A suggestion. Try using a dogloo as your mold. I came up with this idea the other day. The perfect shape for a pizza oven. Different sizes available. What do you think? Steve in CA
I looked up these dogloos as i'd never heard of them.May cost more than a $10 gym-ball but would work with one with a small doorway.Thanks for the suggestion Stephen !
Real professional craftsmanship. If anyone hasn't tried a pizza cooked in a wood burning oven, it's worth the effort to find a restaurant that cooks one. There's nothing like it. You can bake bread, and cook just about anything in it. Try salmon on a whiskey plank.
Nicely done. I thought the volume was alright. A nice measured soothing voice made a pleasant change to people harshly repeating themselves and gettign their facts wrong.
Sir thanks for the video. I am building mine with unglazed red bricks for the floor. With your video we'll be eating pizzas in no time. I am using split 45 gallon drums to enclose the whole thing. Then it will go in my summer kitchen.
Hi JJ Wat an amazing Project - thank You for the detailed post. I have been inspired to build one myself, and I had the First pizzas yesterday. The resultat was very good. Aften firering i have a let of small cracks in the dome - I dont know if thats something to be concerned about, But would like to hear if You have ever experienced similar? If so have You made any filing of the cracks? Best regards.
+Torbjørn Pedersen Had a few small cracks on dome top of first oven that was 30mm thick and rolled it over and added another inch or so to area that cops most heat.Best to slowly build up fire.This oven is about 65mm thick around top of dome and is fine.Small cracks can be filled with a fine mix sieved through a flyscreen !
No tengo dúvida que quedó espetacular, mas si esta hecho de comento, no perjudica la salud cuando coloque fuego e pongas una pizza dentro? Yo lo pregunto por el comento!
Hello, I'm from Argentina, beautiful work. Can you tell me the proportions of vermiculite and cement needed? You also used pearls? Thank you very much!
Thanks for watching ! This mix is 5 parts crushed pumice and 1 part standard portland cement and water but some people are using vermiculite ! Those pearls are small pumice stones probably.
hello how are you..you know that I made the oven at the foot of the instructions, but after a week of drying I used it with fire and many cracks appeared ... you know what could be? has it happened to you before? the thickness of the walls are 6cm
I didn't let the PIZZA OVEN BUG BITE ME. I was going to build one. i Didn't buy nor make one. > Can't be any more easy than finding one setting on your patio. A Webber Kettle, or a Smoker ! There perfect 👌 Nice build throw
Hi, my dad found your video and he liked the way you think to build it. He is motivate to do it but we don't speak English so it's a littel bit complicated to follow your step 😅. Like what mixture are you using, what cement? I was wondering if you could write all the step in english that could be very helpful 🤗. Thanks you
Looks great JJ. Did you use regular concrete to level of the floor of the oven? Also, is the oven structure thick enough to hold the heat in sufficiently? How has your oven held up over time. Any significant cracks or anything?
The floor is the same 5-1 pumice and cement mix and oven is still going but with a few small cracks.Best to build fire up slowly as these ovens expand and contrat with heat 😁
Is it the same when the mud thing is on the outside or better its inside because the fire is inside...it will ve like an inverted clay pot... the heat will retain inside...but i like it.. that the brick one...
Hi JJGrice, you have done amazing and inventive job! It would be nice to have a complete guide in written form (the sound in videos is sometimes too silent to understand). But nevertheless, I would like to ask questions regarding the heat: 1. Does your oven keep the heat or it uses mainly reflected heat from coal? 2. If you heat it to 500 F (260 degC), what is the time development of the temperature if you remove the coal to the side of oven? I plan to build up one for baking the bread and therefore would be happy if it stores some heat inside. I also like your solution to put the oven on wooden table. The problem is that I did not catch (again sound problem) what layers you use for a platform. All the best! Ondrej
+Ondrej Vavra Does store some heat but is mainly reflected heat. I need to do more heat tests and time how long it takes to cool ! See full videos here>ruclips.net/video/9wSk0chn7Ng/видео.html
JJGrice: Approx how many bags of Portland Cement did you use for making the oven (not the table base). Since US has lbs and Cu Ft as the measure of bags trying to find out how much cement and how much Perlite/Vermiculite would be needed. Noticed Perlite is more expensive that Vermiculite. Any thoughts of whether one is better than the other from a health perspective? the blogs below have some thoughts on Asbestos, which can be a concern. Thanks
I've only used pumice as I collected off beach and washed and crushed it for free and used less than a 20KG or 40lb bag of cement ! Never used perlite or vermiculite .Next time I may collect some free clay from a road cutting or building site and make a clay-cob one !
Really nice job and very informative video. Seems like the weakest area is where the arched entry meets the dome, since there done at separate times isn't that what's celled a cold joint? Seems like it would fall off while removing the form and moving it around, is there something I'm missing? Also seems like the first place for cracking to start, have you experienced any problems in this area?
