Building a Pompeii Pizza Oven

Time lapse video of construction of our pizza oven. It is Pompeii style one. The oven is on steel / concrete "table". We used 300 fireclay bricks and lots of insulation. Many thanks to FornoBravo (community.fornobravo.com/) for some inspirations and basic size / construction ideas. It take about 2 hours to heat the oven up. And if the entrance is closed it maintains heat for 6-12 hours. So we are going to try to bake bread there. If there is enough interest, I'll make commented version of the video.
Dimensions:
1) inner diameter is 98cm (38"), including bricks 122cm, including insulation 132cm, including stucco ~136cm
2) inner height should be ~49cm (it is half sphere)
3) bricks are 25x12.5x6.2 cm
4) the stand is 2.0m x 1.5m x 10cm thick
5) the entrance (mouth) front inner dimensions are: 61.5cm width, 38.5cm height in the middle and 28.5cm height at sides. The inner back shape is about 1.5 cm smaller. There is small step for a "door" to fit better.
6) the chimney has 20cm inner diameter
Weight:
1) the stand is ~700kg = ~100kg of steel + ~25*25kg of concrete. There were additional ~10 25kg sacks of concrete for the "boots / anchors" in the ground.
2) the oven is ~1300 kg = 293 bricks * 3.75kg + 7x25kg of mortar + 1x25kg of concrete.
Technology:
1) The grey boards are: www.promat-hpi.com/en-us/products/calcium-silicate - Promasil. It should handle 950°C. Another option is www.thermax.eu/thermax-sn900-boards/?lang=en ?vermiculit? (according to FornoBravo)
After a half day pizza party, we did a temperature experiment. We heated up the oven by a large fire. The inner temperature went to ~500°C (I cannot hold my hand in the outer arch for longer than 2 seconds). Temperature of the dome surface was ~50°C (outside air temperature was ~17°C)

[@azizaitoumeziane8714]

Congratulations! Question: 1- What is the diameter of the floor 2- the height of the dome 3- The measurements of the bricks. Thank you

[@shufla1287]

Hi Aziz: 1) inner diameter is 98cm (38"), including bricks 122cm, including insulation 132cm, including stucco ~136cm 2) inner height should be ~49cm (it is half sphere) 3) bricks are 25x12.5x6.2 cm

[@azizaitoumeziane8714]

Thank you Sufla, I will try to make this work of art. Good day and take care of yourself with this pandemic that may God protect us.

[@azizaitoumeziane8714]

Thank you very much, I forgot to ask you the gabari of the mouth of the oven. have a good day

[@shufla1287]

​@@azizaitoumeziane8714 Sorry, I do not know what gabari is. The mouth front inner dimensions are: 61.5cm width, 38.5cm height in the middle and 28.5cm height at sides. The inner back shape is about 1.5 cm smaller. There is small step for a "door" to fit better. The chimney has 20cm inner diameter.

[@azizaitoumeziane8714]

Hi Shufla, typing error this is a template. thank you you gave as even the expected answer. and what is the measure. Et quelle est la mesure de la brique en forme de triangle qui se trouve à la fin de l'entrée du four. Désolé de te déranger autant. bonne soirée

[@RussianCuban1]

Да, парни, заморочились конкретно! Вот что значит воля и желание! Даже не умея класть печь, с большими запасом прочности, перерасходом материала, но зато невозможно оценить улыбки детей и восторженный взгляд супруги! Класс!

[@plantednanolife7051]

Biggest tip I can give to anybody watching this video for instruction is to not add the mud in between the bricks after you lay the bricks make sure you lay the bricks with mud on them as the mortar gets a lot of its strength from the compression it is under when the brick is squeezed up against another brick with mortar filling the void

[@daxcastro]

I have watched about 100 pizza oven videos before starting mine and this one is by far the most methodical and organized. Gonna use it as my build video. Great job!

[@shufla1287]

Thanks Dax! Appreciated!

[@tompace6916]

1000%. Best , most concise video.

[@bobbymireles1731]

That’s some professional stuff right there.

[@Chickerhut]

I wish I'd have had a dad to build a pizza oven with when I were young.

[@brandengrimm5671]

Amazing job. Starting on mine next week and I'm very glad that I was able to watch your video. Beautiful!

[@shufla1287]

Thanks Branden. Fingers crossed ! I hope you will progress and it will work well !

[@ChristianMercadoAcevedo]

This is perhaps the neatest build of a pizza oven I've ever seen. I admire your commitment and cleanliness.

[@shufla1287]

Many thanks Christian! I'm stickler for detail which blocks me sometimes and let me do things too long time.

[@doncunningham2295]

I had no idea so much work was involved in making a pizza. Thank goodness for delivery!

[@shufla1287]

We need to eat a lot of pizzas to pay it off now

[@daverobinson779]

They’re not the same. 😞

[@andreymanakov7313]

Excellent!!! I'll tell you, it is one of the most perfect videos about building Pompeo style pizza oven! Congrats!!! Great job!!!

