I’ve watched dozens of DIY videos and by far this is the best-looking design. The way the chimney flue wraps back over the dome and topped with an old-world pot spark arrester is just art. The chamfered arch entry is (pizza) chef’s kiss. Well done man.
Just when I thought, "Okay, he's finished," another layer is added until a masterpiece is sitting in front of me. The skill and patience it obviously took is just impressive.
I’ve built 3 of these ovens over the years and there is a million steps, it’s over whelming, when people ask is it DIY friendly? I say no, from knowing where to source materials to the actual time it takes. Just for the oven it takes about 40/50 hours to make, let alone the stand, and everything else associated with it.
@@VinnyGjokaj I agree with you there, it is very time consuming. But I’ve seen some quite good DIY ovens built (and some bad ones). It’s a very satisfying thing to do though
@@SamDaviesBuilder I watched a video just today on one that is arched but not dome shaped. It seems more doable for a novice like me, but I still love the shape and design of this one.
Thanks! Yes it was a lot of work but worth it. Make sure you subscribe to me as I’ve just started another pizza oven, first video of the base is already out
Thankyou. Make sure you watch my new series on my channel of building another oven, it’s going to be an even better one! (Plus it’s for myself this time!) 😃
Amazing build I want to build one but have no space in the corner anywhere so I build one on wheels with barrel also insulated. I use venturi burner (DIY)
It’s called an ‘indispensable tool’ and it’s just made out of a castor wheel off a trolley attached to a bit of wood with angled metal on the end to hold the brick in place
Great work. A wonderful home project. I can cobble together the refractory bricks, but what kind of cement do I use which will resist the heat? Will regular Portland cement be okay?
Thanks! You need to use Fondu cement, silica sand and fireclay if you are mixing your own mortar. It’s easier to buy tubs of ready to use (just add water) mortar to lay the bricks with though
Calcium silicate board. If you go on my channel I’m doing a series on how to build a pizza oven and the latest episode is doing the firebrick floor and the insulation below it
I've been laying brick & stone since I was a teenager working with my dad and brothers (and some sisters). I've only built two ovens and they were both in kit form. Im 61 now and still working full time, i believe it's time i biuld one of these in my backyard. I've used some radius points laying stem walls for different foundations but the one you used to build the inner firebrick dome was really fun to watch. Is there a specific name for it? I've watched some other videos similar to this one and honestly they were somewhat painful to watch. I'm happy to say this wasn't one of those videos, nice job!
Thankyou for your kind words and please share some pictures with me when you complete your oven. This oven was for a customer, I plan on building my own this summer. I’m not sure of the name of what I did for the inner dome but they call the arm an ‘indispensable tool’ - I think it’s just an oven builder’s nickname for it though! Glad to hear you’re still working full time, there’s something relaxing about laying brick and building stone walls (the nice jobs anyway!)
Not sure how many fire bricks. I will be doing one in the future with a list of all materials. On this one I used silica sand and fondu cement to fix the bricks together, ceramic blanket as insulation, perlite mixed with cement as the layer on top of the insulation and then sand and cement render as the final smooth coat. Hope this helps!
Not sure on total cost sorry as it was for a customer. You’d need an angle grinder and possibly a cement mixer but you could do it without one just be a lot of hard work!
Hi, thanks for watching from Sweden! Yes the extra layers were for insulation. I used vermiculite/perlite mixed with cement which acts as another insulating layer. I used a mixture of roughly 3 silica sand, 1 fondu cement and 2 fireclay for my mortar although I would buy ready made fire cement suitable for pizza ovens next time as it’s easier although more expensive. Have you seen my latest pizza oven build series? Check it out ruclips.net/video/_s47dK66yPg/видео.htmlfeature=shared
Hi, thank you! I used the following materials....(some I have't got quantities on as customer supplied materials): Firebricks Ceramic blanket Ceramic fire board for underneath the base bricks Mortar mix: Silica sand, fondu cement and fireclay mixed together. I think it was 3 sand, 1 fireclay and 1 cement Mesh wire to go on top of ceramic blanket Perlite mixed with cement as first coat on top of ceramic blanket Another coat of perlite with cement but this time with a bit of sand too to give a finer finish Any other questions please ask away!
