Oven Floor

[Les]

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I'm going to use loose vermiculite over the blanket. It will be contained using stucco lath.

Les...

[Acoma]

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Les, what source do you use for both insoblock 19 and the Insulfrax blanket? Will you use Matrilite over the blanket/ fence wire, then finish with loose vermiculite?

[Kemo]

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Les,

regardless of where the oven is situated, im sure the pizza will taste just fine

[Les]

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Steve,

I had the same concern as well and this was discussed in some earlier posts. It was determined that having a landing area outweighs the reach problem. I am going to have a 12 inch landing in front of the entry. All said and done, it will be 29.5 inches to the inside of the oven ? seems like a lot. I took a 4 foot rod and was able to reach around inside fairly easy. Granted, that?s not fighting the small opening (12.5 x 20). I think with a 5 foot peel / brush it should be able to work. Not much I can do about it, this puppy isn?t going to slide forward very easy.

Les?

[Kemo]

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nice attention to detail...looks great! how far back from the front of the stand is the oven opening? i had invisioned mine a bit closer to the front for ease of loading and unloading. Yours seems back a bit compared to some on the board. Thanks for posting the pics.

[Les]

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Thanks Uno! Did a quick search and saw that others have interchanged the two as well. This project is a learning experience - from many aspects.

JC - thanks for the lead in the Sac area. Don't need it now, driving across town is much easier

Les...

[Unofornaio]

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OK - my floor has been there for over a day and I'm a little concerned. When I bought the bag of "fire clay" it had the label of mortar clay. I called the store and they assured me that it was fire clay. Generally. not trusting anybody behind a counter, I called the manufacturer. It's NOT fire clay. Question: even if the heat compromises the product, can it do any harm. One would think that the bricks would just settle evenly. Any and all opinions are welcomed - now would be the time to replace it

Les...

I think it was the person behind the phone from the company...mortar clay is commonly referred to as fire clay and vise versa.

[Les]

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Hendo,

The insulation is 4 inches thick. The product is Insblok19.

Les...

[james]

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Hey Les,
Your oven is looking great. If it is refractory mortar, it will set. Fireclay (which can be packaged as a "refractory" additive to Portland based products), won't. Setting your floor in mortar isn't bad, but it is a design choice.

We've been here about 5-6 weeks. It's not a house; it's an adventure. The house needs everything, and even worse, I think I'm the only person here who doesn't play golf. I'm still looking for a consistent tennis game, in between sledge hammer/Home Depot sessions. :-)

Still, our oldest daughter just started high school, and the countryside is very pretty. And we are excited about what we can do with the house, including indoor and outdoor pizza oven. I know where to find those.

Keep building.
James

[Les]

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Thanks for the complements folks. James, when did you move to Pebble Beach? - are you giving up wine and pizza for golf??? (after working my butt off all summer on this project it seems like a brilliant choice)

Les...

[DrakeRemoray]

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As to the fireclay/not fireclay question...if it is not fireclay...what is it? If it is refractory mortar, I say it is fine. It is probably fine anyway, but as you say, now is the time to consider it...

Drake

[christo]

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Les!!!

You are on your way and it looks great!!!

[james]

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Hey folks - I can't say guys :-),

Nice thread. I have moved this back into the Pompeii construction section. I think it fits better here and will help other builders. My thinking is that the general construction section will be for non-oven related questions -- the stuff we run into renovating our houses and working on other parts of our outdoor spaces (not the ovens and grills).

OK?
James

[Hendo]

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Les,

Your floor looks great! Seeing it, I recall the feeling I had after that first major step on the way towards a real live dome in my own back yard. Like the first tangible evidence that things have actually started!

Down to earth now - how thick is your insulation? It looks like it is around 5" or so. What material did you end up using?

As for the 'curved' bricks - I just did a series of straight cuts on each brick, but if you look at the photo, it sure does look like the bricks are curved.

Cheers, Paul.

[Les]

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OK - my floor has been there for over a day and I'm a little concerned. When I bought the bag of "fire clay" it had the label of mortar clay. I called the store and they assured me that it was fire clay. Generally. not trusting anybody behind a counter, I called the manufacturer. It's NOT fire clay. Question: even if the heat compromises the product, can it do any harm. One would think that the bricks would just settle evenly. Any and all opinions are welcomed - now would be the time to replace it

Les...