Yes it is pumice stone I collect for free crushed and put through 12mm sieve with plenty of fine particles and mixed 5-1 with standard cement .The pumice aggregate holds it together well !
This oven is 5 part crushed pumice stone and 1 part standard cement or most people are using vermiculite which is easy to get and cheap Diego ! See pumice uses here>www.hesspumice.com/pumice-pages/pumice-uses/uses-for-pumice.html
+Zac Harrison I collected mine off the beach on Bribie island surf side ''North'' and crushed and sieved it ! This bloke used vermiculite concrete>ruclips.net/video/-j25Z65eaYk/видео.html
I followed your example and are presently building my own. Enjoy it a lot. What mixture did you use for the stucco? I couldn’t read the paper in the video.
mate..that's BEYOND impressive!! best I've yer seen..a big handshake...I'm a bit too far for pizza..about 12000 km in southern africa..no chance I'll gate crash!!👍👍
JJGrice018 funny funny man..it may be a tad mouldy when it arrives here..the idea of boats has not happened here yet and they're trying to figure out how to make squares round to invent the wheel..any other clips with such superb handcrafted work..????
Gran idea ... es muy ingenioso ... y es un bonito proyecto.. motivador.... para emularlo... gracias por la idea y los detalles .... felicitaciones ... que lo disfrute y muchas felicidades.. un saludo afectuoso desde la ciudad de Concepción Biobío... en Chile.
I mixed 6 parts perlite, 1 part refractory concrete, 1 part Portland cement, and water, for the oven floor under the tiles, It's been curing for 5 days, but it hasn't fully hardened yet. I can still dent the surface with my nail. Could it be that I used too much water, and it won't cure properly? Or will it just take more time? Or could it be the mix itself?
Mine is 5 part pumice stone and one part portland cement and never tried perlite.Maybe it may cure soon as the perlite may dry out more slowly.Good luck with your oven.Best to do small test batches to test your mix !
There are lots of ways to make an oven Julie ! I read this site first >pinkbird.org/w/How_to_build_a_pizza_oven Here I cooked you a chicken >ruclips.net/video/kP9poGmzH1g/видео.html
Amazing build mate, been looking for the easiest way to build one of these and id say this is it! Thanks for documenting and sharing your hard work, Cheers!
hola como estas, excelente trabajo, solo pude conseguir perlite y vermiculite mas fino, la piedra es mas pequeña de la que se observa en el vídeo, habrá algún problema saludos
Very nice and easy. Just need to know does that cement wall gets heated from outside? Just in case I need to place it in my garden but but away from my kid
I think if you let the dome float on the base, there would be less chance of crackage. thats how I am gonna set mine. dome is drying, day 2 perlite cement
I am really amazed, bravo!!! One question: In the “Pizza Oven Quick Build First Lighting” video, is there a tiles on a bottom of the oven? And if so, how you attached them to the bottom? Thanks for answer!
+Dušan Stoičević Those 8mm upside down scrap clay tiles just sit there and help protect the floor and hold extra heat but aren't really needed ! Thanks for watching !
Just wondering how much perlite it took to build your oven? I am working on a design using your method and will be ordering the perlite and just wondering an estimate of how many bags I need to order.
Show ! very good! I want to copy your fantastic project! you used the portland for cost or for a technical reason? I like in 5 parts of pumice and 1 part of refractory cement! what do you suggest me ? Thank you
+Andrea Galtelli Use the refractory cement if you can afford it ! This bloke has made a vermiculite concrete oven>ruclips.net/video/-j25Z65eaYk/видео.html
where did you find a supplier for the pumice stone that you used on your builds , a quick search around the Melbourne area didn't throw up any suppliers that have it .Great builds by the way .
I only used Pumice as I collected it for free off the beach and crushed it and put through a 10mm sieve with plenty of very fine pumice in the mix ! See this blokes vermiculite oven here>ruclips.net/video/-j25Z65eaYk/видео.html
i am going to tackle making one. I had one question (just like everyone else LOL). could you cut a hole in a piece of ply wood and then fill the fit ball to expand within the hole? Then from there put your cement mix on using the plywood instead of your foam band? Or do you need to be able to turn the ball as you add material. If i do it on plywood i can do the doorway form and chimney all at the same time. Also what do you do to fix the dome to the base?
+ericHi I fit the base with a finer pumice mortar mix.I did a bit a day over 5 days as I turned the ball but may try wrapping cling-wrap around mix to stop any sliding as you cover ball and do in one go. This bloke has done exactly what you said here Eric>ruclips.net/video/-j25Z65eaYk/видео.html
hey man great video! I was wondering what exactly you used for the mixture of cement? Im trying to do my own pizza over but i need to make sure i'm using the right ingredients and right measurements?
+Ricky Lacharite The mix is 5 parts crushed pumice and 1 part standard portland cement and water ! See part one here >ruclips.net/video/9wSk0chn7Ng/видео.html
Is the base of the oven where the pizza sits, is that just the pumice/cement mix? It's not too dusty or anything to be in direct contact with the food? Looks great.
