Kemo's South Austin Pizza Oven

[thebadger]

Re: Kemo's South Austin Pizza Oven

Kemo,

Awesome!!! I actually saved your pictures to show my wife. This is what I'm looking to do. Where did you get your limestone? You did a great job on the install

Any plans for the area above the oven arch? I found a round "decorative" stepping stone at Lowes for $2.44. I'm thinining of putting it above the arch to fill in the space and I was thinking about adding some "candle" light fixtures on the side. I love the "bump out in the front"!

Dick

[Kemo]

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Kemo,
Looking great! What's a watertable?

its a band of rock just along the top of the stone...it makes a little shelf and is built at an angle so the water runs off of it and doesnt pool up. My brother in law told me what it was, I had never heard of it either...

[Ken524]

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I want to use a metal roof...so far, all of my materials are non combustable

and as far as the trusses go...i think i stole the idea of the plywood jig from you! worked great!

I'm going metal roof as well. Yep, that's my patented truss jig you borrowed. Looks like I'll be borrowing some of your enclosure ideas since you are ahead of me now!

Keep up the nice work!

Spring is in the air... I can't wait to get back at it!

[RCLake]

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Kemo,
Looking great! What's a watertable?

[Kemo]

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Kemo,

Awesome work! What kind of material are you using for the roof? We have identical roof trusses .

I want to use a metal roof...so far, all of my materials are non combustable

and as far as the trusses go...i think i stole the idea of the plywood jig from you! worked great!

[Ken524]

Re: Kemo's South Austin Pizza Oven

Kemo,

Awesome work! What kind of material are you using for the roof? We have identical roof trusses .

[Kemo]

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here are the pics from this weekend...as you can see, I have the limestone in place and the stucco. I have the front overhang and I need to just finish the trim and install the metal roofing. almost done!


oh...almost forgot. Im waiting on a "watertable" which will run along the top of the limestone. basically from where the travertine ends and will go all the way to the back.

[gjbingham]

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Steve,
I've got no experience with metal studs, but it seems to me that if you just build another truss and maybe tie it in with a horizontal under the eves (or somewhere), you could tie the front truss to the others, cover the whole thing with backer board, and everything will become solid.

Just a guess.

[Kemo]

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im getting the stucco and limestone tomorrow...pictures to follow

[Kemo]

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so here is the roof of the oven going up with Metal Studs. I copied somebody elses idea of making a plywood jig to make the joist/truss(?) to go ontop. I think it worked out pretty good so far. now I need to figure out a few things like how im going to extend the roof line out about 8 inches or so in the front for cosmetic reasons. the metal is pretty flimzy so we will see. I also have to make a custom joist for the back as im getting pretty close to the fence line...again, we will see

[Kemo]

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Question. Are you planning on mixing cement to the vermiculite as insulation or just filling the enclosure with loose vermiculite?

I plan on filling with Perlite mixed with portland...but at a 7 or 8 to one ratio. Its not going to be structural, but I would like for it to kinda stay in place.

[Kemo]

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....or sometimes it still doesn't make sense

how true that comment is!

[dusty]

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Big rusty star? I like it! I'm beginning to understand how you Texicans roll. I wonder if I might be part Texican?

Question. Are you planning on mixing cement to the vermiculite as insulation or just filling the enclosure with loose vermiculite?

dusty

[gjbingham]

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just like everything else with this oven, its in my head and I just dont see how its gonna all fit together. That is, until I do it. Then it makes sense to me

....or sometimes it still doesn't make sense

[sarah h]

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Steve, what a great job - I love the way you've structured the front. It looks terrific already, even unfinished. Can't wait to see the final product!

Sarah