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

[NCMan]

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

Great progress, Lee. The slate is going to look awesome.

[leetheldc]

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

thank you carl and steve. the roof took a few hours this morning as well as yesterday to finish the cuts going into the fascia beam took a long time to do the beam had to be notched out with a chisel. And the supports all had to be chopped in an L style angle type cut to lock into the beam the 2 pics hopefully show this



all in all 213ft linear of timber has gone into this roof a lot of weight but its as solid as hell ive done the walk test and my joiner pal has done me proud



I gave in and got a roofer to come and give me a price to lay the slate and all the lead work. I have the tiles so, labour, lead , copper nails and lathe all supplied ?950 with 2 chimneys to lead around said it would take 3 days max or go at it myself for weeks decisions to make.

[Greenman]

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

Very impressive.

[NCMan]

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

Lookin' good, Lee!!

[leetheldc]

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

hi guys Ive got myself a week off this week to crack on with the roof ,made some good progress today with the help of a joiner friend Im using treated 9x2 for all the inside frame work and some sleepers that still have the bark on top and bottom with a rough cut face for the front 3 fascias they measure around 9x4 to hopefully blend in with the posts and give an old style look. we notched the bottoms out so they sit in to the post and mitre cut them to give a better look from the front here are the pics from the day still a lot more supports to put in as yet

[leetheldc]

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

thanks Carl yes I am really happy with how its turning out the end is near! ive been on that ebay again and scored a lovely fire grate with pan stands that swivel in and out the fire for skillet work and boiling it arrived yesterday so I went and got my block splitter and got the hearth floor done so I could get it in there couldn't help myself so I got a little tester fire going








I do want to clean the grate up and paint it up but il need to do some research on the right product if im going to eat off it

[NCMan]

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

That's quite an impressive project you have there, Lee. You should be very happy w/it. Soon, you'll be cooking and will be able to sit back and enjoy all the hours of work you put into it. Congrats!!

[leetheldc]

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

Looks like it'll be time to crank that beauty up soon, Lee.

I cant wait for that carl I have been cooking at home now for 15 years and have covered most aspects of food. true wood cooking was all that was left to venture in my eyes that was 7 years ago but after scrolling this forum all them years ago reading the now old threads I saw how much work was involved, I knew I would move house and didn't want to leave that behind so I waited, hence the title 7 years in the waiting.... I finally moved to my forever house (never bloody moving again) unless i win the lottery ha. Ive got so many recipes to unleash on the oven but im trying to wait until im all done still a bit to do but im getting there.

I got the fireplace /bbq chimney finished today so I have a matching pair happy smile topped out





I also got some half bricks on the fireplace floor for an edge later filled the inside with a vermiculite mix at around 8 to 1 with some white cement I had left over from the day I got a thickness of 70 mm leaving it down form the top of the brick 75mm giving a 10mm bed for my firebrick floor I will go with the herringbone layout for that

[NCMan]

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

Looks like it'll be time to crank that beauty up soon, Lee.

[leetheldc]

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

thanks a lot Carl much appreciated well here is another update for ya.
I locked my twin wall to the anchor plate and used this sealant I used for the heat break to set it in place I then cut2 collars from the blanket and pushed them down around the twin wall to insulate to anchor plate and the firebrick you can just see it here

I then laid the paver on some 30mm up right pieces of paver to make it look abit more substantial the paver on its own just looked a little thin the twin wall just pops out the top I used some fire rope around the twin wall collar top stop the mortar from pushing on the rim when I layed the chimney pot
you can see in this pic it worked il try to get some sealant in there later or just pull it out if I cant get in at it il get the firplace one the same tomorrow and cast some form of crown on top of the paver

[NCMan]

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

It looks like you are on your way, Lee. You've done your homework and are making great progress. It's going to look and function great!! I always look forward to your updates.

[leetheldc]

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

Lee.......I am not personally experienced w/a pumice flue liner, although I did look them up. It seems they work just fine, although insulating the air gap is recommended w/them, as I understand it. I think they would work fine, but if you feel more comfortable w/the double walled stainless and don't mind the price difference, maybe go w/that. I imagine that whatever you decide, it will work fine. Best of luck!!

I went down to the merchants to check them out I needed to get a length of 900mm and is was way to heavy plus like you say Carl they need insulation so more weight. so I got a twin wall ordered and my 2 chimney pots I also got 2 of the pavers im going to use on the patio and round the oven to use as a start for a crown for the chimneys also some impregnator that is food safe so I can use it on everything counters the pavers and the concrete that will finish the chimney crowns I got 5 packs of the stuff so I should have plenty its called meta cr?me this stuff is meant to be the best on the market ive used it once on a slate paving job and it was fantastic ?60 a pack so it bloody should be. I got the holes cut out in the pavers ready for laying tomorrow weather all been good for the paver that is going on the oven chimney I cut a line all the way round the outside of the paver for a water drip. the over paver for the fireplace wil get the same treatment but I need to trim it down first and I used the anchor plate to draw around giving half inch gap around the twin wall that should just pop through the paver. then just entering the bottom of the chimney pot (it just fits with clearance) that will be mortared to the top of the paver.

[NCMan]

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

Lee.......I am not personally experienced w/a pumice flue liner, although I did look them up. It seems they work just fine, although insulating the air gap is recommended w/them, as I understand it. I think they would work fine, but if you feel more comfortable w/the double walled stainless and don't mind the price difference, maybe go w/that. I imagine that whatever you decide, it will work fine. Best of luck!!

[leetheldc]

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

Hi guys has any of you used a pumice chimney liner or know of someone who has. Im just weighing them up against a twin wall they are alot cheaper but I want full belt and braces and worry about it crackng so should I just stick to the stainless twin wall to be safe? The money doesn't really bother me at this stage

[NCMan]

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

That'll be nice to get it watertight. Thanks for keeping us all up to date w/your progress.