How did you manage to attach the tunnel or oven entrance in a second phase? Didn't you encounter an issue with cold joints? As far as I knew, new concrete doesn't adhere well to old concrete, right?
You can see here on the full video at the 10 minute mark and didn't have any problems just wet the existing concrete ruclips.net/video/0FzuScb28gs/видео.html
This Video has inspired me to make my own! i have a question! how long does it retain heat? im thinking of adding ceramic board underneath a firebrick floor and also wrapped in heat blanket! I was also thinking of making a fibreglass mould of the ball and door opening to then add the cement mixture to this! any criticisms would be appreciated! Cheers!
+rowesounds Holds heat long enough to cook many pizzas and bake bread when cooled a bit ! The ball is the mould so why make a fibreglass mould ? You can also bury half the ball in sand and make on the ground !
+JJGrice018 ahhh! well just to keep it solid because the ball i have is my wifes birthing ball haha! its 90cm so should be okay! i was thinking of adding an inner layer of firebrick grog and refractory cement. then a perlite layer ontop. possibly some fibre blanket inbetween! thanks for the reply!
5 parts crushed pumice and 1part standard portland cement. The pumice is mainly 70% silica and 15 % aluminium oxide that helps with the heat proof effect ! For vermiculite concrete heat proof cement is better if you can afford it !
Hi , your pizza oven looks fantastic , i am in the process to build my own . May I ask you a few question ! If you can answer me that will be great , first I would like to know what type of cement do you use? Does your pizza oven doesn't crack in the long run ? And do you use vermiculite in the cement mix ? I have looked lots of pizza oven design some of them has the flue outside the door and some has the flue installed inside the pizza oven itself . So does that make a difference ? I had a old pizza oven the flue was inside the dome and smoke was escaping at the front of the gate and which is not ideal as the pizza oven was under a pergola. So can you please give me some infos and tips. Thank you Louis
Thanks for watching Tanya ! My oven is 5 part crushed pumice and 1 part standard portland cement but use hi-temp cement if you can find it.Most ovens have the flue on the outside of the door for baking but I have a chimney stopper plug for baking. I used this site for door size etc>pinkbird.org/w/How_to_build_a_pizza_oven See ovens lately here >ruclips.net/video/kP9poGmzH1g/видео.html
I've watched a lot of videos and seen lots of designs for pizza ovens and this is the best one I've seen yet. Well done. Can I ask, how much does it weigh in total?
Awesome oven! My son and I are really motivated. I was wondering what you put inside to make it stronger. It sounded like an inch of some kind of mix - but didn't make out what you said.
Hi, I have a question . I used to mix a high-temperature cement in a 5: 1 ratio and after a night under wet towels I saw a lot of cracks on it..., Can you help me solve the problem...bad cement?, not enough water?
I saw your oven picture and the huge cracks.When i started experimenting with pumice concrete I used old cement that must have been exposed to moisture and it crumbled apart ! I made a test batch first and made a rocket stove and did a heat test >ruclips.net/video/zkHVjrNqe38/видео.html Maybe you could reuse your vermiculite with fresh cement ?
+JJGrice018 Great oven. I assume your 5:1 ratio is by volume not weight? is the outside hot to touch? Does it keep heat or cool down relatively quickly? Thanks Rich.
The pumice is about 30% air so it's trapped moisture that explodes concrete or different aggregates in the mix heating and expanding at different rates that crack it ! Cast iron is also full of air !
6:40 ahí debería ponerse sal gruesa , grasa , vidrio, y huesos de carne o de pollo, no sólo para que tome su gusto particular de ser horno de barro, sino que levante temperatura, muy lindo el modelo que hiciste.
Hey thank you for teaching us how to build the oven, I'm almost done, I'm at the part where i need to make the stucco mix but i can really see the components would you be able to provide them to me , thanks
Thanks for watching Matt ! My stucco is 5 parts fine pumice and 1 part portland cement and about 10% honey coloured oxide ! See in this unedited video>ruclips.net/video/1tXuWRhS-No/видео.html
+JJGrice018 ok thanks! But I was asking myself if the oven became too hot for touching it when is in temperature for pizzas, without an external rockwool-cement coverage :)
See here after 4.5 years please >ruclips.net/video/_0EpZ8bAf-0/видео.html
Auesome job. Could you give me a list of all the materials that you used to make this?
The mix is 5 parts crushed pumice and 1 part standard portland cement and water.Use perlite instead of pumice as it is easy to find !
Thanks brother 👍
That pizza oven looks very happy to see you.
I want one like that!
Awesome ! Thank you for taking the time to make a video about your project and share it with us !
👍👍👍
Cheers!
Thanks for watching Michel,glad you like it !