[@shufla1287]

Hello Andrey. Many thanks for comment!

[@nikkithuillier5519]

Wow, I'm building my first brick oven and I wish you guys were here to help me, such a professional build.

[@JoseSalloum]

The best of all oven videos, Thank you.

[@KnobelMoti]

Amazing.... You're really blessed with those hands, and your children will have this experience as huge mile stone in their education nevertheless in the person they will grow in to be. Bravo....👏👏👏 Congratulations...

[@shufla1287]

Thanks Moti. I'm happy that I can provide such education to my children. I hope it will help them grow.

[@markwilson2991]

Thanks for this video - really really enjoyed it !!! Plucking up the courage to take on this challenge in my garden - and it's videos like this that inspire and encourage !! Well done and enjoy.

[@keithdavidson9102]

Great video. I've seen many of these builds on KZbin but this is number 1 for me. Excellent build 👌 Many thanks for sharing 👍 Best wishes from Northern Ireland 🙏🏻

[@HerveARNAUD]

This is really a great build ! Congratulations 👍

[@yavuzozaskin45]

The best craftsmanship I've ever seen 👏👏👍

[@Jshochwart15]

Such a well thought out build, fantastic job!

[@lelandstone35]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing your build!

[@BadYossa]

That was incredibly satisfying to watch. Man, you've got mad skills and are clearly focussed on detail. Awesome!

[@shufla1287]

Thank you man!

[@SwimSkinny]

One of the best I’ve seen...great work!!

[@fermingomezc]

Excellent family job, congratulations

[@michelesfo7799]

Great work. Cooking in a 🔥 oven is so rewarding. Enjoy!

[@jozefbeko8716]

Zlaté české ručičky, poctivá práca.Bol som milo prekvapený,tituky v angličtine a potom Narex! Prosím urobte aj v češtine,bude to úspech!!! Tiež snívam o piza peci tohto tipu. Zahraničných videí som videl veľa, ale toto je vaše České!!! Ďakujeme!!!

[@DaveGme]

Best video I’ve seen of this process, and I’d thought I’d seen them all.

[@ggv2001]

es uno de los mejores videos de construcción de hornos, te felicito. muy bien encarado y terminado. gracias por compartir

[@salvatoreminardi5106]

Ottimo lavoro, da italiano ti posso confermare che poca gente riesce a fare un ottimo lavoro come questo. Sono rimasto veramente sbalordito dalla perfezione con la quale sono stati eseguiti i lavori. Complimenti per tutto.

[@shufla1287]

Grazie mille per gli elogi. La cucina italiana è la nostra preferita e adoriamo la pizza.

[@antoninodainotto529]

@@shufla1287 Shufla complimenti , volevo sapere una se ai adoperato soli mattoni sefrattari per tutto oh i mettono refrattari sono serviti solo per la base ???

[@brynybach7741]

Now that's how to really build a proper wood burning oven. 👍

[@gabdyan566]

Прекрасная работа! Замечательная семья 👍👍👍😁

[@santiagorodriguez5792]

what a cool project!!! and incredibly executed. You are living my dream...well except for the house in the suburbs and wife and kids hahah. I wish i can do shit like this in Manhattan.

[@shufla1287]

Thanks Santiago! I'm happy in the suburbs as I can do stuff like this. Manhattan is not for me.

[@gatolian55]

Excelente trabajo, que perfección; muchas gracias por compartir. Saludos desde Chile. Al Sur del Mundo...!

[@mcnau8264]

Great vid and awesome oven, now to practice pizza making skills 😁

[@successmiracles]

Excellent craftsmanship

[@SergioNeusaMartins]

excellent workmanship, well done

[@stevenash4973]

Awesome job!

[@user-le5iw4zz5e]

best oven making video i've ever seen

[@mariusdionysius2498]

What you have done is a marvel!

[@BroBuilds]

Daaaaaang. That's built to last, man. Looks super professional. Nice job!

[@user-yf4te3lv8u]

가족들 모두가 화목하게 화덕 만드는 모습이 아름답습니다. 화덕품질도 우수하네요.

[@yuryk8946]

amazing!

[@user-nb1sk9cc8d]

Отличная работа! Золотые руки!

[@locofoto75]

You did an excellent job!

[@shufla1287]

Many thanks!

[@venusitapealava7035]

Gee you make that look easy. I’m scared I’m gonna quit half way if I stuff it up 😂. Love your work with the kids, be great memories

[@SandLeopard003]

Great work

[@bosonmez]

Excellent oven, excellent video. Thank you. I learned many thning for my oven project. :)

[@PaoloRusconi84]

Fantastic job! 👏🏻

[@shufla1287]

Thanks!

[@thiagostocker]

Professional hard work! Very nice!

[@Rafael_Reali]

Beautiful work. It will inspire me. You made a great record. Congratulations. Greetings from Brazil.

[@Bp98]

Браво мајсторе!

[@ronnieboomboom2040]

man you are an artist!!!

