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…