Thanks! Have you checked out the latest build on my channel? It is better than this one (in my opinion!) Pizza oven build part 1 - Blockwork base ruclips.net/video/_s47dK66yPg/видео.html
Impressive work! Excellent masonry skills. I'm just wondering if you would do the chimney exactly the same way if you would build this oven again? It seems like the smoke is not fully routed throug the chimney but also exits through the front opening. Is this expected or could this be mitigated by e.g. increasing the diameter if the chimney opening?
Thanks! I agree, the chimney opening was a bit small. Although when burning a good fire it mainly draws up through the chimney once it’s hot enough. We did enlarge the chimney opening slightly after too. Check out the chimney on my latest build as I did a larger opening for this one: ruclips.net/video/0EAYUZwYD40/видео.htmlfeature=shared
@SamDaviesBuilder I see! Thank you for pointing me to your new build. That one looks also amazing and seems to work way better (chimney wise). Did I see correctly that you put the chimney pipe there just on top of the front and back arch? Do you think if one would make the back arch higher than the front arch this would be beneficial to route more of the "starter" smoke through the chimney? I love your videos and the discussion, this makes me aware of things I would never have thought about.
@ I’m glad you found my channel and enjoy the videos. Yea that wouldn’t be a bad idea, although you have to make sure you can still fit a door in if you make the back arch higher and you want a lip on the back arch so you can sit the door against that (door should be on pizza oven side of the chimney). And yea the flue pipe sits on top of front and back arch. When I do the finished video I’ll show it all working with a very hot fire in it!
Great job .my advice to anyone building an oven is to make your chimney flow as big as possible so the smoke escapes from it rather than from the front
Thanks for the tips! We did actually open up the chimney a bit more in the arch with the grinder as we found the smoke came out of the front a bit as you said
@@SamDaviesBuilder well, if the hot air with smoke is to be discharged I suppose chimeny should be on the opposite side of the opening, but perhaps this is not usual and the intent is to circulate hot air inside before being exhausted. Then the chimeny should be on the left or right side, I'm really confused.
Great advice, Thank you very much Sam! 🤙, is the ceramic insulation the white material you laid the fire bricks on and wrapped the dome in I’m assuming it is. I will be doing a video similar to your however my version will have lots of F’s and Geoff’s in whilst kicking bricks 😂.
Yea that's the ceramic insulation, there's a rigid version for laying the bricks on and a flexible version for outside the dome. The rigid vision for under the bricks is called 'calcium silicate board'. Ah I think all pizza ovens have a lot of F's and Geoff's built in to them , all my versions have!!
Hi Jason, I used a ready made mix suitable for firebricks and also I made my own using fireclay, silica sand and fondu cement mixed together. Check out my latest pizza oven build series where I give more detail on a lot of it: Pizza oven build series ruclips.net/p/PLixDvbC9fGKNI3cUipOqO-93f6O2Gi2pD
@@SamDaviesBuilder Thanks, Yeah I’ve not done brick laying before or any DIY on this scale besides paving lol. So I have been collecting the various things I’m going to need before I start. I’m planing on doing a pizza oven, bbq and griddle all into one unit so 🤞 it work out, in my head it looks great 😂.
@@rob280967 what’s on your materials list so far? I’ve got a load of stuff ready for mine and I’m planning on doing a bbq on the side of it too 😃. Can’t wait for that first meal with it done!
@@SamDaviesBuilder Hi Sam, So I’m trying to do it on a low budget however if it’s a specific product or tool needed I will buy it. So I have 700 London bricks 550 cream 150 red probably more than I need, 12 concrete blocks, 4 bags of cement and 12 bags of builders sand also some liquid you used in your video on how to make a small mix. Tools for laying and cutting bricks, level, brick ties for my own peace of mind lol. Once I get to the level of laying the pizza base I intend to make a circular frame for the concrete base. Then lay the fire bricks on top then commence the dome. Did you use fire bricks for the dome it looked like you did?
Thankyou! Sorry I don’t have sizes or how many bricks as the customer provided all this. Please subscribe to my channel though as I am building one for myself and I will keep a record of all the sizes etc when I do it
It’s called an ‘indispensable tool’. It’s a castor wheel with a bit of wood attached to it and a bracket on the end of it. Very cheap to make! All the stuff is available in any good diy shop
Yea it worked well, we have plenty of room to the side too so was ideal. We didn’t want too much more depth in front of the oven as it’s hard to get close if you need to then
Sorry I haven’t got quantities or measurements for this one but I’m doing another one this summer. I will film it and have a full breakdown of the important bits!
