May be starting my 42" Pompeii in NYC this week...

[NYC]

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Another question. Trying to order the ceramic blanket here and it only allows me to select an air shipping method which is over $300 for shipping. No ground shipping available?

[NYC]

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I got a center ceiling height of 21 and an inner arch opening of 13.5". I'm not a small guy and knew I'd need the extra inch in arch to get my body inside. I'm at around 64% ratio. Is it OK?

[brickie in oz]

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I hope it doesn't flake onto the pizza. I won't be able to fit in there once I build a landing to regrout.

A couple of decent fires before a pizza night will get rid of it.

[NYC]

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Did half the inside with heatstop I mixed and then asked him to mix me more and he used the wrong bag so the other half is Portland. I hope it doesn't flake onto the pizza. I won't be able to fit in there once I build a landing to regrout.

[chidding]

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Portland and water will simply crumble and fall out over time.. portland wont withstand the heat and fails/falls apart.

Sorry

looking good though! how much did you use?

[NYC]

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Did some grouting and grinding today. One problem. I was inside and ran out of heatstop and yelled to my brother to mix a batch and pass it in and he mixed me portland with water and I didn't know and grouted half the inside with it.

Will I have issues?

[Lburou]

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Just yesterday I was wondering how your project was faring.....You are going to like it! I do too

[brickie in oz]

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A man after my own heart, just getting it done without being too fussy about appearances...

[NYC]

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Haven't had time to touch it but today I decided to spend some time and close the dome. Next is interior grouting and chimney.

[NYC]

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Getting tougher to set now.

[Aegis]

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You mean use the indispensible tool just to measure for the right distance and then use a wood shim to hold it? That's how I've been doing it thus far but such a pain moving them around without knocking others out by accident. It is only getting harder and taking longer to set as they get more vertical.

I always started at the back and put in four bricks to the right and then (since I am really slow) went to the other side and put in four more to the left. I used 1x1 10" sticks to hold up the bricks while they set. To get them taller as I went up I used some loose bricks under the sticks. Back and forth like that allowed the mortar to set enough so I wasn't repositioning bricks more than I was putting them on. I got to the last chain and keystone(top plug) and then used a ball inside to hold them all in place at once. Let them set and took the ball out and had my wife go in to clean off the mortar. What a woman!

[NYC]

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You mean use the indispensible tool just to measure for the right distance and then use a wood shim to hold it? That's how I've been doing it thus far but such a pain moving them around without knocking others out by accident. It is only getting harder and taking longer to set as they get more vertical.

[chidding]

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I would avoid the sand method if your already this far.
It's hard to keep the inside clean and flush if you can't see
It. Grab some bits of wood and cut to length. Prop up the bricks temporarily?

[NYC]

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Got in a few hours today and got some more chains done. Thinking of going with a sand form to continue from here. Takes too long with waiting for a brick to set instead of moving right along.

[NYC]

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Had a full house renovation to do for someone and it took 10 days so had no time to touch the oven. Will get back on it this week.