A suggestion. Try using a dogloo as your mold. I came up with this idea the other day. The perfect shape for a pizza oven. Different sizes available. What do you think? Steve in CA
I looked up these dogloos as i'd never heard of them.May cost more than a $10 gym-ball but would work with one with a small doorway.Thanks for the suggestion Stephen !
Sounds good ! Good luck with your build Stephen !
nice build looks great, and the floor is the same as the top so no need for any special expensive fire bricks. best diy !
Thanks for watching Alan ! Glad you like it .
Real professional craftsmanship.
If anyone hasn't tried a pizza cooked in a wood burning oven, it's worth the effort to find a restaurant that cooks one.
There's nothing like it.
You can bake bread, and cook just about anything in it.
Try salmon on a whiskey plank.
Cheers for saving us hundreds of bucks. One question if you can spare the time : could this oven be used commercialy in a mobile pizza vendor?
Thanks for watching Kozza ! Probably as it's light and you build a longer chimney and are careful with the heat !
bueno e ingenioso muy buenos detalles de terminación .un genio.me dirías las medidas de la esfera? Diámetro? Me gustaría hacerme uno. Gracias sdos
Thanks for watching ! I pumped a 75cm gym ball up to 82cm !
Beautiful craftsmanship! Excellent workmanship!
Happy you like it.thanks for watching Jerome !
Nicely done. I thought the volume was alright. A nice measured soothing voice made a pleasant change to people harshly repeating themselves and gettign their facts wrong.
Thanks for watching ! The volume was low because of the camera tripod set-up !
I made the volume higher here>ruclips.net/video/vFk10YNTlws/видео.html
Hello, the oven is very nice. Doesn't it split with the heat?
In Argentina they are made with a mixture of mud and grass.
These ovens expand and contract with heat so best to slowly build fire up to temperature and don't throw in half a tree at once !
Fantastically creative. Good job.
Thanks for watching Sir ! Here I cooked you a chicken >ruclips.net/video/kP9poGmzH1g/видео.html
Very very perfect and clean job how much does it cost
Sir thanks for the video. I am building mine with unglazed red bricks for the floor. With your video we'll be eating pizzas in no time. I am using split 45 gallon drums to enclose the whole thing. Then it will go in my summer kitchen.
Thanks for watching Joe ! Good luck with your oven build !
Hi JJ
Wat an amazing Project - thank You for the detailed post. I have been inspired to build one myself, and I had the First pizzas yesterday.
The resultat was very good. Aften firering i have a let of small cracks in the dome - I dont know if thats something to be concerned about, But would like to hear if You have ever experienced similar?
If so have You made any filing of the cracks?
Best regards.
+Torbjørn Pedersen Had a few small cracks on dome top of first oven that was 30mm thick and rolled it over and added another inch or so to area that cops most heat.Best to slowly build up fire.This oven is about 65mm thick around top of dome and is fine.Small cracks can be filled with a fine mix sieved through a flyscreen !
No tengo dúvida que quedó espetacular, mas si esta hecho de comento, no perjudica la salud cuando coloque fuego e pongas una pizza dentro?
Yo lo pregunto por el comento!
I'm still alive ! See here >ruclips.net/video/kP9poGmzH1g/видео.html
Hello, I'm from Argentina, beautiful work. Can you tell me the proportions of vermiculite and cement needed? You also used pearls? Thank you very much!
Thanks for watching ! This mix is 5 parts crushed pumice and 1 part standard portland cement and water but some people are using vermiculite ! Those pearls are small pumice stones probably.
@@jjgrice018 For the interior and exterior finishing, what product do you use? thank you very much!!
The same pumice sieved through flyscreen with coloured oxide added !
@@jjgrice018 thank you very much!
hello how are you..you know that I made the oven at the foot of the instructions, but after a week of drying I used it with fire and many cracks appeared ... you know what could be? has it happened to you before? the thickness of the walls are 6cm
I didn't let the PIZZA OVEN BUG BITE ME. I was going to build one. i Didn't buy nor make one. > Can't be any more easy than finding one setting on your patio. A Webber Kettle, or a Smoker ! There perfect 👌 Nice build throw
Hi, my dad found your video and he liked the way you think to build it. He is motivate to do it but we don't speak English so it's a littel bit complicated to follow your step 😅.
Like what mixture are you using, what cement?
I was wondering if you could write all the step in english that could be very helpful 🤗.
Thanks you
This is 5 part pumice and 1 part cement or try vermiculite or perlite and cement !
This absolutely took my breath away.
Thanks for watching.glad you like it !
Marvellous...bloody marvellous job. Epic video. HUGE THANKS DUDE.X
Thanks for watching Gail !
Looks great JJ. Did you use regular concrete to level of the floor of the oven? Also, is the oven structure thick enough to hold the heat in sufficiently? How has your oven held up over time. Any significant cracks or anything?