Polystyrene melting at 210-250 C degrees. Maybe before it had some pollution of chemicals. Didn't the pizza taste weird? I'm not being mean, just wondering.
The tool I use is a trolley wheel that can rotate, you take the wheel off and then just bolt a piece of wood onto it. You can then mount the the trolley wheel in the centre of your oven floor. Something like this wheel: www.screwfix.com/p/select-heavy-duty-swivel-castor-40mm/6748P?kpid=6748P&ds_rl=1244072&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9deiBhC1ARIsAHLjR2AhqSPeAMhF_Fl1EdvmfjgnEQQKIoX8S1cCyov0Ovhex8K57PFRrW8aAgB-EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
I think this is around 1100mm diameter inside. Roughly! Make sure you check out my latest build series here: Pizza oven build series ruclips.net/p/PLixDvbC9fGKNI3cUipOqO-93f6O2Gi2pD
What a great build!!! Can I ask the amount of bricks you had to use to build the oven - with the "entrance". I mean "firesafe" bricks? Thanks again for shearing this video!!!
Thanks! Sorry, I don't know the exact amount as the customer supplied the bricks. In the future I will build my own oven and do a video with all the material amounts on it!
@@scottlussier6232 there’s these plans: www.fornobravo.com/pompeii-oven/pompeii-oven-plans/ I used them on one of my first ovens a few years ago but still used RUclips videos to look at other people’s ovens for ideas
@@scottlussier6232 no problem at all and good luck with your project. If you have any more questions as you progress, and please don’t hesitate to ask and share with me the finished article
Realy nice work! Beautiful! But i think, if you hadn´t used this styrofoam under the firebricks they would lay more stable and wouldn´t sink down like they did...
@@SamDaviesBuilder oh, my bad! I thought it was, because some stones in the last scenes where a little bit up and down... although you did a fantastic job! Thumbs up!
Nice job, whats the size of the base? And approximately how many bricks were needed to complete the whole oven please reply. If you can share the blueprints of the design. It would be helpful. Again, remarkable work!
Hi, thanks. I don't have any measurements or how many bricks I used I am sorry - this oven was for a customer and he supplied everything. I am building my own oven this summer and I will keep a record of everything so please subscribe for when I do.
Nice build. With that dome height, you have any issues with getting enough heat from above? I see a lot of Italian ovens that have a squashed shape inside so the top is much lower. Trying to learn what kind of difference that makes.
I think when I do one again I will do a squashed shape like you say on top as from what I have now seen that seems to be the better way to maximise the heat in the oven.
Yea if you cook pizzas one evening then put a door on it, you’ll still cook meat, bread etc the next day without anymore logs. I’m doing my own pizza oven so check out the series on my channel, it’ll be better than this one!
Hi, so the diameter is 1040mm (that is inside of the oven). Not sure how many bricks as customer ordered them but once I build an oven for myself I will do a video with all costs and quantities on.
I’ve watched dozens of DIY videos and by far this is the best-looking design. The way the chimney flue wraps back over the dome and topped with an old-world pot spark arrester is just art. The chamfered arch entry is (pizza) chef’s kiss. Well done man.
😃😃😃 thankyou and thanks for watching both versions too
Beautiful craftsmanship probably the best pizza oven on RUclips
😃 thankyou for your kind words!
I agree
@@andrejoubert3033 thankyou 😃😃😃
the use of sand to finish the top of the dome was a genius move.
Yea it worked well!
Awesome build! Funny when the song says "I'll always miss you baby" and you miss the bucket a little 😂 @1:50
Well spotted 🤣
How did you build this in 8 minutes, unbelievable work
It’s a technique I’ve mastered over time 🤣
My God 😂
he must have been very hungry. and was in a great hurry to make a pizza :)
@@MoonlightRambler 🤣🤣 yes!!
Lots and lots of coffee!!!
One of the top 2-3 ovens I’ve ever seen. Well done!
Thankyou, appreciate your kind words
Just when I thought, "Okay, he's finished," another layer is added until a masterpiece is sitting in front of me. The skill and patience it obviously took is just impressive.
Thanks so much, yes it was a lovely project and I’m glad the customer took their time to source nice reclaimed materials!
