Installation guide

Pompeii Oven Instructions

Closing in the Oven

The last 2-3 chains rest on a form. Cut your half bricks into

quarters, giving you brick pieces that are roughly 2"x2"x4

1/2". Then, cut a series of wedge bricks to fill in the chain.

Make a template for the keystone and tap in place to lock

in the chain. Continue with your last few chains until you

are down to a single brick that will close in your oven.

9.4. Styrofoam forms.

The Final Keystone

The final keystone is the brick that locks the entire oven

dome in place. Custom cut it to fit snugly into the opening

(Photo 9.5). The keystone will be angled in on each side,

but should remain the 1/2 brick (about 4 1/2") depth of the

rest of the oven dome.

Tap the keystone into place and cover with mortar.

9.5. The perfect keystone.

9.6. From the inside.

9.7 From the outside.

Option: More Thermal Mass

You do not need to add thermal mass to your oven at this

point, because the mass of the bricks and the mortar you

have used to hold it together are more than sufficient for