Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy)

jonumberone · 08-11-2020, 09:56 AM

I'm currently attempting to build a brick oven in my yard.
Currently 5 weeks in, and would say I'm 75% done with the project.
There's a lot of waiting for things to dry and cure in between steps, and the crazy heat has slowed me down too.
I'm halfway through the oven construction, which I'm hoping to finish this coming weekend, then I'll need to insulate and render the dome, and finish the stand.
Before this project, I never mixed a bag of cement, mortared a block, or laid a brick in my life, and I thought cinder blocks were for smashing storefront windows.
That said, I'm pretty satisfied with how things are coming along.

Here's some photos of the process:

Blank slate

I had to pour a foundation slab. After talking with some people that know what they're doing I poured a 6 inch slab on 6 inches of crushed and compacted stone. Reinforced the slab with 3/8 inch rebar on 6 inch centers.

After the slab cured for a week, I mortared and laid the block.

Once the mortar dried, the cores of the block needed to be filled with cement.
I ran 1/2 inch rebar through every other core to tie in to the suspended slab.

Next I had to form up and pour the suspended slab.

Added a second grid of 3/8 rebar to reinforce the slab.

Finished product

After another week of curing, and roughly 4 weeks total I was finally able to start the oven.

Started with 2 inch calcium silicate board to insulate the floor, then formed up and poured a 1 inch refractory castable base.

Next I mortared and laid the floor tiles.

And then, finally started work on the dome!

I haven't gotten much done since I took these pictures Sunday morning
Took Sunday to point the mortar joints, and scrub the brickwork clean, and this morning I laid the first of 2 arches across the opening of the oven.

Brlesq · 08-11-2020, 10:22 AM

Wow, Dom, that's a lot of work, but it looks great! I know you said that you had no experience with this, but you must have been a mason in a past life.

IrishBoi · 08-11-2020, 10:28 AM

That looks awesome

Steve · 08-11-2020, 10:52 AM

Very nice Dom!

elderboy02 · 08-11-2020, 11:20 AM

Very cool!

GreekGodX · 08-11-2020, 11:21 AM

I can't even hang curtains so this is incredible. Great work, Dom! Can't wait to see it in action

yourchoice · 08-11-2020, 11:24 AM

Fantastic, Dom!

mosesbotbol · 08-11-2020, 11:30 AM

Quite handy! Well done. Is this for pizza's or just general cooking?

BigAsh · 08-11-2020, 12:22 PM

"Meh...probably going to burn waaaaay too thick pizza anyway"...(posting for a friend..)

Nice work my brother!

markem · 08-11-2020, 12:37 PM

Amazing, Dom!

SSDVC · 08-11-2020, 01:16 PM

Real nice work. If all else falls by the wayside, you can always use it as a bomb shelter !! That thing is built stout !!

8lug · 08-11-2020, 01:34 PM

Great job so far. Keep the pic's coming

Havanaaddict · 08-11-2020, 01:50 PM

great work Dom!!!

EricF · 08-11-2020, 05:24 PM

That's amazing Dom!!!

Chainsaw13 · 08-11-2020, 05:50 PM

Looking good so far. Can’t wait to see the finished product.

T.G · 08-11-2020, 06:02 PM

Pretty damn impressive, Dom. I can see why you decided to ruin your nipples for this.

CigarNut · 08-11-2020, 07:21 PM

Very cool, Dom! I am so impressed with all the thought and effort that you have put into this project! You should be very proud of your accomplishment!

Old Sailor · 08-11-2020, 09:50 PM

Awesome work!!

jonumberone · 08-12-2020, 07:04 AM

Thanks, guys.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8lug

Great job so far. Keep the pic's coming

Thanks for all your help!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Quite handy! Well done. Is this for pizza's or just general cooking?

Little bit of this, little bit of that.
With the thermal mass of the oven it should stay warm enough to cook in for 3 days from a full firing.

icehog3 · 08-12-2020, 11:39 AM

That's incredible, Dom, although little surprises me with your outdoor cooking masterpieces. Can it toast pretzels?

08-11-2020, 09:56 AM	#1
jonumberone Raw Dog Join Date: Jun 2010 First Name: Dom Location: Exit 8A Posts: 6,484 Trading: (62)	Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) I'm currently attempting to build a brick oven in my yard. Currently 5 weeks in, and would say I'm 75% done with the project. There's a lot of waiting for things to dry and cure in between steps, and the crazy heat has slowed me down too. I'm halfway through the oven construction, which I'm hoping to finish this coming weekend, then I'll need to insulate and render the dome, and finish the stand. Before this project, I never mixed a bag of cement, mortared a block, or laid a brick in my life, and I thought cinder blocks were for smashing storefront windows. That said, I'm pretty satisfied with how things are coming along. Here's some photos of the process: Blank slate I had to pour a foundation slab. After talking with some people that know what they're doing I poured a 6 inch slab on 6 inches of crushed and compacted stone. Reinforced the slab with 3/8 inch rebar on 6 inch centers. After the slab cured for a week, I mortared and laid the block. Once the mortar dried, the cores of the block needed to be filled with cement. I ran 1/2 inch rebar through every other core to tie in to the suspended slab. Next I had to form up and pour the suspended slab. Added a second grid of 3/8 rebar to reinforce the slab. Finished product After another week of curing, and roughly 4 weeks total I was finally able to start the oven. Started with 2 inch calcium silicate board to insulate the floor, then formed up and poured a 1 inch refractory castable base. Next I mortared and laid the floor tiles. And then, finally started work on the dome! I haven't gotten much done since I took these pictures Sunday morning Took Sunday to point the mortar joints, and scrub the brickwork clean, and this morning I laid the first of 2 arches across the opening of the oven. __________________ Sex junkie looking for a dealer