I’ve built 3 of these ovens over the years and there is a million steps, it’s over whelming, when people ask is it DIY friendly? I say no, from knowing where to source materials to the actual time it takes. Just for the oven it takes about 40/50 hours to make, let alone the stand, and everything else associated with it.
@@VinnyGjokaj I agree with you there, it is very time consuming. But I’ve seen some quite good DIY ovens built (and some bad ones). It’s a very satisfying thing to do though
@@SamDaviesBuilder I watched a video just today on one that is arched but not dome shaped. It seems more doable for a novice like me, but I still love the shape and design of this one.
@@patrickmiller4479 yea the arched shaped ones are easier to build but I don’t think they distribute the heat as well as domed shaped
You sir are an artist!
Thankyou 😀😀🙏
best brickwork on a pizza oven i have ever seen
Thanks, I’m sure there’s better out there somewhere though!
Holy smokes, this made me exhausted just watching. So much work, and you didn't even beleaguer all the cutting!
Thanks! Yes it was a lot of work but worth it. Make sure you subscribe to me as I’ve just started another pizza oven, first video of the base is already out
best pizza oven i have ever seen.. good work and good video!
Thankyou so much, means a lot!
Love the craftsmanship.
Thanks 😃😃
awesome build! cant wait to build one of these for events with family and friends
Thanks, yes they are a great entertainment piece for a garden get together.
That chimney though.... fit for a castle! Labor of love.
Thanks, I did enjoy the chimney!
beautiful work! You make it look easy.
Thanks Chris. It definitely wasn’t easy but I’m glad I made it look easy!
Mate the design is amazing ❤
Thanks, it was the customers idea so I’ll pass the compliment on!
That orbital stick jig thingy is brilliant.
Yea it’s a handy tool
Nicest design I’ve seen yet. Great job!
Glad you like it, I appreciate the comment 😃
The floor bricks laid at 45 angle so the pizza peel doesn't catch.
The brick lip inside the tunnel to set the door against..
Very well thought out.
Thankyou 😀
One of the best i have seen so far
Thanks! Please check out my pizza oven build series as I am building another one in my garden and trust me, it will be better than this one!
A lot of craftsmanship here!!!
Thankyou 😃🙏😄
Awesome work.
Thanks so much 😃👍
Semplicemente un'opera d'arte
Sei stato grandissimo bravo
Thank you so much ☺️
It's the most beautiful hooven that I saw.. congratulations
Thankyou. Make sure you watch my new series on my channel of building another oven, it’s going to be an even better one! (Plus it’s for myself this time!) 😃
Pizza oven build series
ruclips.net/p/PLixDvbC9fGKNI3cUipOqO-93f6O2Gi2pD
Que bonito te quedó....amigo gracias por compartir 👍
Thankyou and thanks for taking the time to watch
Very talented!!!
Thanks John 😃🙏🤘
Amazing build I want to build one but have no space in the corner anywhere
so I build one on wheels with barrel also insulated. I use venturi burner (DIY)
Thanks. I like the idea of one on wheels so it’s moveable!
@@SamDaviesBuilder yes it is . I upload a video of it on my channnel. small channel not many views.
@@BhaktiSangeetSaini thanks I will take a look at it
Awesome...but an insane amount of work. This is art over function. Bravo
Thanks. Yes a lot of hours went into this!
Loved the detail on this!!!
Glad you liked it!! 😃
Now I’m hungry. Great oven!
Thankyou! 😀👍🙏
Beautiful work
Thank you very much!
What is the masonry tool called that you are using to hold the radius and guide the build?
It’s called an ‘indispensable tool’ and it’s just made out of a castor wheel off a trolley attached to a bit of wood with angled metal on the end to hold the brick in place
Great work. A wonderful home project. I can cobble together the refractory bricks, but what kind of cement do I use which will resist the heat? Will regular Portland cement be okay?
Thanks! You need to use Fondu cement, silica sand and fireclay if you are mixing your own mortar. It’s easier to buy tubs of ready to use (just add water) mortar to lay the bricks with though
Wow. That thing is nuclear proof. Never knew so much work went into making one of these!
Yea there’s a lot of work. They can be made a bit more basic though!
Great job!!
Looks like a pizza igloo 😂
Love the smooth rendering
Thanks Kevin! Yes I’ve always thought if it snows I could build an igloo easily 🤣🤣🤣
You should cook some argentinians empanadas in there. Excellent work
That would be an experience!
