Pauls new outdoor kitchen and oven in Melbourne Outdoor Kitchen Design Discuss Pauls new outdoor kitchen and oven in Melbourne in the Outdoor Kitchens and Living Rooms forums; Cup Day yesterday so a precious extra day off. Unfortunately my flue is holding my oven progress up so had ...

[paulyboy]

Cup Day yesterday so a precious extra day off.
Unfortunately my flue is holding my oven progress up so had to turn my attention elsewhere.
Spent a few hours finishing off a screen next to my oven to hide the clothesline/utility area.
Paul

[david s]

Pauly,
It looks like your oven has a layer of alfoil over the blanket. Be careful when curing this baby because the foil has a tendency to hold the moisture in. Don't be in a rush to get to 400 C do lots of roasts first. Also a good idea to wrap up the outer shell for a week to keep the moisture in it to make it strong. Then proceed with drying.

[paulyboy]

Originally Posted by david s

Pauly,
It looks like your oven has a layer of alfoil over the blanket. Be careful when curing this baby because the foil has a tendency to hold the moisture in. Don't be in a rush to get to 400 C do lots of roasts first. Also a good idea to wrap up the outer shell for a week to keep the moisture in it to make it strong. Then proceed with drying.

Hi David, thanks for your interest.
It is actually an extra layer of insulation. I used it simply as a vapour barrier when I was rendering to stop the layers of insulation sucking the moisture out of the render.
And yes, it is wrapped up as we speak, though I suspect curing will not be a big issue for me as the refractory dome is some couple of years old. Still a couple of layers of render to go though so I will take my time with that.
Thanks again,
Paul

[paulyboy]

Still waiting on my flue so work on my actual oven is at a standstill.
So I spent the last couple of days sticking sandstone on my concrete top around my oven, including a sandstone landing out front.
Not entirely in love with it now it's done, but hell, I'm not changing it.
Paul

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

Pauly,
I cant tell from the pic,, Is the sandstone higher than the oven floor ??

I do like the look !!!!

Cheers
Mark

[cannyfradock]

Paulyboy

Nice pics!!!! I also had a problem finding a chimhey for my wood-oven, so in the end I disced the bottom off one of my wife's terracotta pots, turned it upside down and used that instead.......and it did'nt crack.

All the best with the completion of your project

Terry (C.F)

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

Hey Canny,,
Necessity is the mother of invention creative solution, Some one just said the other day they were going to use 8inch sewer pipe....

Cheers
Mark

[cannyfradock]

A sewer pipe is what I would've used, if I could've found one, but was too impatient in the end so I used the "flower pot". Unfortunately it is'nt tall enough to draw the fire sufficently so am thinking of using a detatchable 5 foot piece of chimney flue the next (2nd) time that I fire it up.

[paulyboy]

Originally Posted by ThisOldGarageNJ

Pauly,
I cant tell from the pic,, Is the sandstone higher than the oven floor ??

I do like the look !!!!

Cheers
Mark

Thanks Mark,
No, the sandstone shelf is a smidge (technical term) lower than the oven floor.
Paul

[paulyboy]

Canny, got a flue coming, just feeling a tad impatient. You feel like you are wasting precious weekends when you can't move ahead. LoL
Paul