The floor is the same 5-1 pumice and cement mix and oven is still going but with a few small cracks.Best to build fire up slowly as these ovens expand and contrat with heat 😁
Is it the same when the mud thing is on the outside or better its inside because the fire is inside...it will ve like an inverted clay pot... the heat will retain inside...but i like it.. that the brick one...
That is fine pumice mixed with a coloured oxide just for looks !
How has this held up? Any advice? Any chance for written work / instructions? Cost? This is incredible and now on my must do list!
Hi JJGrice,
you have done amazing and inventive job!
It would be nice to have a complete guide in written form (the sound in videos is sometimes too silent to understand). But nevertheless, I would like to ask questions regarding the heat:
1. Does your oven keep the heat or it uses mainly reflected heat from coal?
2. If you heat it to 500 F (260 degC), what is the time development of the temperature if you remove the coal to the side of oven?
I plan to build up one for baking the bread and therefore would be happy if it stores some heat inside.
I also like your solution to put the oven on wooden table. The problem is that I did not catch (again sound problem) what layers you use for a platform.
All the best!
Ondrej
+Ondrej Vavra Does store some heat but is mainly reflected heat. I need to do more heat tests and time how long it takes to cool ! See full videos here>ruclips.net/video/9wSk0chn7Ng/видео.html
JJGrice: Approx how many bags of Portland Cement did you use for making the oven (not the table base). Since US has lbs and Cu Ft as the measure of bags trying to find out how much cement and how much Perlite/Vermiculite would be needed. Noticed Perlite is more expensive that Vermiculite. Any thoughts of whether one is better than the other from a health perspective? the blogs below have some thoughts on Asbestos, which can be a concern. Thanks
I've only used pumice as I collected off beach and washed and crushed it for free and used less than a 20KG or 40lb bag of cement ! Never used perlite or vermiculite .Next time I may collect some free clay from a road cutting or building site and make a clay-cob one !
Hi impressive work. Can you tell me exactly what you use to make the chemney cap so round please. Thank you.
I think I used the cut off top of a large plastic coke bottle !
Cutest pizza oven i ever seen👌👌👍
Thanks Pavan .Glad you like it !
Really nice job and very informative video. Seems like the weakest area is where the arched entry meets the dome, since there done at separate times isn't that what's celled a cold joint? Seems like it would fall off while removing the form and moving it around, is there something I'm missing? Also seems like the first place for cracking to start, have you experienced any problems in this area?
No problems so far around that area but got a small crack on arch front maybe from removing formwork to early !
Is the material used a concrete?
And how did you manage to keep the dome in place without using reinforcement in the concrete?
Yes it is pumice stone I collect for free crushed and put through 12mm sieve with plenty of fine particles and mixed 5-1 with standard cement .The pumice aggregate holds it together well !
hola quisiera saber que material usas , mil disculpas no entiendo el idioma, el trabajo excelente 👏👏👏
This oven is 5 part crushed pumice stone and 1 part standard cement or most people are using vermiculite which is easy to get and cheap Diego ! See pumice uses here>www.hesspumice.com/pumice-pages/pumice-uses/uses-for-pumice.html
Saw many tandoors and pizaa owens. This one is unique.
Thanks for watching Parish ! See oven cooking chicken here >ruclips.net/video/kP9poGmzH1g/видео.html
Where abouts do you buy the
+Zac Harrison I collected mine off the beach on Bribie island surf side ''North'' and crushed and sieved it !
This bloke used vermiculite concrete>ruclips.net/video/-j25Z65eaYk/видео.html
I followed your example and are presently building my own. Enjoy it a lot. What mixture did you use for the stucco? I couldn’t read the paper in the video.
Thanks for watching Marco ! My mix was 2 Litres fine pumice, 400 ml cement, 250 ml colour oxide and water .Let sit for 5-10 minutes before use !
JJGrice018 thanks for sharing!
mate..that's BEYOND impressive!! best I've yer seen..a big handshake...I'm a bit too far for pizza..about 12000 km in southern africa..no chance I'll gate crash!!👍👍
Thanks for watching Peter,I'll send a home delivery to you in Africa !
JJGrice018 funny funny man..it may be a tad mouldy when it arrives here..the idea of boats has not happened here yet and they're trying to figure out how to make squares round to invent the wheel..any other clips with such superb handcrafted work..????
Awesome job. Do you have one video using this oven?
See here >ruclips.net/video/kP9poGmzH1g/видео.html
Gran idea ... es muy ingenioso ... y es un bonito proyecto.. motivador.... para emularlo... gracias por la idea y los detalles
.... felicitaciones ... que lo disfrute y muchas felicidades.. un saludo afectuoso desde la ciudad de Concepción Biobío... en Chile.
Thanks for watching Marcelo ! Greetings from Brisbane Australia !
COMPLIMENTI.. !!!
Sei bravissimo... 👏👏👏
Thanks for watching Giancarlo !
BEAUTIFUL BUILD LOVE THE LOOK
Thanks for watching Paul .Glad you like it !