Wonderfull. What are the dimentions of the oven..the dome measurements
It was about 1metre in diameter the dome. I’m going to do another oven soon and have all the exact measurements for it
@@SamDaviesBuilder that's great. Awaiting 😊
Great job 👍😊
Thanks 😁
absolutely beautiful!! wht's the diemeter of the oven on the inside??
Thanks. I can’t remember, customer set it all out! I’m building one for myself in the summer so please subscribe for when I do build it
Skillful guy. Great video. Shame about the weather.
Thankyou! Yes we did this in winter and it wasn’t fun…
Work of art
Thanks Peter! 😃😃😃
Harika, usta ellerine sağlık çok beğendim.
😃👍😄
what's the first layer below the firebrick floor?
Calcium silicate board. If you go on my channel I’m doing a series on how to build a pizza oven and the latest episode is doing the firebrick floor and the insulation below it
I've been laying brick & stone since I was a teenager working with my dad and brothers (and some sisters).
I've only built two ovens and they were both in kit form.
Im 61 now and still working full time, i believe it's time i biuld one of these in my backyard.
I've used some radius points laying stem walls for different foundations but the one you used to build the inner firebrick dome was really fun to watch.
Is there a specific name for it?
I've watched some other videos similar to this one and honestly they were somewhat painful to watch.
I'm happy to say this wasn't one of those videos, nice job!
Thankyou for your kind words and please share some pictures with me when you complete your oven. This oven was for a customer, I plan on building my own this summer. I’m not sure of the name of what I did for the inner dome but they call the arm an ‘indispensable tool’ - I think it’s just an oven builder’s nickname for it though! Glad to hear you’re still working full time, there’s something relaxing about laying brick and building stone walls (the nice jobs anyway!)
magnifique travail, c'est de l'art 👌👍
Merci beaucoup 😃
Id like to know how many fire bricks you needed to build this size oven, possible with all the other materials needed plz
Not sure how many fire bricks. I will be doing one in the future with a list of all materials.
On this one I used silica sand and fondu cement to fix the bricks together, ceramic blanket as insulation, perlite mixed with cement as the layer on top of the insulation and then sand and cement render as the final smooth coat. Hope this helps!
Wow, that’s a lot of work. Nice job
Was a lot of work but very satisfying!
Great work! Did you used some special fireproof mortar or just a regular one?
Thanks. It’s a fireproof mortar, you can buy it ready mixed or do a mix of silica sand, fireclay and fondu cement
What was the overall material cost to build the oven? What machines i would need to include to build it without much pain
Not sure on total cost sorry as it was for a customer. You’d need an angle grinder and possibly a cement mixer but you could do it without one just be a lot of hard work!
Nice work! Why did you add up more layers on the stove? For extra insolation?
Can I ask what type of mortar you use?
Best greetings from Sweden!
Hi, thanks for watching from Sweden!
Yes the extra layers were for insulation. I used vermiculite/perlite mixed with cement which acts as another insulating layer. I used a mixture of roughly 3 silica sand, 1 fondu cement and 2 fireclay for my mortar although I would buy ready made fire cement suitable for pizza ovens next time as it’s easier although more expensive. Have you seen my latest pizza oven build series? Check it out ruclips.net/video/_s47dK66yPg/видео.htmlfeature=shared
Of the made-by-a-mason pizza ovens, this is definitely the best on utube. @Sam, any chance of a listing of the key materials and the mortar mixes ?
Hi, thank you!
I used the following materials....(some I have't got quantities on as customer supplied materials):
Firebricks
Ceramic blanket
Ceramic fire board for underneath the base bricks
Mortar mix: Silica sand, fondu cement and fireclay mixed together. I think it was 3 sand, 1 fireclay and 1 cement
Mesh wire to go on top of ceramic blanket
Perlite mixed with cement as first coat on top of ceramic blanket
Another coat of perlite with cement but this time with a bit of sand too to give a finer finish
Any other questions please ask away!
@@SamDaviesBuilder god bless !
Excellent jig! Is it rotating on a caster with the wheel removed?
Yes, spot on!
Very good. I am living in Thailand and want to build a Pizzaoven like you did. Did you use tileglue build up the stones?
Hi, I use silica sand and fondu cement to make a mix to glue the bricks together
What was your refractory mortar recipe?
