7 years in the waiting i get to start my 42" pompeii

[leetheldc]

Re: 7 years in the waiting i get to start my 42" pompeii

well since my last post today is the only chance ive had to do anything at all to the oven, spent the whole day completing the outer arch, made a form 2 inch bigger than my inner arch form for the reveal my opening ended up 11 1/2 inch by 8 inch i hope this is big enougth











i removed the form about 20 mins after the last brick was laid you can see in the pic not to much to clean up the last pic is the heat break il fill that tomorrow with the fire rope

[UtahBeehiver]

Re: 7 years in the waiting i get to start my 42" pompeii

Coming along nicely. Chimney vent size good, 92 square inches (11.5 X 8), 8 inch round vent pipe (Pi x radius sq - for a 42" oven) is 50.2 square inches.

[leetheldc]

Re: 7 years in the waiting i get to start my 42" pompeii

Ahh great thanks thanks Russell put my mind at rest I can sleep now! been worrying all night about the size of the vent

[NCMan]

Re: 7 years in the waiting i get to start my 42" pompeii

Lee......you're making steady progress. It's looking good.

[leetheldc]

Re: 7 years in the waiting i get to start my 42" pompeii

thanks mcman steady is the word! all day on that arch o well at least its done now. im thinking of this Chimney Pot, Square Base Round (KSBR). Quality BSD Roofing (Chimney Pots) at LSD.co.uk for my chimney with a brick skin around it high enougth to clear my roof line proberly leaving about a foot of the pipe showing and filling the void in between the brick and pipe with loose verm

[NCMan]

Re: 7 years in the waiting i get to start my 42" pompeii

I think that's going to look pretty sharp. I like the look of those, but have too many trees in the area and would be concerned w/one like that getting damaged, so I'll go w/a metal chimney cap out of necessity. Good choice, though.

[leetheldc]

Re: 7 years in the waiting i get to start my 42" pompeii

yes mcman it should look good il need 2 of them one for the fireplace also but the main problem im having at the min is damn bricks! There is such a shortage here in uk that i cant even go buy a regular class b engineering brick from stock and as for the face brick i set my heart on well not a merchant in england have them no more massive backlogs and big companies taking them all is not helping so im a bit stuck. tried a few recclaimed yards today but never have the quantity i need

[cobblerdave]

Re: 7 years in the waiting i get to start my 42" pompeii

thanks mcman steady is the word! all day on that arch o well at least its done now. im thinking of this Chimney Pot, Square Base Round (KSBR). Quality BSD Roofing (Chimney Pots) at LSD.co.uk for my chimney with a brick skin around it high enougth to clear my roof line proberly leaving about a foot of the pipe showing and filling the void in between the brick and pipe with loose verm

G'day
that chimney pot looks very smart......Id have a lot of trouble putting bricks around it and would leave it Bare.
regards dave

[leetheldc]

Re: 7 years in the waiting i get to start my 42" pompeii

Hi guys had a bad time trying to get the face bricks I wanted but managed to get my hands on some yesterday! Had an hour in the trowel yesterday and few more today got all the footprint done so can see the size it's going to be now it's a monster! To the left of the oven is a prep area with under arch and to the right is a fireplace / bbq

[leetheldc]

Re: 7 years in the waiting i get to start my 42" pompeii

I can't really go no further with the oven until I get the face work up to the start of arch level as I have nothing to build on dave I'm build another arch over the firebrick one so should make it a bit easier to brick around the pot

[leetheldc]

Re: 7 years in the waiting i get to start my 42" pompeii

Got a little more brick work done tapered all the arch bricks with the sthill saw for a more even joint. Only getting one day a week on the oven is really slow progress but it's all I get nowadays

[leetheldc]

Re: 7 years in the waiting i get to start my 42" pompeii

I've used red engineering brick squints for the corners should look better the further up I get same size arch going under oven as the prep area

[Novaslo]

Re: 7 years in the waiting i get to start my 42" pompeii

Looks amazing....you have done really good work so far.

[Greenman]

Re: 7 years in the waiting i get to start my 42" pompeii

That looks good. Being a reasonably hopeless bricklayer (need some tuition) I really do admire the work of those with the skill.

I am sure that your build will end up looking good and your progress for the limited time you have is impressive.

Impressive work.

[leetheldc]

Re: 7 years in the waiting i get to start my 42" pompeii

Thank you Darin and Steve it's comments like that that keep mans spirit up and motivation going I'm no bricklayer by any means just a groundworker with a kean eye! Ha always watched the brickies on jobs I've been on through the years and loved the skill of it built a few manholes and gullys in my time but never anything like this.