We have a lot of rain in the forecast starting Wednesday, June 2nd. We need to get the top poured no later than Tuesday. So today we focused on getting the forms built. For the two interior sections I mounted…
Month: May 2021
Filled Block with Cement
The cement mixer worked great. Very happy with this purchase. It can mix two 80 pound bags of cement at one time. I found it easier to manage just doing one at a time but it can hold two. I…
Cement Mixer and Cement
The first thing we did today was put together the cement mixer. The instructions are not very good but we managed to get it together fairly easy. It only took a couple hours. Next step, purchase the cement. I calculated…
Final Layer
In order to have the pizza oven at the height we want, we needed to use half height blocks for the top layer. This will add 4″ instead of 8″ to the height. We plan to fill the core of…
Angle Iron to Span the Opening
Before we can continue I need to get angle iron to bridge the opening. Lowes and Home Depot only had 1/8″ thick angle iron. I needed something stronger. I found 1-1/2 in. x 48 in. Solid Steel Angle, 1/4 in.…
Building the base continues….
We started the day thinking we would finish the four additional layers in about 2 hours. It can’t be that difficult since the first layer is level….we just have to build up and keep it level. Boy were we wrong!…
First layer is done
Getting the first layer square and level is the hardest part. It took a lot more time than I thought it would. We finally got it square and lined up with the existing patio. Then meticulously made sure the height…
Cinder Blocks, mortar and more rebar
Went shopping today and bought 80 cinder blocks, a pallet of mortar and more rebar. Tomorrow we will start building the base. More to follow! ZuniBee
Concrete Day!
We left the house this morning at 7am to go pick up the Georgia Buggy. The rental company (United Rentals in Hampton) is about an hours drive. Concrete will be delivered between 11:30 and 1 so we wanted to get…
Rebar is done and we are ready for concrete!
It took a few days but we finally got the rebar done and we are ready for concrete! I had no idea that the demand for concrete was so high. We faced a 7 day wait because all companies we…