It was 3 silica sand, 1 fireclay and 1 fondu cement
Great job
Thanks! Have you checked out the latest build on my channel? It is better than this one (in my opinion!) Pizza oven build part 1 - Blockwork base
ruclips.net/video/_s47dK66yPg/видео.html
. Will do. Great work. I like the spacious side table idea!
@@johntillotson4254 yea it was very nice to have such a big area by it
Love it, absolutely love it. But I have to ask, how many hours did it actually take?.... Martin
Thankyou! Sorry I don’t know exactly, but the next one I do I will keep a track of all the hours….
Você usou apenas tijolos refratário para fazer o forno?
Yes then insulation outside them
Amazing! Congratulations!
Thank you so much
Oven looks awesome. Now you just need pizza making class to take it to the next level
Thanks! 🙏 Yes I definitely need some pizza making lessons…
that is epic, proper nice job 👏 👍 👌 🙌
Thankyou 🤘😄
Gear . How many briks did you use for this project?
It was around 270
Please take a look at my channel too, as I’m doing a series on me building a pizza oven
Impressive work! Excellent masonry skills. I'm just wondering if you would do the chimney exactly the same way if you would build this oven again? It seems like the smoke is not fully routed throug the chimney but also exits through the front opening. Is this expected or could this be mitigated by e.g. increasing the diameter if the chimney opening?
Thanks! I agree, the chimney opening was a bit small. Although when burning a good fire it mainly draws up through the chimney once it’s hot enough. We did enlarge the chimney opening slightly after too. Check out the chimney on my latest build as I did a larger opening for this one: ruclips.net/video/0EAYUZwYD40/видео.htmlfeature=shared
@SamDaviesBuilder I see! Thank you for pointing me to your new build. That one looks also amazing and seems to work way better (chimney wise). Did I see correctly that you put the chimney pipe there just on top of the front and back arch? Do you think if one would make the back arch higher than the front arch this would be beneficial to route more of the "starter" smoke through the chimney? I love your videos and the discussion, this makes me aware of things I would never have thought about.
@ I’m glad you found my channel and enjoy the videos. Yea that wouldn’t be a bad idea, although you have to make sure you can still fit a door in if you make the back arch higher and you want a lip on the back arch so you can sit the door against that (door should be on pizza oven side of the chimney). And yea the flue pipe sits on top of front and back arch. When I do the finished video I’ll show it all working with a very hot fire in it!
@@SamDaviesBuilder ahh yeahh I see, I forgot about the door. I guess then it really makes not too much sense to lift the back arch.
@ you definitely want a little lip on the front arch though as it will help the smoke. Just not too much to make it awkward for a door :)
Great job .my advice to anyone building an oven is to make your chimney flow as big as possible so the smoke escapes from it rather than from the front
Thanks for the tips! We did actually open up the chimney a bit more in the arch with the grinder as we found the smoke came out of the front a bit as you said
Why is the chimeny kept at top of the opening ? Should it not be placed on the opposite side of the opening?
Just the way it was designed and looking at the way other ovens had it, which way would you say it would work better?
@@SamDaviesBuilder well, if the hot air with smoke is to be discharged I suppose chimeny should be on the opposite side of the opening, but perhaps this is not usual and the intent is to circulate hot air inside before being exhausted. Then the chimeny should be on the left or right side,
I'm really confused.
@@DustyAnimations have you got an example of another oven with the design you say? I haven't really seen any with the chimney any different to this
@@SamDaviesBuilder I haven't either. But I'm still wondering why in front and not on top of the fire stack.
@@DustyAnimations I’m sure someone has worked it out and that’s why the chimneys are all in this position
Great advice, Thank you very much Sam! 🤙, is the ceramic insulation the white material you laid the fire bricks on and wrapped the dome in I’m assuming it is.
I will be doing a video similar to your however my version will have lots of F’s and Geoff’s in whilst kicking bricks 😂.
Yea that's the ceramic insulation, there's a rigid version for laying the bricks on and a flexible version for outside the dome. The rigid vision for under the bricks is called 'calcium silicate board'.
Ah I think all pizza ovens have a lot of F's and Geoff's built in to them , all my versions have!!
