I was going to hold out posting this until it was fired up, but I couldn't wait.
Last weekend my dad and I finished the dome on the long awaited Pizza Oven. And while it is not yet finished (the dome will be covered by an outer wall, then we have to render and tile), it has now reached the stage where it can be used as a functional oven.
Needless to say we are all pretty excited - Mum actually bought some bubbly for the occasion.
As I said last time, the top of the dome is very fiddly as you have to cut all the bricks to fit and they need to hold their own weight against each other so they don't fall in when you take the inside structure down. It's a whole lot of physics that I don't really understand, but I was very glad that my dad works in engineering and has a better grip on these things.
Last weekend my dad and I finished the dome on the long awaited Pizza Oven. And while it is not yet finished (the dome will be covered by an outer wall, then we have to render and tile), it has now reached the stage where it can be used as a functional oven.
Needless to say we are all pretty excited - Mum actually bought some bubbly for the occasion.
The last steps of the dome...
All the bricks fit, now we can get the mortar in
Just because you're working doesn't mean you can't have nice nails.
The last bit of mortar!
We let the dome dry overnight before removing the inside structure as we wanted to make sure it was well and truly dry and wasn't about to crack
The next day...
We got the inside structure out and the dome didn't fall down! I was pretty tense at this point so was thrilled that it worked.
You may notice a hole above the arch though. There was one brick that wasn't quite set when we put the inside structure in and it fell out. I had every intention of patching it back up once the dome was finished. This was an INSANE decision - I did it, but with a lot of swearing and mortar in my hair.
How stoked are we that it worked!
Inside the dome, doesn't that brickwork look professional...
Dad doing one more layer of mortar to neaten it up. We ran out not long after this, but he assures me that he has finished this rendering since then so the oven will look nice for Christmas.
It looks almost professional (I'm very proud) :D
Next update on the Pizza Oven will be the first firing!
Leave your suggestions on what to cook in it below...
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