After the forms were placed and rebar tied, my next job was to make concrete for the structural slab. I made the concrete using a basic 3:2:1 mix by volume….3 parts stone, 2 parts sand and 1 part portland, I’d usually get help from companies like https://concrete-repair.co.uk/ but since this was a pretty small job…
Wood Fired Oven Update…..bond beam and structural slab prep.
So now that the dry stonework is done, the next step is turning the top course into a bond beam, to support the cast concrete pieces that will be set on top of it. My plan is to make two 3″ layers, the first overhanging the dry stone by 1 1/4″ or so, then the…
Wood Fired Oven Diary….Dry Stone Base Completed!!
Phew!!! FINALLY!!! After a long drawn out process, the base for the oven is done! Overall, I am pretty happy with it and now I can start on the next part of the build. O.K. enough typing, here is the oven as of today. Lets start up front and go around clockwise. Click on any…
Wood Fired Oven Update….It’s coming soon!!
I have been able to pick away at the dry stone base the last couple weeks, and I should have it done this weekend if it ever stops raining here! I bet some of you thought this was a lost cause!…I was starting to feel that way myself. At any rate, it is looking pretty…
Mud Oven…Uh, Wood Fired Oven Update
O.K. It really has been too long since my last post about the Mud Oven. I have not had much time to work on it but right now I am about were it was before the second tear down. My time has been occupied with life and a large volunteer project ( no, I am…
Antique Granite Pavers get a new home.
If you are following my blog, you will notice that many of my projects include the use of recycled stone. Truth is, you just can’t beat the character of time worn stone, which seems to draw your eye to the softened edges, and the patina created by years of weathering. One of my favorite things…
Mud Oven Diary….Ummmmm
I’m not sure where to start and this post was suppose to be different. This was suppose to be the pre-oven build post where the base is finished up and we move on. Alas, the following is definitely not what I wanted to write. In fact I was contemplating not even putting an update up…
Rebar and string for wall layout.
I use ordinary uncoated rebar when I layout walls (and flat work) because it is fast and effective. There is margin for error doing it this way but there is with any method of layout. I’ll keep this as concise as possible and as always if anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask…
More fun splitting stone & more video links.
I know I said the next post would be about rebar and string set up but I wanted to squeeze this one in. Back in March I did a two part post about different ways to split stone. The use of feathers and wedges is a common technique which is widely known and has been…
Mud Oven Diary…..starting the dry stone surround.
Now that the Gothic arch vault is finished it is now time to start the dry stone surround. My plan was to build radius walls on each side of the vault and to try a style I have seen on the DSWI site about the walls of Inis Oirr. Having never done this style of…