Medidas por favor, cuando mide la circunferencia del horno
Diameter was around 1300mm I think, not sure what circumference was on it. I’m building another one if you’d like to follow the series on my channel
what sand or cement was used
Hi Jason, I used a ready made mix suitable for firebricks and also I made my own using fireclay, silica sand and fondu cement mixed together. Check out my latest pizza oven build series where I give more detail on a lot of it:
Pizza oven build series
ruclips.net/p/PLixDvbC9fGKNI3cUipOqO-93f6O2Gi2pD
@ legend thank you.
Beautiful 🤩
Thank you! Cheers!
Amazing pizza oven 👏👏👏, how long was the brick distance measurement tool you used please.
Thanks! Internal measurement was around 1200mm so half that I think for the tool. I am starting my own one very soon!
@@SamDaviesBuilder Thanks, Yeah I’ve not done brick laying before or any DIY on this scale besides paving lol. So I have been collecting the various things I’m going to need before I start. I’m planing on doing a pizza oven, bbq and griddle all into one unit so 🤞 it work out, in my head it looks great 😂.
@@rob280967 what’s on your materials list so far? I’ve got a load of stuff ready for mine and I’m planning on doing a bbq on the side of it too 😃. Can’t wait for that first meal with it done!
@@SamDaviesBuilder Hi Sam, So I’m trying to do it on a low budget however if it’s a specific product or tool needed I will buy it.
So I have 700 London bricks 550 cream 150 red probably more than I need, 12 concrete blocks, 4 bags of cement and 12 bags of builders sand also some liquid you used in your video on how to make a small mix. Tools for laying and cutting bricks, level, brick ties for my own peace of mind lol.
Once I get to the level of laying the pizza base I intend to make a circular frame for the concrete base. Then lay the fire bricks on top then commence the dome.
Did you use fire bricks for the dome it looked like you did?
@@SamDaviesBuilder cannot send a picture on here how which design I intend to follow.
Fantastic work. I really love this. Can you please provide some details on the sizes, how many bricks... Thanks a mil!
Thankyou! Sorry I don’t have sizes or how many bricks as the customer provided all this. Please subscribe to my channel though as I am building one for myself and I will keep a record of all the sizes etc when I do it
What's the tool in de middle of the oven called to rotate the arm to lay the bricks?
It’s called an ‘indispensable tool’. It’s a castor wheel with a bit of wood attached to it and a bracket on the end of it. Very cheap to make! All the stuff is available in any good diy shop
@@SamDaviesBuilder Thank you very much! I found a nice tutorial of this tool on RUclips.
glad to hear and wish you all the best with your project. I will do my own tutorial on the arm on the next pizza oven!@@arthurvanobost7381
Do you feel like the counter depth is good for a 40 inch oven?
Yea it worked well, we have plenty of room to the side too so was ideal. We didn’t want too much more depth in front of the oven as it’s hard to get close if you need to then
How much for all the tools to build it?
Do you mean the materials or the actual construction tools?
how many firebricks did you use and what are the diameters of the base???
Sorry I haven’t got quantities or measurements for this one but I’m doing another one this summer. I will film it and have a full breakdown of the important bits!
How much day it take
Not sure, I will keep note of the next oven I do for how long it takes.
Hi! There is a styrofoam under the brick layer? Its not moving or melting under the fire?
Polystyrene melting at 210-250 C degrees. Maybe before it had some pollution of chemicals. Didn't the pizza taste weird? I'm not being mean, just wondering.
Hi, no that’s a ceramic insulation board. It’s got a very high temperature resistance!
Could you tell me what tool it is that you’re using for the brick laying, the arm/compass looking thing…?
The tool I use is a trolley wheel that can rotate, you take the wheel off and then just bolt a piece of wood onto it. You can then mount the the trolley wheel in the centre of your oven floor.
Something like this wheel:
www.screwfix.com/p/select-heavy-duty-swivel-castor-40mm/6748P?kpid=6748P&ds_rl=1244072&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9deiBhC1ARIsAHLjR2AhqSPeAMhF_Fl1EdvmfjgnEQQKIoX8S1cCyov0Ovhex8K57PFRrW8aAgB-EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Also you’d have a bracket on the end of the piece of wood so the brick can sit against it
Oh ok! I get it! Thank you so much!
How many bricks did you use?
Honestly not sure. Customer supplied materials but I’ll be making another one soon and I’ll make a note of everything
What is diametar inside for this pizza oven?
