Oven opening size

[CRR]

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i have an over 40 wide and dome 26 high.....door 13X11 is this ok??

[Moose4Life]

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Thanks.

[cobblerdave]

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Gudday
I would . If nothing else its a good easy mortar to work with.
Regards dave

[Moose4Life]

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The red brick I'm bringing around the sides will lay flush against the arch bricks, both on top and sides, with the chimney coming through it all. Haven't figured it out perfect but the arch will be surrounded. Question on that... Use home brew mortar for the red brick and firebrick connections?

You guys are great!

[cobblerdave]

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Gudday Moose4life
That all looking really well advanced ... Well done.
I can see that that section of hearth under the entranceway is not contained and will want to expand out would over time. Cutting back the pearlite cement and contsining it sounds the go. I'm not sure how the brickwork of your enclosure will marry into the entranceway at this point.
On the insulation . Ceramic is the best, 2 ins is worth over 4 ins of pearlite cement! Then overkill by loose fill pearlite you can't go wrong. Don't bother with pearlite cement, you don't need it and you'll only be introducing more moisture to your structure to dry out later
Regards dave

[Greenman]

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I think that the blanket and vermiculite will do fine. One question though, are you going to end up with a buttress on the front arch?

[Moose4Life]

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While we are here?!?! Do you think 2 inches of ceramic fire blanket and then loose vermiculite within the red brick structure will suffice? Or do I need to vermiculite/cement mix it to the dome?

[Moose4Life]

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[Moose4Life]

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And yes, I hate the fact I only left 1/2 inch reveal for the door. Got ahead of myself there

[Moose4Life]

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Tried the picture. If it comes through then FYI I cut the excess vermiculite away in the front. Plan on having red brick right to the landing. Mortaring red brick to hearth but not landing then...

[cobblerdave]

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Gudday



This is just one way to do things but will give you a start.
The insulation continues to the edge and is recessed in the slab. The Heath brick continues to the edge of the slab floating the same as the main hearth on a trowel layer of fireclay and water. The entrance brick is then mortared to the slab but not the hearth brick effectively containing the hearth brick from spreading out but allowing movement. The entrance is really not mortared or keyed into the dome or hearth at all.
Hope this starts ball rolling , like I said before this is only one way of doing things. I'm certain a pic would help
Regards dave

[Moose4Life]

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What do people do where the firebrick floor meets the landing outside the arch... Do they mortar it? Put nothing? I'm a bit confused ;(

[yorkshireknight]

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Thanks T Scarborough. That's sounds logical. After today it is 16inches. I shall now post more questions on my own 82cm Bulgarian build if you wish to take a look and point me in the right direction.

[boerwarrior]

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I have a 32" oven and my opening is 16 inches wide and 10 inches high. So far I have had no trouble maneuvering pizzas and even large pots in and out of the oven.

We have a 4-oven AGA stove and each oven is close to this size: a little over 16 inches wide and about 11 inches high. I once fit a 26 pound turkey in the AGA!

[kstronach]

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Hi Paul, nice name 'Yorkshire' knight, I see your in Bulgaria but I take it you are from yorkshire originally?! I'm from York!

Anyway you've already had some good replys I see but I'll chip in anyhow! In the end I built a 34" oven and went with an 18" opening its fine, if I had built a 32" oven it would have been a 16" opening I would have gone with, just make sure you adhere to the 63% rule for the height and I'm sure you'll be fine!

Are you on the UK forum? Assuming your from the UK that is! Have you set up a build thread? Pop a link up if so and I'll have a gander!

All the best

Keith