Oven housing


Oven housing
Once the domed oven is finished and dry, we can start to construct the housing around it.
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Last modified on: September 5th 2024
smoke throat section

We chose to surround the oven with a firebrick housing, jointed using fire cement made with proportion of chamotte (refractory sand).

the smoke throat section in front of the door, which forms the bottom of the chimney, must also be ordered separately from Fayol.

oven ledge

Firebricks were also used to make a ledge in front of the oven.

it grows

It grows...

and grows

And grows...

test fire

Full height, about 10 cm or 5 inches above the top of the hearth.

chamotte

Just a paper fire for some flames and smoke to see how it works.

end of chamotte filling

Start of filling around oven with chamotte.

hearth

Filling completed.

Fayol say that 500 kg are needed, and we used around 400 kg to fill around the oven, and 100 kilos for making up cement.

Next: Roof.
Preceding: Oven hearth.

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