Installation guide

Pompeii Oven Instructions
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Table of Contents
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................4
The History of Brick Ovens ...........................................................................................................................................6
Why Build a Pompeii Brick Oven Instead of a Barrel Vault Oven...........................................................................8
Tuscan vs. Neapolitan Style Wood-Fired Ovens .......................................................................................................9
Getting Started: A Brick Oven Overview...................................................................................................................10
Oven Dimensions ..........................................................................................................................................................13
1. Foundation .................................................................................................................................................................16
2. The Oven Stand .........................................................................................................................................................19
3. Framing the Hearth ...................................................................................................................................................22
4. Pouring the Hearth....................................................................................................................................................25
5. Setting the Cooking Floor........................................................................................................................................27
6. Starting the Oven Dome...........................................................................................................................................29
7. Building the Dome ....................................................................................................................................................32
8. Building the Oven Opening .....................................................................................................................................35
9. Finishing the Oven Dome ........................................................................................................................................37
10. Oven Vent .................................................................................................................................................................40
11. Arch and Door .........................................................................................................................................................43
12. Attaching the Chimney...........................................................................................................................................45
13. Oven Insulation .......................................................................................................................................................47
14. Enclosure Design Styles........................................................................................................................................49
15. Igloo Enclosure .......................................................................................................................................................52
16. Walled Enclosures ..................................................................................................................................................54
17. Curing Your Oven ...................................................................................................................................................56
Appendix 1. Materials and Tools List ........................................................................................................................58
Appendix 2. Brick Primer .............................................................................................................................................61
Appendix 3. Why the Pompeii Oven Plans are Free................................................................................................63
Appendix 4. Thermal Mass Primer .............................................................................................................................64
Appendix 5. Wood-Fired Oven Anatomy...................................................................................................................66
Appendix 6. High Heat Mortar .....................................................................................................................................67