Dave's Pics of Progress

[asudavew]

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Just a few pictures of the finished form for the oven floor insulating layer.


I was happy with how it turned out!

[asudavew]

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The perlcrete pour...

At least part of it....... Wish I lived in a bigger town sometimes.....................

I also squeezed the mix to make sure the ratio was right. The water just barely came out with hard squeezing.

Note: What I poured was pretty hard about 8 hours later.
Of course it still has some give with a fingertip.

I did remember to mix the cement and perlite together before adding water.

5 parts perlite to 1 part cement.

[asudavew]

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the perlite

more mixing

and the "finished" insulating layer

[asudavew]

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My tile work.


And a few pics of my overhang. Taken in daylight.

[Ken524]

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Dave, the form turned out great. Nice work.

[Acoma]

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Dave, you are doing such a great job. Dome this week?

[Frances]

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Looks great Dave. For interest, what did you use for the round edge of the form?

[asudavew]

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Dave, you are doing such a great job. Dome this week?

No dome for me this week.

I have to wait on the delivery of more perlite.

I can't get the stuff in my town....

[asudavew]

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Looks great Dave. For interest, what did you use for the round edge of the form?

I used Masonite.
3/16 of an inch thick.

I bought it in a 4 ft by 8 ft sheet, and then ripped it down with my circular saw into 4 inch rips.

It bends easy, and works great for curves.

[Kemo]

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Dave!

this is progressing nicely. Are you going to "embed" the hearth in the perlite or rest them on top? im getting some good ideas from you. Thanks for posting, you are moving at a great rate.

[asudavew]

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Thanks for the compliments everyone!

I'm having a blast!

Best home project I have ever done!

[asudavew]

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Dave!

this is progressing nicely. Are you going to "embed" the hearth in the perlite or rest them on top? im getting some good ideas from you. Thanks for posting, you are moving at a great rate.

I'm gonna rest the bricks on top. And my walls will surround the floor and sit on the perlcrete.

[asudavew]

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I added a layer of fire mortar to my perlcrete.

I might have screwed up, but I think it will work for me.

Here are some updated pics.

[Ken524]

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I added a layer of fire mortar to my perlcrete.
I might have screwed up, but I think it will work for me.

A little extra thermal mass. It will take your floor a bit longer to heat up, but you'll have more heat for longer, right? So you can do pizza on Wed night and a full Thanksgiving meal with all the fixin's on Thursday. Sounds good to me!

Harley looks pretty bored there in the second picture. You need to reminder her it's a PIZZA oven!

[Kemo]

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looks fantabulous! with the attention to detail you have, I cant wait for you to start laying firebrick. thanks for doing such a good job of documenting and posting pictures. I broke ground today on mine with pick and shovel. needless to say, my girly hands are hurting along with a fancy new blister.