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  • East London pizza oven and grill

    Hi all,
    Like many on here I have been watching this forum for a couple of years and love the way the domes look from inside. I'm not sure if this is the correct area to post as there are so many sub-forums this post could be in.

    I don't have any drawings of what I have planned as it's all in my head, but it's basically a 32" pizza oven, chimenea and 8' grill and smoker.
    I'm trying to build as cheap as possible, but without scrimping on quality. All my bricks/blocks have been for free. So far up to hearth level it has cost me about £120 for cement and sand.
    I finally ordered my fire bricks, ceramic blanket and clay powder they were delivered Tuesday, I collected the lime and kiln dried sand today.
    The fire bricks were new but on offer as end of range, so i bought all 177 of them as I can also use them in the grill/smoker area.. The fire bricks are huge they measure 300mm x 150mm and have a slight taper of 75/72mm.


    Neil

    Image: current progress 20/09/20
    Last edited by Neil.B; 09-20-2020, 06:57 AM.
    My 32" oven, grill & smoker build https://community.fornobravo.com/for...oven-and-grill

  • #2
    The begining
    Last edited by Neil.B; 08-01-2020, 09:47 AM.
    My 32" oven, grill & smoker build https://community.fornobravo.com/for...oven-and-grill

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    • #3
      Decking using second hand Cedar deck
      Last edited by Neil.B; 08-01-2020, 09:48 AM.
      My 32" oven, grill & smoker build https://community.fornobravo.com/for...oven-and-grill

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      • #4
        Start of the brick work. Limited DIY bricklaying experience, so was very worried.
        Last edited by Neil.B; 08-01-2020, 09:49 AM.
        My 32" oven, grill & smoker build https://community.fornobravo.com/for...oven-and-grill

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        • #5
          These old yellow bricks were a pain in the arse to lay. They are all slightly different sizes and some have slight bends. 330 for free so worth the aggravation.
          My 32" oven, grill & smoker build https://community.fornobravo.com/for...oven-and-grill

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          • #6
            Had to make the right hand arch slightly lower to allow bricks to line up as the arch was wider.
            Last edited by Neil.B; 08-01-2020, 09:52 AM.
            My 32" oven, grill & smoker build https://community.fornobravo.com/for...oven-and-grill

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            • #7
              Time for the hearth.
              i raided my neighbours skip for some timber/laminate flooring to use as supports.
              My 32" oven, grill & smoker build https://community.fornobravo.com/for...oven-and-grill

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              • #8
                My 32" oven, grill & smoker build https://community.fornobravo.com/for...oven-and-grill

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                • #9
                  Waited 48 hours then took off all the supports.
                  Last edited by Neil.B; 08-01-2020, 10:14 AM.
                  My 32" oven, grill & smoker build https://community.fornobravo.com/for...oven-and-grill

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                  • #10
                    I also added a time capsule in the main support. Last minute thought so only a newspaper, collectable 50p coins and a letter telling about us as a family and the pandemic.
                    My 32" oven, grill & smoker build https://community.fornobravo.com/for...oven-and-grill

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                    • #11
                      Fire bricks delivery.... This sh**t got real
                      My 32" oven, grill & smoker build https://community.fornobravo.com/for...oven-and-grill

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                      • #12
                        Couldn't resist roughly laying out the firebricks and thermolite blocks.
                        The plan is for a 36" oven. The chimenea/smoker and grill will have one large (8') brick chimney.
                        My 32" oven, grill & smoker build https://community.fornobravo.com/for...oven-and-grill

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                        • #13
                          There will be thermolite blocks used under the firebricks to keep costs down... I got 53 for free
                          My 32" oven, grill & smoker build https://community.fornobravo.com/for...oven-and-grill

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                          • #14
                            Hey Neil!! Wonderful pace of work you are doing and it looks great! Love the combo plan of your build to include a smoker and such. Wondering where you sourced your brick for the lower build? I'm not in East London - but rather in Southern Ontario (ha!) but ideas are always worth pursuing when they are good!

                            Keep it up, sir! Looking forward to seeing this multi-build come to life!
                            You are welcome to visit my build HERE

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                            • #15
                              Thanks Bazza.
                              The bricks were originally on Gumtree (similar to Craigslist I think), they were originally £100 for 200 bricks, they are normally about £1 - £1.75 each, so it would of been a good price. A week later they were free . When I collected, there were about 330.
                              The breeze/thermolite blocks were also free from Gumtree and I still have about 40 left.
                              Love a bargain

                              The middle arch has a chimenea and a hole left in the hearth. The plan is to use above the chimenea as another source of cooking i.e wok or frying pan, by slotting in some steel panels I should be able to use it as a smoker too.... If the plan in my head works
                              My 32" oven, grill & smoker build https://community.fornobravo.com/for...oven-and-grill

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