08-11-2020, 10:22 AM	#2
Brlesq Carpe cigar! Join Date: May 2012 First Name: Bruce Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,024 Trading: (17)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) Wow, Dom, that's a lot of work, but it looks great! I know you said that you had no experience with this, but you must have been a mason in a past life. __________________ Hey! How come "Habana" is written on here with a Sharpie ?!?

08-11-2020, 10:28 AM	#3
IrishBoi Just in from the Storm Join Date: Aug 2020 First Name: Eric Location: Brevard, NC Posts: 39 Trading: (0)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) That looks awesome

08-11-2020, 10:52 AM	#4
Steve Dad Jokester Supreme Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: 17 R 435648 3354895 Posts: 7,715 Trading: (6)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) Very nice Dom! __________________ ...So don't sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied, Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance that tide

08-11-2020, 11:20 AM	#5
elderboy02 Lets Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 12,508 Trading: (133)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) Very cool!

08-11-2020, 11:21 AM	#6
GreekGodX Opa!! Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Christos Location: 7 Line Posts: 4,893 Trading: (82)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) I can't even hang curtains so this is incredible. Great work, Dom! Can't wait to see it in action __________________ "If I give a businessman 10,000 francs, what is that to him, he is rich. But if I give him a Cohiba cigar, that is style."-Hotel Rwanda

08-11-2020, 11:24 AM	#7
yourchoice Down the stretch Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Joel Location: South Jersey Posts: 4,091 Trading: (36)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) Fantastic, Dom!

08-11-2020, 11:30 AM	#8
mosesbotbol That's a Corgi Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moses Location: Boston Posts: 6,171 Trading: (6)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) Quite handy! Well done. Is this for pizza's or just general cooking? __________________ Port Wine & Claret \| British Cars \| Welsh Corgi's

08-11-2020, 12:22 PM	#9
BigAsh Don't knock the Ash... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Keith Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 5,046 Trading: (46)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) "Meh...probably going to burn waaaaay too thick pizza anyway"...(posting for a friend..) Nice work my brother! __________________ Keith

08-11-2020, 12:37 PM	#10
markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,622 Trading: (47)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) Amazing, Dom! __________________ I refuse to belong to any organization that would have me as a member. ~ Groucho Marx

08-11-2020, 01:16 PM	#11
SSDVC Life is short, Relax Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Scott Location: Eastern CT Posts: 222 Trading: (6)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) Real nice work. If all else falls by the wayside, you can always use it as a bomb shelter !! That thing is built stout !! __________________ Fully retired and wondering what the hell to do next !

08-11-2020, 01:34 PM	#12
8lug Smoking with the Chief Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Masshole Posts: 798 Trading: (14)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) Great job so far. Keep the pic's coming

08-11-2020, 01:50 PM	#13
Havanaaddict Man in Black!!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: V.I.P Room Partagas Factory Posts: 3,451 Trading: (1)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) great work Dom!!! __________________ "If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions." "Hav-a-na nice day"

08-11-2020, 05:24 PM	#14
EricF Ain't Never Gonna Leave Join Date: Oct 2010 First Name: Eric Location: Miramar, FL Posts: 7,004 Trading: (116)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) That's amazing Dom!!! __________________ It might taste crummy, but at least it's huge.

08-11-2020, 05:50 PM	#15
Chainsaw13 Møøse bites can be nasty Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Bob Location: The Enchanted Mitten Posts: 7,180 Trading: (96)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) Looking good so far. Can’t wait to see the finished product. __________________ My neighbor came by my house this morning at 2AM, pounding on the door. Good thing I was still up playing the drums.

08-11-2020, 06:02 PM	#16
T.G Grrrrrr Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: The Other Adam Posts: 15,557 Trading: (37)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) Pretty damn impressive, Dom. I can see why you decided to ruin your nipples for this.

08-11-2020, 07:21 PM	#17
CigarNut Fck Cancer! Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Michael Location: Clermont, Florida Posts: 18,042 Trading: (111*)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) Very cool, Dom! I am so impressed with all the thought and effort that you have put into this project! You should be very proud of your accomplishment! __________________ Need Beads? Need Five Finger Bags? 2 of 3 Requirements for use of the CA Rolodex: 100 posts/ 60 day membership/ participation in trade (trader rating). New members can be added at any time.

08-11-2020, 09:50 PM	#18
Old Sailor Black Ops - S.O.B. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dave Location: Side Porta!! Kingsville, Ont., Canada Posts: 4,201 Trading: (22)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) Awesome work!! __________________ Canadian Armed Forces 1976! Canadian Coast Guard, retired in 2012 after 32 years!!

08-12-2020, 11:39 AM	#20
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,305 Trading: (60)	Re: Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy) That's incredible, Dom, although little surprises me with your outdoor cooking masterpieces. Can it toast pretzels? __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!