I mixed 6 parts perlite, 1 part refractory concrete, 1 part Portland cement, and water, for the oven floor under the tiles, It's been curing for 5 days, but it hasn't fully hardened yet. I can still dent the surface with my nail. Could it be that I used too much water, and it won't cure properly? Or will it just take more time? Or could it be the mix itself?
Mine is 5 part pumice stone and one part portland cement and never tried perlite.Maybe it may cure soon as the perlite may dry out more slowly.Good luck with your oven.Best to do small test batches to test your mix !
is it possible that you share more detaled info ? mesuraments ? sizes, shapes ? i would like o replicate it for my house. thanks you
Longer video is here Juan >ruclips.net/video/0FzuScb28gs/видео.html
Why is the chimney in the front and not the rear? I'm thinking of adding my chimney to the back. Our table is built I start the dome tomorrow!
There are lots of ways to make an oven Julie ! I read this site first >pinkbird.org/w/How_to_build_a_pizza_oven Here I cooked you a chicken >ruclips.net/video/kP9poGmzH1g/видео.html
What a wonderful job you’ve made of it! ( I feel ashamed of my first effort now!)
Thanks for watching Bill !
Amazing build mate, been looking for the easiest way to build one of these and id say this is it! Thanks for documenting and sharing your hard work, Cheers!
Glad you like it Brandon.Good luck with your build !
Great 👍idea and crafty, I really need one of these.
Thanks for watching Steven ! Glad you like it .
hola como estas, excelente trabajo, solo pude conseguir perlite y vermiculite mas fino, la piedra es mas pequeña de la que se observa en el vídeo, habrá algún problema saludos
Loganll5 no problems it's will cook everything
Very nice and easy. Just need to know does that cement wall gets heated from outside? Just in case I need to place it in my garden but but away from my kid
When 800 F inside, outside is about 150 F or so Smity !
Hello John,About how much weight do you suppose it is when oven is complete ?In US pounds please, Im from N.Y.Can you lift it by yourself ?Cheers,Rich
I used about 20 gallons of mix or 80 litres and it weighs about 55 KG or 120 LB Rich
I think if you let the dome float on the base, there would be less chance of crackage. thats how I am gonna set mine. dome is drying, day 2 perlite cement
Sounds good ! Make sure top of dome that cops most heat is thickest.Good luck with your build !
got some small cracks tonight, got her over 1000 F oops.
Pizza 3 nights in a row!!! gotta love it! cooked a 90 sec pie tonight. thanks man!!!!
Looking forward to the video bugsy ! Nice work on those drums you do !
I am really amazed, bravo!!! One question: In the “Pizza Oven Quick Build First Lighting” video, is there a tiles on a bottom of the oven? And if so, how you attached them to the bottom? Thanks for answer!
+Dušan Stoičević Those 8mm upside down scrap clay tiles just sit there and help protect the floor and hold extra heat but aren't really needed ! Thanks for watching !
Just wondering how much perlite it took to build your oven? I am working on a design using your method and will be ordering the perlite and just wondering an estimate of how many bags I need to order.
I used about 80 litres of pumice concrete Craig !
Show ! very good! I want to copy your fantastic project!
you used the portland for cost or for a technical reason?
I like in 5 parts of pumice and 1 part of refractory cement!
what do you suggest me ?
Thank you
+Andrea Galtelli Use the refractory cement if you can afford it !
This bloke has made a vermiculite concrete oven>ruclips.net/video/-j25Z65eaYk/видео.html
Excellent work!
What material do you use?
Thanks
5 part crushed pumice to 1 part standard portland cement but most people are using vermiculite or perlite !
where did you find a supplier for the pumice stone that you used on your builds , a quick search around the Melbourne area didn't throw up any suppliers that have it .Great builds by the way .
I only used Pumice as I collected it for free off the beach and crushed it and put through a 10mm sieve with plenty of very fine pumice in the mix ! See this blokes vermiculite oven here>ruclips.net/video/-j25Z65eaYk/видео.html
can i get a plan for the opening form? love this idea and will try to build. are there full plays other than those on youtube?
Wow, you made it easy and good quality.
Thanks for watching Nath,glad you like it !
Thank for the second year update!
JJGrice: What size gym ball is this one that you used? Trying to get a reference for size.
Also, is there a dome to door to chimney ratio to follow?
This is an amazing build that oven would go for $3k-$5k US in the states....fantastic!
Thanks for watching .I'm glad you like it !
Skippy ball is an excellent idea!
Beautiful work
Thanks for watching Mike !
i am going to tackle making one. I had one question (just like everyone else LOL). could you cut a hole in a piece of ply wood and then fill the fit ball to expand within the hole? Then from there put your cement mix on using the plywood instead of your foam band? Or do you need to be able to turn the ball as you add material. If i do it on plywood i can do the doorway form and chimney all at the same time. Also what do you do to fix the dome to the base?
