Brick Oven Build (Pic heavy)

[jonumberone]

Busy weekend here.
I got a lot of work done.
Crawling into the oven to clean and point the joints took way longer than I expected Thursday, so I wasn't able to actually build until Friday evening after work.

Friday night I put up the vent arch



Saturday I put up the flue gallery and covered the dome with the remaining mortar mix.



And made sure the door fit



Sunday I added two inches of ceramic fiber blanket for insulation, lashed it all down with chicken wire, and put on a waterproofing flashing
I also installed a thermowell through the brickwork so I can monitor oven temps when the door isn't in.



Thermowell is more visible here



All that's left to finish the oven is to put on a perlite shell over the blanket.
However, I need to get the granite for the stand cut before I can do this, so I can bring the shell over the granite and eliminate the seam.
Hopefully he doesn't take too long.