if you like to pre warm wood look to how we Italians store wood. under the oven at all times. also we never let our ovens cool down there is always a small fire inside. and when we need to cook pizza we heat the over fully for at least 4 hours before.
I get it to 63/8 inches 1220mm board 900 ball = 320mm ÷ 2 = 160 ÷ 25 = 6.4 But thats the thickest I've seen must admit I like the way the outside was finished, thoughts on the 6 inch thickness it could take a long time to heat up but should be stable.. Personally I am now finally tempted to build my own.. Is the cement standard portland or fondu..🤔 Any weather proofing or is it good to go Thanks David..
How is the refractory dome holding up over time? I keep hearing that they can’t handle the expansion and contraction after daily heating and cooling from the fire brick oven crowd.
Yes mate I used some gardening vamiculite to finish tunnel off just couple small bags as filler 5 years she’s still going strong. Think leaving it 3 weeks to cure helps I also left damp blanket on for week
Hi, thanks for the great video. I have been researching these are other styles of ovens that are easy to build rather than attempt a pompeii style brick oven (also due to cost constraints). Can you please tell me with the vermicultie and cement how is the heat retention post the fire going out? Obviously, there is trade off of weight with regards to thermal mass of bircks etc? How long would the oven retain its heat for other slow cooking etc. Also how hot does the outside of the oven get when you have it up to full temperature, the only reason i ask if that i have kids and would not like them to get burnt. Thanks in advance.
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?
it gets a couple coats of masonary paint about now has a blanket and a tarp over it in the winter its 5 years old and going strong. top tip leave wet towel over it for 2 weeks while curing.
@@NickChittyFlying thanks for the update il be sure to get some masonry paint. This might seem like a stupid question but do you mean leave a wet towel over it while curing, when the concrete mix is curing or when when curing the oven with fires, also what's the reason for the wet towel
I just followed your instructions. It looks good so far... one question, how thick were your side walls and how long did you wait till your first test fire? Thanks again... Brian
Hi Brian i mention it on the video 20 cm thickness minimum , I let my dry for 3 weeks then used a large candle for 4 days then started little fires once a day for a week.
Thanks so much. I just added a second layer to mine and now I will wait a “fortnight” before I do anything else. I had to google fortnight to see what that meant. :). Cheers. Thank you again for the awesome video
@@NickChittyFlying What? 20cm is close to 8 US inches.. that line you have drawn at 1:20 isn't 8 inches from the ball. Back to 0:33 those sure look like 2x4 lumber framing, right? If so, the circle cutout can't be further than 4 inches from the plywood edge. Then at 2:25 the mortar mix come right to the edge anyway. Looks like 4 inch thick dome (side walls) to me.
Thanks for the video but you really should not use standard (portland) cement for any high-temperature application. It's not stable after 150 celcius, and would totally disintegrate in oven temp. So just because it does not collapse, doesn't mean the structure is healthy. (though in the worst case scenario it would collapse on your pizza during cooking :) So use special fire cement folks!
I love your concept, I've taken a few notes of my own and combining it with some tips you gave in the vid, however, where exactly is your chimney made from? I cant seem to find the proper material..
Thanks a lot but i have one more question. You said that the thickness of the side wall is 20 cm but as i can see in the video it doesn't seem to be 20. am i seeing something the wrong way?
@@NickChittyFlying There is another video on youtube that discusses the difference between perlite and vermiculite. The fellow built ovens out of each and recommends perlite. By the way, great video on building. Concise and complete.
Can you give the dimensions off the oven please. Length x width, just need to get an idea of size so I can plan a location in my garden. Thanks in advance
Thank you - still building up the courage to do this. Yours looks great
Cant wait to make one nice job good simple to the point video bravissimo
Awesome! I can't wait to make one! Thanks
Hope to post some cooking with it soon
looks great mate!
Nice vid, nice oven str8 to the point you make it look so simple thanks!
Thanks she’s still going strong
Awesome vid m8, all the info required. Now I just need some time
if you like to pre warm wood look to how we Italians store wood. under the oven at all times. also we never let our ovens cool down there is always a small fire inside. and when we need to cook pizza we heat the over fully for at least 4 hours before.
