Installation guide

Pompeii Oven Instructions

side, as close as possible to the next brick, avoiding letting

sand, clay or grit get in between, which will keep your

bricks from touching each other. Tap the floor with a

rubber mallet until it is smooth and level (Photo 5.4.).

5.4. The cooking floor set and ready to go.

Check again for level, because this is your true cooking

surface. Finally, mark the location for the oven dome and

landing to prepare for the next step. Locate the true center

of your oven using a tape measure and chalk line (Photo

5.5). Using a string and pencil, mark a circle the size of the

inside of your oven. That is where you will set your oven

walls and dome.

5.5. The oven and vent marked on the cooking floor.

5.6. The cooking floor with the first course laid out.

Tips and Hints

If possible, hand select your cooking floor bricks for

quality, ridges and chips, and use the best you have for

the cooking floor.

If you do end up with ridges that catch your peel, you can

grind them out later.