Alex’s Pizza Kitchen (APK) build, Central Coast, NSW Australia

[brickie in oz]

Re: Alex?s Pizza Kitchen (APK) build, Central Coast, NSW Australia

The ash draw is unnecessary.

[Mike D]

Re: Alex?s Pizza Kitchen (APK) build, Central Coast, NSW Australia

Go Bert Go. Can't wait for the pictures, keep it up.

Mike

[Bert]

Here goes nothing!

Hi Alex aka Bert from Central Coast, NSW Australia. I plan on building a 1100mm or 43inch Pompeii Oven with sandstone veneer, preparation counter and possibly a spit or grill. I broke ground 16/04/2011 or 04/16/2011 for our American friends. Like many others I have caught the bug and now obsess over the WFO and this forum.

I have had a challenging start, I needed to remove 4 Lillypillies (Australian Native), 2 x Callistemon roots (Australian Native ? cut down some 4 years ago), a Queensland Fire Wheel Tree (Queensland Rainforest tree) and a Robinia (bloody awful tree with thorns).

The Robinia took me 4 hours and the Lillypillies came out fairly easy. The Queensland firewheel tree on the other hand is a nightmare I have given up on removing the entire root ball (I have spent about 4 hours with a mattock, crowbar etc trying to remove it) and will be cutting it down (below final ground level) this weekend weather permitting.

My current train of thought:

 1100mm diameter dome
 150mm footing
 400x200x200 Besa block stand in filled with reo
 150mm hearth
 Refractory insulation 75x115x230
 Refractory floor tiles 300x300x50
 Insulated with FB blanket
 Clay bricks (if I can find them) 75x115x230
 Homebrew mortar brick sand, fireclay, Portland cement
 Sandstone veneer
 Ash drawer
 Lighting recessed into hearth
 Brick chimney
 Hose
 Speakers
 Electricity socket

Current costs= $10.00 chainsaw sharpening and several $100 is beer supplies.
Weight loss = 5 kilos

I plan on attaching plenty of photos but they are currently 18 megapixels so I will need to reduce them.

Looking forward to lots of constructive guidance as I continue.

Cheers

Bert