MY NEW 42"OVEN BUILD.

[gastagg]

I started digging in April. I've only had 1-2 days a week to work, and sometimes not that. The brickwork took a lot longer than I thought.

[ivancito]

THANKS JOEYKRAMER. YEAH THIS SITE IS GREAT. WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE SAME COLD AND TOUGH WINTERS OUT HERE, KINDA JELOUS OF THE GUYS IN CALI WORKING ON THEIR OVENS ALL YEAR ROUND, AND NOT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT FROST HEAVE. I MIXED 86 BAGS (80 POUND BAGS) OF CONCRETE IN TWO WEEKENDS WORTH OF WORK TO GET WHERE I AM NOW WITH MY BUILD. GOOD LUCK AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR BUILD.
IVAN

[joeykramer]

Nice start Ivan. This site is great,

I've got my walls up and ready for the weekend to pour the floating slab and I am now thinking too that I should probably wait until spring time to start laying some brick. I'm in NJ and will only have the weekends to work on it too.

Good luck and keep posting

[ivancito]

GASTAGG, THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS. YEAH IM A HANDYMAN THAT ISNT AFRAID TO DABBLE IN THE DIFFRENT TRADES SUCH AS MASONRY. ALTHOUGH I FELT AND STILL FEEL REALLY HUMBLE BY ALL THE GREAT OVEN BUILDS SHOWN ON THIS FORUM , ITS JUST MIND BLOWING WHAT ALL OF THESES BUILDERS WERE ABLE TO CONSTRUCT SIMPLY FROM EACHOTHERS INPUT AND GUIDANCE AND FROM YOUR COMMENTS.
YEAH I HOPE TO HAVE AN ENCLOSURE, AND PART OF ME WANTS TO START THE DOME BEFORE WINTER STRIKES BUT THE OTHER PART OF ME WANTS TO WAIT AND SEE HOW THE BASE AND STAND HOLD OUT, ITS JUST DIFICULT CAUSE NOW I GOT THE "WFO BUG" AND I DONT WANT TO STOP AND WAIT.

[gastagg]

Ivan, you may be a newbie to cement, but you're clearly not a newbie to working with your hands to produce fine work. I had done some cement work in the past, but never any brick, mortar, or stucco work, and it wasn't as bad as I was anticipating. That hearth looks amazing and if you're as good with bricks and mortar as you appear to be with wood and concrete, the oven is going to be great. Great job on the transition from the gray to the colored foundation blocks. Looks great.

I see you're in Massachusetts. Are you going to try to complete before freezing temps come? Going for an enclosure or igloo build?

[ivancito]

THE HEARTH FLOOR COMPLETED AFTER I REMOVED THE SUPPORT FORMS, NOT TOO BAD FOR A ROOKIE. NOTICE I USED 2X6 FOR THE FLOOR INSTEAD OF 2X4.

[ivancito]

[ivancito]

NEW TO THIS FORUM AND JUST STARTED MY 42" OVEN BUILD. I HAD POSTED PICTURES ON THE NEWBIE FORUM SITE BUT IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY ANOTHER MEMBER TO POST HERE INSTEAD, SO HERE I AM OPEN TO ADVICE,HELP, CONSTRUCTIVE CRITISM. BY TRADE I AM A MACHINIST AND SOMEWHAT OF A DIYer. I HAVE ZERO EXPERIENCE WITH CEMENT BUT MY LOVE
FOR COOKING WITH WOOD AND THE OUTDOORS OVEN CONCEPT IS WHAT DRIVES ME TO TAKE ON THIS IMENCE CHALLENGE. I WILL REPOST PICS FROM THE START OF MY BUILD AND PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS WILL BE A LONG BUILD FOR ME BECAUSE I AM ONLY AVAILABLE ON WEEKENDS TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT.
THANK YOU ALL!
IVAN