42" Pompeii Oven in Virginia

[mirassou]

Thanks NCMan! Hope you're doing OK with the rains. It's been dreary here, but nothing like the coast or SC. We have cousins in Charleston and I'm really feeling bad for them right now. Can't wait to do the stucco now.

[NCMan]

Well, I'm glad you finally found what you were looking for. I'm sure it's all going to turn out great. I'm guessing you won't be doing much this weekend w/all the rain coming. Keep us all posted w/your progress. It's looking real nice!!

[mirassou]

Thanks NCMan! Trying to get stucco mortar was a real pain here in central VA. Home Depot didn't have it. The local concrete places didn't know what I was talking about, and the lumber yard wanted 5x the price! I finally ordered Quikrete Base and Finish bags from Lowes and they'll be here on the 14th. Colorant is coming from www.earthpigments.com . I'm doing a sunflower yellow, which is a combination of lemon yellow and yellow oxide. The mix is 0.5kg per 80 lb bag of each colorant for the finish coat. Turns out that you can't just order anything, because some pigments deteriorate with with UV.

[NCMan]

Looking good!!

[mirassou]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n381540[/ATTACH] Finished mortaring the travertine base on the WFO (wood fired oven) today, except for the front, as I need to complete the brick arch over the wood storage area first. Next is the stucco above and the brick arch on the front. I'm sore but I love travertine!

[mirassou]

The flared opening and the transition to the oven interior gave me lots of anxiety

[mirassou]

Thanks MeBeMarc3! Your build process looks beautiful! I patterned mine after Dino_Pizza in CA

[MeBeMarc3]

I just went through most of the pages and pics of your build. Great job! Things looked very well thought out and built! I'm impressed. I enjoyed viewing your process. Thank you for sharing!

[mirassou]

Thanks! Mine will not nearly be as difficult as the work that you did on yours. I have a substantial overhang, so mine will all go on the front face. I like our the way you anchored your arch. I'm tying in mine in just a slightly different fashion. I've linked a pic of Ken Hoke's below.

[mirassou]

Thanks! Wow, that cutting represents alot of work. I have a substantial overhang, so mine will be easier on me. I like the way you anchored the arch, revealing part of the vertical bricks. I'm patterning mine after Ken Hoke in his "Old Kentucky Dome".

[mirassou]

Thanks, wow, that's definitely more intricate. I have a substantial overhang, so mine is going to go right on the front surface. I like the way you anchored the arch. Mine is patterning Ken Hoke in "My Old Kentucky Dome" https://picasaweb.google.com/1182955...36619146698882

[deejayoh]

Nice. I did the same thing as you and built an arch in the wood storage area out of brick. I had to do some fancy cutting on the back of the bricks to make them fit into the shape of the opening

This might help

http://www.fornobravo.com/community/forum/pizza-oven-design-and-installation/getting-started/14588-starting-new-36-build?p=196614#post196614

http://www.fornobravo.com/community/forum/pizza-oven-design-and-installation/getting-started/14588-starting-new-36-build?p=196637#post196637

[mirassou]

I've been procrastinating by enjoying pizza in the oven, that I just started work on the exterior. The wall is making use of travertine pavers. The front brickwork will form an arch over the wood storage area. The upper section will be stucco.

[mirassou]

Re: 42" Pompeii Oven in Virginia

Finished the soffit yesterday. Will post pics after our week vacation in Provincetown, MA

[mirassou]

Re: 42" Pompeii Oven in Virginia

Awesome! It's the simple things