Excellent Video
Thank you for sharing this video...
Thanks judi it’s still going strong 💪🏼
Awesome job Nick, id love to build something like that 👌🏻
You should! mate
Excellent stuff. Have just built my own have only lit the first little fire. Well done 👍
Well done Mines 5 yrs old just protect from winter rain mine gets a coat of masonry paint once a year
funniest line of the whole video: out comes the ball - like giving birth!! ;-) nice concise video!
Very nice, thank you!
good idea i will also make an oven in the garden afterwards you could give me your opinion
Nice, quick, no nonsense video! Thanks!
I am building one of these in conjunction with a Solar Oven this weekend Nick! Thanks for the ideal! 👍👍
Just done one for my son in Oz he’s made up with it mate
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@@NickChittyFlying Hope all is well with you and the family Nick!
@@stevenfrost6441 all mega thanks buddy
the idea with the candle is genius
Thanks oven is still goos just about to build my son one in Australia 😍
How well did your oven weather?Did it crack much?
I put chicken wire in the concrete mix for extra strength, used this video as a guided
I get it to 63/8 inches 1220mm board 900 ball = 320mm ÷ 2 = 160 ÷ 25 = 6.4
But thats the thickest I've seen must admit I like the way the outside was finished, thoughts on the 6 inch thickness it could take a long time to heat up but should be stable..
Personally I am now finally tempted to build my own..
Is the cement standard portland or fondu..🤔
Any weather proofing or is it good to go
Thanks David..
Man.. great looking oven!! Did you use Portland cement? Or just regular cement..
Regular cement mate
How is the refractory dome holding up over time? I keep hearing that they can’t handle the expansion and contraction after daily heating and cooling from the fire brick oven crowd.
still going strong buddy i always take time warming th e oven up about 40 mins
Hi Nick, great vid, do you cover it in winter?
Yes I use tybec roof underlay
I'm expecting a 5 minute weekend project
Hi Nick, Great video! Question, did you end up using all 200 liters of the verm?
Yes mate I used some gardening vamiculite to finish tunnel off just couple small bags as filler 5 years she’s still going strong. Think leaving it 3 weeks to cure helps I also left damp blanket on for week
@@NickChittyFlying thank you so much for responding and making this awesome video!
Great effort - How did you fix the chimney?
Thin layer of vermiculite/cement mix
Nice oven! Do you have a list of quantities of materials used?
2 100 litres vermiculite 4 bags ready mix cement 30 heat tiles
Hi did you use regular cement for the dome? Thank you
Ruben Sahakian yes
I can buy the Tiles from a local stove installers for around £2.50 each, ebay is owned and run by decendants of Dick Turpin.
Vermiculita é resistente ao 🔥?
When did you put the candle in it? When it looked dry?
3 weeks after build
Hi, thanks for the great video. I have been researching these are other styles of ovens that are easy to build rather than attempt a pompeii style brick oven (also due to cost constraints). Can you please tell me with the vermicultie and cement how is the heat retention post the fire going out? Obviously, there is trade off of weight with regards to thermal mass of bircks etc? How long would the oven retain its heat for other slow cooking etc. Also how hot does the outside of the oven get when you have it up to full temperature, the only reason i ask if that i have kids and would not like them to get burnt. Thanks in advance.
it wont retain heat for more than a couple hours after cooking if you wrap in insulation blanket and add more mix. but i love mine as is
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?
I left mine covered in a wet blanket for two weeks then left 4 weeks to dry
We built one for my son in Australia dried out in 10 days
@@NickChittyFlying thanks!!!
@@javierdorrego no worries mate mines still going strong 💪 just keep rain of it
Great video, had you any issues with it getting wet from the rain or did you waterproof it some how ?
it gets a couple coats of masonary paint about now has a blanket and a tarp over it in the winter its 5 years old and going strong. top tip leave wet towel over it for 2 weeks while curing.
