Pompeii Oven floor from Forno Bravo

[mfiore]

Re: Pompeii Oven floor from Forno Bravo

Yes, you can put the insulation just under the igloo. Be sure it is under any part that gets hot (dome walls, floor, landing, etc.). This is what is done if you use an insulation board rather than the vermiculite/concrete.

[connie kokiousis]

Re: Pompeii Oven floor from Forno Bravo

Thank you so much. I thought that this made sense, but I couldn't find anything in the directions or postings about it.
Best Wishes,
Connie

[tommy5]

Re: Pompeii Oven floor from Forno Bravo

does anyone know if you can cut these tiles to fit a casa oven?

[Les]

Re: Pompeii Oven floor from Forno Bravo

Tommy,

Anything can be cut if you have the proper blade, refractory materials are pretty easy (compared to something like porcelain).

Les...

[jerrycook]

Re: Pompeii Oven floor from Forno Bravo

I found a supplier in the San Francisco Bay Area that has 24" X 36" X 3" firebrick tiles at $81 per. I am considering using them for my oven floor to minimize the number of seams. I'm not sure how I will be able to cut them to fit and set them up for diagonal seams. I like the look of them though.

[james]

Re: Pompeii Oven floor from Forno Bravo

We use firebrick tiles in the Primavera oven. It's a nice material, it cooks great, you don't have too many seams, and they look really cool! We do cut them and fit the oven dome around the floor -- so it can be done. :-)
James

[jerrycook]

Re: Pompeii Oven floor from Forno Bravo

I found a supplier in the San Francisco Bay Area that has 24" X 36" X 3" firebrick tiles at $81 per. I am considering using them for my oven floor to minimize the number of seams. I'm not sure how I will be able to cut them to fit and set them up for diagonal seams. I like the look of them though.

[dmun]

Re: Pompeii Oven floor from Forno Bravo

Cutting big masonry slabs is a pain - they don't fit on the wet saw, and using the angle grinder to score and break is crude at best. You could take them down to the stoneyard and have them cut them to shape on their giant diamond saw, but that's not cheap.