I think this is around 1100mm diameter inside. Roughly! Make sure you check out my latest build series here:
Pizza oven build series
ruclips.net/p/PLixDvbC9fGKNI3cUipOqO-93f6O2Gi2pD
How much does it cost?? I live in Colorado
Difficult to say as it was for a customer. My next oven will be for myself so I’ll do a full cost breakdown
Fantastic. Great Job
Thanks so much 😃😃😃
Amazing. Thanks for sharing
Thankyou
What a great build!!! Can I ask the amount of bricks you had to use to build the oven - with the "entrance". I mean "firesafe" bricks? Thanks again for shearing this video!!!
Thanks! Sorry, I don't know the exact amount as the customer supplied the bricks. In the future I will build my own oven and do a video with all the material amounts on it!
I built a 40” /oven , it took me 200 bricks, 150 of them which were cut in half for the dome. It takes a lot of bricks
@@VinnyGjokaj thanks for the info there 😃
nice one sam.
Thanks David
Did you use an oven kit, that had all the bricks cut already?
No I didn’t but I’ve seen another video with one and it’s a good idea. The arch bricks were bought pre cut though
Thanks! I’m going to start building one. I have been looking at different resources. Did you any plans?
@@scottlussier6232 there’s these plans:
www.fornobravo.com/pompeii-oven/pompeii-oven-plans/
I used them on one of my first ovens a few years ago but still used RUclips videos to look at other people’s ovens for ideas
Thanks! You have been helpful and I truly appreciate it.
@@scottlussier6232 no problem at all and good luck with your project. If you have any more questions as you progress, and please don’t hesitate to ask and share with me the finished article
Realy nice work! Beautiful! But i think, if you hadn´t used this styrofoam under the firebricks they would lay more stable and wouldn´t sink down like they did...
Thankyou. It wasn’t styrofoam it was a type of heat proof insulation, it was rigid so was fine to work with.
@@SamDaviesBuilder oh, my bad! I thought it was, because some stones in the last scenes where a little bit up and down... although you did a fantastic job! Thumbs up!
@@fabianschultheis8602 no worries, it’s always good to ask questions!
Nice job, whats the size of the base? And approximately how many bricks were needed to complete the whole oven please reply. If you can share the blueprints of the design. It would be helpful. Again, remarkable work!
Hi, thanks. I don't have any measurements or how many bricks I used I am sorry - this oven was for a customer and he supplied everything. I am building my own oven this summer and I will keep a record of everything so please subscribe for when I do.
Nice oven. Pizza and dough making skills however Less said the better.
Very true! 🤣
Amazing build though. Seriously
Thankyou 😃
How many days and hours total??
Honestly I couldn’t give you an exact answer. But I’d estimate 7 days for all the work you see in the video
impressive.
Thankyou 😃😃
Nice build. With that dome height, you have any issues with getting enough heat from above?
I see a lot of Italian ovens that have a squashed shape inside so the top is much lower. Trying to learn what kind of difference that makes.
I think when I do one again I will do a squashed shape like you say on top as from what I have now seen that seems to be the better way to maximise the heat in the oven.
Did you put vermiculite/cement mix over the ceramic insulation?
Hi, yes I did a vermiculite/cement mix. When I got to the other layers I used perlite and cement. The perlite was easier to use as it’s finer!
If you don't mind telling us how much vermiculite into the cement and how much perlite into the cement ratio did you mix
@@mike11807822 hi, I did 6:1 ratio on both.
Beautiful
Thank you! Cheers! Keep an eye on my channel as I’m doing a new pizza oven, part 1 and 2 are uploaded already
Boa tarde , muito bom parabéns .
Thankyou 😃👍✌️
You’re the best.
Thanks 😃😃🙏🎉
@@SamDaviesBuilder you’re most welcome
Damn dude! That thing's got to retain heat like a mf 😂
Yea if you cook pizzas one evening then put a door on it, you’ll still cook meat, bread etc the next day without anymore logs. I’m doing my own pizza oven so check out the series on my channel, it’ll be better than this one!
translated: I want to build the same. How big is your stove? How many bricks are needed?
Hi, so the diameter is 1040mm (that is inside of the oven). Not sure how many bricks as customer ordered them but once I build an oven for myself I will do a video with all costs and quantities on.
Very nice
Thanks 😃😃
What is the recipe for your pizza dough?
It was shop bought, I cheated 😬
Ok thank you. Great job on the build
Thankyou @@craigmoore3062