Brick by Brick, The Story of the Pizza Oven Build
Many friends ask us about the oven. Did we build it? Yes, Roger designed and built it. How did he learn how to do it? Well...his engineering background came in really handy after he watched YouTube videos. How long did it take? Roger says 6 weeks, Gayle says all summer.
Many friends ask us about the oven. Did we build it? Yes, Roger designed and built it. How did he learn how to do it? Well...his engineering background came in really handy after he watched YouTube videos. How long did it take? Roger says 6 weeks, Gayle says all summer.
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Before The First Brick (Gallery here)
-Trailer spec'd by Roger, built by Big Bubba's Trailers -Base frame designed by Rog, built & welded by Gordon Bone -Rebar & grinding -Template design of ceramic base -Cement Mixers: machine & human -Cement pour (aka The Bucket Dump) -Cement leveler -Ceramic oven base on finished cement foundation Bricks! (Gallery here)
-Oven floor -Layer by layer, by layer -Oven doorway arch: template, scaffolding and build -More bricks More Bricks & The Dome (Gallery here)
-Cardboard dome scaffolding -More bricks -More layers -Dome finished! -Clean up of dome interiior The End. (Gallery here)
-Anchor bolts -Turnbuckles -Chains -Ceramic blanket -Chicken wire -Stucco coat #1 -Stucco coat #2 (color) |