+ericHi I fit the base with a finer pumice mortar mix.I did a bit a day over 5 days as I turned the ball but may try wrapping cling-wrap around mix to stop any sliding as you cover ball and do in one go.
This bloke has done exactly what you said here Eric>ruclips.net/video/-j25Z65eaYk/видео.html
Great oven. Can you tell me what the outside temperature of the oven is?
Thank you
hey man great video! I was wondering what exactly you used for the mixture of cement? Im trying to do my own pizza over but i need to make sure i'm using the right ingredients and right measurements?
+Ricky Lacharite The mix is 5 parts crushed pumice and 1 part standard portland cement and water !
See part one here >ruclips.net/video/9wSk0chn7Ng/видео.html
+JJGrice018 Thank you for receipt.
Is the base of the oven where the pizza sits, is that just the pumice/cement mix? It's not too dusty or anything to be in direct contact with the food? Looks great.
I placed some old 8mm clay tiles upside down on the floor and also a pizza stone but you can cook straight on top of the pumice concrete !
How did you manage to attach the tunnel or oven entrance in a second phase? Didn't you encounter an issue with cold joints? As far as I knew, new concrete doesn't adhere well to old concrete, right?
You can see here on the full video at the 10 minute mark and didn't have any problems just wet the existing concrete
ruclips.net/video/0FzuScb28gs/видео.html
This Video has inspired me to make my own!
i have a question!
how long does it retain heat? im thinking of adding ceramic board underneath a firebrick floor and also wrapped in heat blanket!
I was also thinking of making a fibreglass mould of the ball and door opening to then add the cement mixture to this!
any criticisms would be appreciated!
Cheers!
+rowesounds Holds heat long enough to cook many pizzas and bake bread when cooled a bit ! The ball is the mould so why make a fibreglass mould ? You can also bury half the ball in sand and make on the ground !
+JJGrice018
ahhh! well just to keep it solid because the ball i have is my wifes birthing ball haha! its 90cm so should be okay!
i was thinking of adding an inner layer of firebrick grog and refractory cement. then a perlite layer ontop. possibly some fibre blanket inbetween! thanks for the reply!
+rowesounds Sounds like you have a good plan. Good luck with your oven build !
Very impressive pal! But for me you should add some wires in that concrete that way it will last longer.
The steel wire will expand when heated and crack the oven !
Hey,
Do you have any closer pic of your tunnel, or the form to the tunnel? Very nice
About the 17 min mark here Daniel >ruclips.net/video/0FzuScb28gs/видео.html
Thank you !
I would like to ask what kind of materials you work with? Ordinary cement or special materials that withstand high temperature?
5 parts crushed pumice and 1part standard portland cement. The pumice is mainly 70% silica and 15 % aluminium oxide that helps with the heat proof effect ! For vermiculite concrete heat proof cement is better if you can afford it !
What material did you use for the oven floor? Did you use any insulator between the floor and the plywood?
It is the same pumice mix with 2 inch floor and no other insulation and the 20mm formply doesn't get to hot underneath !
good job. a question: the size of the mouth of the oven? height, width, are written on the wood but the depth no ...
thank you
Its about 4 or 5 inchs but you can make it as you like !
See this site >pinkbird.org/w/How_to_build_a_pizza_oven
Thank you for the reply
very good work...sorry for my english ..are you use a special cement?
It is standard builders cement [ portland cement ]
Tank you
Hi , your pizza oven looks fantastic , i am in the process to build my own . May I ask you a few question ! If you can answer me that will be great , first I would like to know what type of cement do you use? Does your pizza oven doesn't crack in the long run ? And do you use vermiculite in the cement mix ? I have looked lots of pizza oven design some of them has the flue outside the door and some has the flue installed inside the pizza oven itself . So does that make a difference ? I had a old pizza oven the flue was inside the dome and smoke was escaping at the front of the gate and which is not ideal as the pizza oven was under a pergola. So can you please give me some infos and tips. Thank you
Louis
Thanks for watching Tanya ! My oven is 5 part crushed pumice and 1 part standard portland cement but use hi-temp cement if you can find it.Most ovens have the flue on the outside of the door for baking but I have a chimney stopper plug for baking. I used this site for door size etc>pinkbird.org/w/How_to_build_a_pizza_oven
See ovens lately here >ruclips.net/video/kP9poGmzH1g/видео.html
Very nice! Great job!
Thanks for watching Nelson!
Grande ingegno.. bravissimo
Con un po di pazienza sarebbe proprio da provare a farlo.. Complimenti ancora
Thanks for watching Giancarlo !
This is awesome, great job. Do you have any of the templates available for download?
No sorry Michael ! All I used was a large home made compass to mark the arch and base !
Gracias, muy bonito obra de arte. Gracias por compartir; Dios lo bendiga....desde colombia un abrazo.👏👏👏🇨🇴
Gracias Amigos Hugo from Australia ! I cooked you a chicken >ruclips.net/video/kP9poGmzH1g/видео.html
Nice job ! Beautiful! Enjoy
Thanks for watching Sandra !
