Wickedcajun
is Blowin Smoke!
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2014
- Location
- Charenton, La
I cant wait to see the finished product... Wish I lived closer to help!
Gulf....wow man, that's about the best argument for building a WFO that I've ever heard. I've seen a few build threads here, and each of them gets me a step closer to building my own. Your post adds another "tick mark" to the list of reasons that I *must* have one at my house.
Great thread!
Ok.....one last question about the frost heave.
I like the Mack truck analogy, but.....since some of us live in areas where the ground freezes and tends to move "immovable" structures that lack proper footing, I'd like to have some clarification on the question about 'pegging' the rebar down into the bottom pad, and having a footer. Since the bottom concrete pad is essentially "floating" on the top of the ground, wouldn't "time and temperature" have it's way with the entire structure? Meaning that in a few years, the whole mass might have a couple degree tilt to it?
Thank again fellas!
Bob
OK, I've read through this build and Speers90 "Beast" build. I'm beginning to think that there is no one "Speers90"...there's actually 90 guys who go by the name "Speers"...hence the screen name. They all get together to do these builds, work, take care of the family, etc. :biggrin1: :clap2:
Keep up the good work! All y'all!
Bruce
Bruce, I enjoy building stuff and needed a creative outlet after I hung up my tool belt last year to take an office job!
Excited for morning to get here! So I can get this poured and then wait a while longer before I can do anything else. Did I mention patience isn't one of my stronger characteristics!
Your insulation layer, floor brick and dome brick can be placed right on top of the moisture barrier. The moisture barrier will help you also in the future, to keep moisture from wicking up into your oven from below :smile:.
Cover the slab with a good moisture barrier. (IE: thick plastic, polyethylene, scrap vynil floor covering etc.) That will keep the moisture in the slab that is needed for the concrete to cure. It will also, allow you to begin working on the oven the very next day. Just leave your hearth slab supports in place for at least a week. Your insulation layer, floor brick and dome brick can be placed right on top of the moisture barrier. The moisture barrier will help you also in the future, to keep moisture from wicking up into your oven from below :smile:.
Excuse my ignorance. But why no mortar between the cinder blocks?