[@S.C.-wo8hq]

Wood-fire is so flipping good that this was well worth the effort.

[@shufla1287]

Many thanks!

[@steini0562]

Hello, it really turned out to be a great pizza oven. I also make original Italian pizza myself, but in a gas grill on a shamot plate. Are really delicious, especially with the dough recipe from Italy. Respect for your very good work on your stove.

[@varietyyachtsvessels6769]

I wish these guys would hurry up, because I'm starving.

[@dwwolf4636]

Ace build. Now that is proper brick work. Minimal intrusion of mortar on the inside.

[@SD-rq2ob]

Nice oven, great to see the kids getting involved 👍

[@shufla1287]

Thanks! Yes children have to learn how things works and how to use their hands :)

[@SD-rq2ob]

Shufla totally agree, I learned loads of stuff, wood work, metal work, welding, brick laying etc etc with my dad. Best times ever.

[@luisrivas6414]

Majestic ❤

[@dalexro67]

Well done, great work!

[@shufla1287]

Thank you Daniel

[@bbqwithrandy]

Well done...it looks fantastic!

[@shufla1287]

Thank you Randy!

[@seantap1415]

A masterpiece.

[@pizzabuilder6556]

Amazing build I wish I had done a time lapse of my build

[@mamadoualphasylla6871]

Congratulations, a real masterpiece. I m starting next week the dome, your video will help a lot to achieve it. In addition, teamwork with the involvement of the whole family.

[@shufla1287]

Thanks! Good luck with your oven!

[@ReapWhatYouSeauxLeJeune]

Beautiful

[@BHDvlog]

Nice work !

[@ven_one]

Glad you got it ready for *2020* - Happy Eating.

[@apv5295]

Wow! well done, great work.

[@shufla1287]

Thanks!

[@gloriamarino1901]

👍Good job..... Congratulaciones... Thankyou....

[@robertcoulson483]

Excellent!

[@marcossilveira9593]

Parabéns, belo trabalho em família, vídeo muito útil, repleto de dicas e técnicas. Obrigado. Marcos Silveira (Brasil).

[@mohitmorris]

brilliant!

[@jempyone81]

Nice Work

[@LK-gi9uq]

Thank you!

[@alecktuerk433]

Very nice!

[@khalafdana2571]

Professionally done, hope i could do mine close to it.

[@mrpenman83]

really nice build 👌

[@zimbo9stry805]

Fantastic job, enjoy the pizza 🍕

[@shufla1287]

Thank you! Yes the pizza is excellent and tastes different to the one from electric oven.

[@Bernieclark45]

Brilliant!

[@Luca-dg8qg]

Siete stati davvero molto bravi complimenti👍

[@noelpearson8647]

GreatBirthdayPresent, you have a wonderful family they all help and all had a wonderful party at the end. every thing was perfect in the build maybe this would inspire my family to all help on a little project if there is PIZZA at the end!

[@shufla1287]

Hi Neal. Thanks! You must convince your family also to build one :) Cheers.

[@mostarhou3130]

excelente trabajo

[@Norto82]

Goeie werk! Good job!

[@watchmania6289]

Awesome thanks.

[@Alphamales4Trump]

Great job Mangiare 😉

[@afsharisohrab]

Hi,! - I builded a pizza oven by myself, but you built unbelievable beautiful, good job.

[@shufla1287]

Many thanks Sohrab. I believe, that your oven is as function as mine. And that is important.

[@YasserYasser-ih6yz]

Wow fantastic

[@hbgriss]

Master! 💪🏼

[@ethanlowe3526]

Legendary.

[@bobvila1010]

Excellent vidéo!

[@shufla1287]

Thanks!

[@jorgeortega5745]

Muchas felicidades en donde se encuentren que bonito les quedo saludos y abrazos desde Tampico tamps. Mexico

[@Akon11]

Bravo 🍀.

[@leonidpechnik_29]

Благодарю за хорошее видео! thank you very much! 😊👍

[@shufla1287]

Спасибо!

[@Hacerbricolage]

Felicidades amigo. Después de ver construir cientos de hornos, el tuyo es el más cuidado y con mejor diseño.

[@losproyectosdecarlos..]

Estoy construyendo un horno y lo cuento paso a paso aquí, kzbin.info/door/BCja9bSgLMtLhd1Qfp7RyA ,por si te interesa seguir la construcción. Un saludo.

[@volkandeniz0048]

I like it, very good work, thanks for this video.....

[@Arifkhan-le5nu]

Good oven

[@007shalun]

очень хорошая работа. поздравляю с печкой!

[@shufla1287]

Спасибо

[@gustavoreacts7206]

awesome.

[@houseofhug]

Awesome!

[@SuperDodoe]

Good Job!

[@shufla1287]

Thanks Dino!

[@safaahanna7333]

Nice job

[@shufla1287]

Thank you Safaa

[@reeltoreelj2706]

very good, congratulations!

[@shufla1287]

Thank you!

[@francescopisu986]

Bravissimi ..il forno dei Sardi!