Beautiful work. Best poured one ive seen by far. How so u think this fair against the heat/ expansion?
Thanks for watching ! Best to build fire up slowly to temp as these will expand and contract with heat !
Best diy oven on youtube
Thanks for watching and your kind comment !
@@jjgrice018 you're welcome! Has it kept its shape. Did it crack at all after use?
A few small cracks that where easily patched up !
Nice job beautiful and well done 👍
Thanks for watching fassy 😁
I've watched a lot of videos and seen lots of designs for pizza ovens and this is the best one I've seen yet. Well done. Can I ask, how much does it weigh in total?
Thanks for watching Darragh ! It weighs about 55 KG using around 80 litres of mix !
Thanks 👍 happy cooking!
Awesome oven! My son and I are really motivated. I was wondering what you put inside to make it stronger. It sounded like an inch of some kind of mix - but didn't make out what you said.
Thanks for watching ! It is just the same pumice concrete as the rest of the oven .Most people are using a vermiculite mix but I am yet to test it !
Hi, I have a question . I used to mix a high-temperature cement in a 5: 1 ratio and after a night under wet towels I saw a lot of cracks on it..., Can you help me solve the problem...bad cement?, not enough water?
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I saw your oven picture and the huge cracks.When i started experimenting with pumice concrete I used old cement that must have been exposed to moisture and it crumbled apart ! I made a test batch first and made a rocket stove and did a heat test >ruclips.net/video/zkHVjrNqe38/видео.html Maybe you could reuse your vermiculite with fresh cement ?
To get rid of bubbles use a sander to vibrate the mould.
That's a good idea Peter ! See 8 min in on this unedited part 2 video of oven build ! >ruclips.net/video/BhWs73oOD2o/видео.html
ciao,fantastico lavoro.Che materiale hai usato?fermiculite ,Expandet Clay and?
+tony san 5 parts crushed pumice and 1 part standard portland cement !
+JJGrice018 Great oven. I assume your 5:1 ratio is by volume not weight? is the outside hot to touch? Does it keep heat or cool down relatively quickly? Thanks Rich.
+Rich Cook Yes by volume and it holds enough heat to bake bread after cooking pizzas ! At 700F inside, outside is about 200F after an hour !
Hi. This is awsome. Im trying to make one. What was that final coat (mix) you apply on top of the oven. Is it a must to control the heat?
That is a coloured oxide mixed with fine pumice just for looks Ishara !
It seems to me that there are air bubbles in the cement mixture. Won't these explode when the oven gets hot enough?
The pumice is about 30% air so it's trapped moisture that explodes concrete or different aggregates in the mix heating and expanding at different rates that crack it ! Cast iron is also full of air !
Buenísimo!podés poner los materiales en español?
5 partes de piedra pómez a 1 parte de cemento y agua estándar !
JJGrice018 gracias!
6:40 ahí debería ponerse sal gruesa , grasa , vidrio, y huesos de carne o de pollo, no sólo para que tome su gusto particular de ser horno de barro, sino que levante temperatura, muy lindo el modelo que hiciste.
I would rethink the chimney cap if I were you. Cool oven though.
If the door is in front of the chimney like mine you need it for baking >ruclips.net/video/kP9poGmzH1g/видео.html
John, what was your mix this time? Was it pumice and regular concrete? Was it perlite and concrete? What was the ratio? Thanks.
It's the same mix of 5 parts crushed pumice with plenty of fine stuff and 1 part portland cement Timothy !
Very nice and smart way to build :D
Hey thank you for teaching us how to build the oven, I'm almost done, I'm at the part where i need to make the stucco mix but i can really see the components would you be able to provide them to me , thanks
Thanks for watching Matt ! My stucco is 5 parts fine pumice and 1 part portland cement and about 10% honey coloured oxide ! See in this unedited video>ruclips.net/video/1tXuWRhS-No/видео.html
Hi , beautiful work , congratulations!!! . But I was asking myself, it does not heat up too much without external thermal coat ?
Gets plenty of heat to cook a few pizzas and bake some bread after !
See cooking pizza here>ruclips.net/video/e8nv1Pv4Nn8/видео.html
+JJGrice018 ok thanks! But I was asking myself if the oven became too hot for touching it when is in temperature for pizzas, without an external rockwool-cement coverage :)
See me putting hand on oven here>ruclips.net/video/e8nv1Pv4Nn8/видео.html
Wow! Thank you very much for this . Thank you
nice job is cement concrete safe for cooking
I'm still alive so it's pretty safe Mo !
Thanks for posting this great video. My only concern is with heat retention. Do you think it would be possible to line the internal dome with clay??
+ianh192 Thanks for watching ! Yes you could do that or just use clay-cob for the whole oven which is the cheapest method !
without reinforcement, steelframework? is it stable enough this way?