Dave's Pics of Progress Pompeii Oven Construction Discuss Dave's Pics of Progress in the Pizza Oven Design and Installation forums; Just a few pictures of the finished form for the oven floor insulating layer. I was happy with how it ...

[asudavew]

Just a few pictures of the finished form for the oven floor insulating layer.


I was happy with how it turned out!

[asudavew]

The perlcrete pour...

At least part of it....... Wish I lived in a bigger town sometimes.....................

I also squeezed the mix to make sure the ratio was right. The water just barely came out with hard squeezing.

Note: What I poured was pretty hard about 8 hours later.
Of course it still has some give with a fingertip.

I did remember to mix the cement and perlite together before adding water.

5 parts perlite to 1 part cement.

[asudavew]

the perlite

more mixing

and the "finished" insulating layer

[asudavew]

My tile work.


And a few pics of my overhang. Taken in daylight.

[Ken524]

Dave, the form turned out great. Nice work.

[Acoma]

Dave, you are doing such a great job. Dome this week?

[Frances]

Looks great Dave. For interest, what did you use for the round edge of the form?

[asudavew]

Originally Posted by Acoma

Dave, you are doing such a great job. Dome this week?

No dome for me this week.

I have to wait on the delivery of more perlite.

I can't get the stuff in my town....

[asudavew]

Originally Posted by Frances

Looks great Dave. For interest, what did you use for the round edge of the form?

I used Masonite.
3/16 of an inch thick.

I bought it in a 4 ft by 8 ft sheet, and then ripped it down with my circular saw into 4 inch rips.

It bends easy, and works great for curves.

[Kemo]

Dave!

this is progressing nicely. Are you going to "embed" the hearth in the perlite or rest them on top? im getting some good ideas from you. Thanks for posting, you are moving at a great rate.