finishing the top of the dome

[cardilini]

hi im using curved fire bricks and want to know how i finish the top off
as if i keep going my gap on the bricks gets bigger do i have to cut the end of the brick off so the other buts nicely can someone give me any ideas on how to build the dome shape so i can just lay my bricks but im abit curious on the gap its like a triangle really weird if anyone is unsure i may have to upload photo apart from that my pizza oven is coming along good. until now

[david s]

Re: finishing the top of the dome

The gaps get bigger the higher you go because the radius gets smaller. Just back fill them with mortar.