Hi from Hemet Ca.

[Hank10746]

Hi
To start I have just started collecting materials for a oven I bought 50 firebricks yesterday and ordered the Makita 9557PBX1 4-1/2-Inch Angle Grinder with Aluminum Case from Amazon and will be going tomorrow to get a sheet of 3/4" plywood and some cinder blocks. I live in Hemet and I am retired and need a hobby. I am just getting over having 2 hip joints replaced and will be at this for a while. I have been reading this forum for the three to four weeks ever since I found it. I have seen a lot of builds and have changed my mind 30 or 40 times already. Every time I see one I tell my wife this is the one and then I look at the next one and there I go again. I am finding this forum helpful already. I hope I can contribute although I am not a Mason I have laid a brick or 2 in my time and poured some concrete not to code but by? I am not really sure by what.
Thank you
Hank

[azpizzanut]

Hello Hank in Hemet, Ca.

My wife's aunt, uncle, and cousins, lived in Hemet for many years. We visited there with the kids once.

Well, fifty bricks is a good start, but you'll need more. I ended up using three different color bricks in my last build (36" Pompeii). You don't need to be a mason or even have much experience. All you need is the interest and motivation. Sounds like you have all of those plus a measure of enthusiasm, too. Best of luck and please ask questions as you go along.

Cheers,

[dmun]

I am just getting over having 2 hip joints replaced and will be at this for a while.

Don't be afraid to recruit your friends and family for lifting and mixing. Also, getting you neighbors involved in the process will make them participants instead of potential adversaries.

[Hank10746]

The only thing I am worried about is how many more friends will I have after I build it than I had before I built it

[Hank10746]

I did not mention why 50 bricks instead of the 200 or 300 it will take. I am just starting and need to accumulate what I need. We are buying a new home and I really don't want to move a couple of ton's of material's so I thought I could get a few and with the plywood draw a outline on it. I could then play with cuts and see what I may need to do. Besides telling my wife the bill is (*&^%+-Y) of dollars all at once left a lot to be desired. I can also layout both a 36" and then the 42" and have a idea of size. I will also be able to draw my Pizza's on it and wish.