My dad just putting up the arch in place so he knows where to build (my father is a hands on person and likes to build it by feel).
Now the Fire Tiles are on (which is the cooking base, also know as refactory tiles). These are actually from an Italian Bakery so he didnt have to buy them (they arnt cheap).
Both the Insulation Bricks and Refactory Tiles have been packed tight but the tiles do have some slight gaps so we will seal those with some fire mortar plus when we cure it the ash will cover up any other holes.
In this pic we have started the dome using dry pressed bricks (about 75c a brick if you know the brick yard). Using the fire mortar we are packing them very close to keep it nice and tight. You will noticed the gaps behind the bricks but we are going to fill those up with fire mortar when the dome is complete.
