It's been a while since I last posted on the progress of my oven build. While the oven is nearly finished and has already been used to cook pizza, I will dedicate the next few posts to documenting the build process, hoping that it might help someone in the future.
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After the hearth was poured, I drilled several holes in it and laid out ceramic tiles to elevate the 4" calcium silicate board. In hindsight, I've learned that I should have laid the ceramic tiles bottom facing up, but it should still be better than nothing.
The calsil board was cut to shape with a jigsaw and covered with aluminum foil to protect from moisture.
The firebrick was laid on a thin bed of fire clay and sand mixture. I think I was able to get the floor pretty even. Note that I placed the floor brick on their side for extra heat retention. The floor thickness is 4.5 inches.
For cutting the bricks, I used a 10" sliding composite saw from Harbor Freight that I fitted with a diamond blade. Bricks were always soaked before cutting but there was still an incredible amount of dust. A mask was a must-have.
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After the hearth was poured, I drilled several holes in it and laid out ceramic tiles to elevate the 4" calcium silicate board. In hindsight, I've learned that I should have laid the ceramic tiles bottom facing up, but it should still be better than nothing.
The calsil board was cut to shape with a jigsaw and covered with aluminum foil to protect from moisture.
The firebrick was laid on a thin bed of fire clay and sand mixture. I think I was able to get the floor pretty even. Note that I placed the floor brick on their side for extra heat retention. The floor thickness is 4.5 inches.
For cutting the bricks, I used a 10" sliding composite saw from Harbor Freight that I fitted with a diamond blade. Bricks were always soaked before cutting but there was still an incredible amount of dust. A mask was a must-have.
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