Pizza oven build part 1

[@AdamDiggaWilson]

looking forward to popping up for pizza 👍😃

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Keep an eye out for the smoke 🤣

[@Mike-Diamond]

You finally got around to starting. 😀

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Yes finally! Looking forward to getting to the point where I can use the final dome piece you sent me. Hope you’ve been managing to do some cooking on yours!

[@MarcusT86]

Brilliant vid buddy. Just got around to watching it. Looking forward to part 2 now.

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Cheers! Hopefully not long before I get part 2 out, just a bit more editing

[@avfcbam1]

Class mate. 🎉

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Cheers uncle Bam, although you can't say a bad word on any of these pizza oven videos as there will be no pizza for you once its fired up

[@pizzabuilder6556]

I’ve been waiting for this 😊

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Hoping for pizzas by the end of August at the latest!

[@matto_187]

Very similar to what I'm doing in my garden currently, be interesting to see how the stone looks around the blocks, wondering what to do with mine.

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Nice, you'll have to keep me posted with how your project goes as I upload more in this series. I chose stone to clad it with as I just felt it made it much more natural, I have been getting free stone for ages from Facebook marketplace so have a good pile to choose from! Plus no painting for maintainence with stone

[@MarcusT86]

Looking forward to watching this later buddy Sorry I’ve not replied to the email yet. I’m waiting to get the last of the footings done finally… which I’m almost there! 5-7 days to go!

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

So glad I have finally started it, cant wait to finish it. I am enjoying building it though so I might be bored when it's done haha. Good to hear you are nearly at the end of your footings, that's a lot of concrete!

[@iainrutherford184]

Fantastic job. Sausages incoming... 😋

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Thanks! Burnt sausages possibly 🤣

[@iainrutherford184]

@@SamDaviesBuilder 🤣🤣🤣

[@stephendale1415]

Hi Sam great job I noticed you laid block on block for 2 rows, then moved the next 2 rows across, does this aid to the strength? Also are these block as strong as the hollow blocks? I am currently preparing to build a brick oven 2 met by 1.7 met and any advice much appreciated. Many thanks in advance Ste

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Hi, thanks! I can’t wait to finish it. The only reason I did block on block as that is the only way to tie a block on flat wall into a block on edge wall while keeping a bond (unless you just stuck wall ties out). With a block on flat wall I’d normally just do a half bond on alternate courses. Hollow block is only stronger if you use rebar in the middle and then pour concrete in but I think it’s a bit overkill. Block on flat will be just fine as long as you have a good foundation

[@stephendale1415]

Many thanks Sam, I shall progress my build as you suggest, obviously I am a novice and trying not to make errors at this stage!

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

@@stephendale1415 okay, good luck with your build and keep me updated with your progress!