36" pompeii! I'm very excited, and thankful to the amazing people on this forum. Almost every thread is a wealth of cheerful, expert advice.

The main design goal of my oven (other than quality, performance, etc) is a compact footprint. I have a small yard, and am right up against my property setback limits. The available site is a corner of the yard, against a retaining wall. I plan on a number of things to reduce the footprint. Obviously an igloo style enclosure is the smallest. I'm also building the oven diagonally on the hearth slab, and building the hearth slab offset from the slab below it. I hope the schematics make it clear.

If anyone can think of any problems with this approach, or any ideas to make it even more compact, please let me know!

So it begins! I'm litterally hitting submit on this post, then going outside to begin digging.