@@NickChittyFlying thanks for the update il be sure to get some masonry paint. This might seem like a stupid question but do you mean leave a wet towel over it while curing, when the concrete mix is curing or when when curing the oven with fires, also what's the reason for the wet towel
@@93cdempsey yes mate left mine under a damp blanket for 2 weeks. then let it dry for week and let the ball down good luck
I just followed your instructions. It looks good so far... one question, how thick were your side walls and how long did you wait till your first test fire? Thanks again... Brian
I had the same question, too. I found he mentioned about 20 centimeters: ua-cam.com/video/-tptMbf-G3E/v-deo.html
Hi Brian i mention it on the video 20 cm thickness minimum , I let my dry for 3 weeks then used a large candle for 4 days then started little fires once a day for a week.
Thanks so much. I just added a second layer to mine and now I will wait a “fortnight” before I do anything else. I had to google fortnight to see what that meant. :). Cheers. Thank you again for the awesome video
@@briancooper176 2nd layer and thermal blanket is great. i wanted to do that but my wife like it as is :)
@@NickChittyFlying What? 20cm is close to 8 US inches.. that line you have drawn at 1:20 isn't 8 inches from the ball. Back to 0:33 those sure look like 2x4 lumber framing, right? If so, the circle cutout can't be further than 4 inches from the plywood edge. Then at 2:25 the mortar mix come right to the edge anyway. Looks like 4 inch thick dome (side walls) to me.
Hi did you cover it with damp towel,if so for how long,looks class
Yes mate left it in carport for week with damp towel 👌
How long does it take to get up to temp and what is your heat retention like?
40 mins to cook it will hold heat for couple hrs if you add a thermal blanket and more cement it will be longer
Thanks for the video but you really should not use standard (portland) cement for any high-temperature application. It's not stable after 150 celcius, and would totally disintegrate in oven temp. So just because it does not collapse, doesn't mean the structure is healthy. (though in the worst case scenario it would collapse on your pizza during cooking :) So use special fire cement folks!
The oven is 6 years old and going strong 💪
What type of cement did you use? High temperature or regular?
just normal cement mate
Great job. What kind of temperature can you get upto in there?
ive had it reading 700
@@NickChittyFlying Fahrenheit I'm guessing lol
Amazing workmanship. I'm considering building one but I'm a bit intimidated by the whole thing because I have two left thumbs...
Nah give it a crack mate 😍
@@NickChittyFlying ah maybe I will. Cheers mate 👍
About the cement, thats is a normal construction cement?
yes mate still going strong
I love your concept, I've taken a few notes of my own and combining it with some tips you gave in the vid, however, where exactly is your chimney made from? I cant seem to find the proper material..
eBay just type in 4 inch stainless steel chimney doesn’t need to be twin wall unless going through a wood roof
Why would you ever put the chimney in the tunnel?
Because the oven is built on the 63% rule
Holly shit that only took you 5 minutes brilliant 🤔😂
did you use cement or concrete?
cement
Hi. How thick is the vermiculite that you use in this video (i mean the bean)
20-30 mm
Thanks a lot but i have one more question. You said that the thickness of the side wall is 20 cm but as i can see in the video it doesn't seem to be 20. am i seeing something the wrong way?
How long did you wait to remove the ball?
2 weeks and i left damp blanket over it
Hi, can you tell me how much clay bricks you used?
£135
How many fire brick I need to buy, and how wide and height is arch? Thanks.
Bart K the opening should no more than 63 -65 % of the hieght of the dome I will count tiles tomorrow
Any ideas about using perlite instead of vermiculite?
Mohit Morris think perlite is good
@@NickChittyFlying There is another video on youtube that discusses the difference between perlite and vermiculite. The fellow built ovens out of each and recommends perlite. By the way, great video on building. Concise and complete.
Can you give the dimensions off the oven please. Length x width, just need to get an idea of size so I can plan a location in my garden. Thanks in advance
It’s a one metre Gym ball and the tunnel is 30cm long 60 cm wide
@@NickChittyFlying Thankyou.
You did all this in 5 minutes? Do you own a time machine?
Nope got a stargate I made myself 👌
2 days!? You said 5 minutes!!!!
Vidéo= 5 minutes!!!!!
Thank not complicated
5 minutes? lol
Fast worker
two... hundred.... liters of vermic ... that's about 200$
$60 in the uk 🇬🇧