I’ve watched several videos that say you should only lay down sand under floor bricks. It provides a non-binding layer and allows owners to replace floor bricks later if they crack. Would appreciate your perspective. Thank you for all you do.

@santiagoperez4040

9 ай бұрын

I tried sand to lay down floor bricks on my pizza oven. It didn't work well. At first, all bricks were level but while working on the rest of the oven, they moved a little, enough to create an uneven surface. Replacing floor bricks after the oven is fully build could be very challenging. I'll try High Temperature mortar to install the floor bricks.

@TheFireBrickCo

9 ай бұрын

Terrific question! I think that method stemmed from the use of sand as an insulating layer beneath wood fired ovens many years ago, and as the user before me commented it has some drawbacks. The hybrid mortar mix that we use under the floor tiles is more than strong enough to withstand the heat of the oven above, but by the time you needed to replace a tile you would find that it would have lost its bond with the layever below, allowing you to lift the bricks out and replace them. Alo just to set your mind at ease - if you use the right brick you will likely NEVER have to replace the floor tiles. We have commercial ovens that have been running 6 days per week for more than 8 years and they are still yet to replace their floor tiles...

Can’t wait to get ours: 6 month wait before the house is built . Great videos

@TheFireBrickCo

Жыл бұрын

Awesome Valda! If we can be of any help in the meantime please don't hesitate to call or email us 😃

The episodes are cliffhangers, especially on a rainy Sunday arvo. Better than Succession. Ok not quite but still good

@TheFireBrickCo

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Hey Ben. Great videos! What if I have Ciment Fondu? Can I use this in a particular ratio to bed in the tiles? I'm tossing up between this and not mortaring them in if the level is good enough. Any drawbacks or advantages either way with your engineer mind?

@TheFireBrickCo

2 жыл бұрын

I would definitely mortar them down to prevent them from rocking

God bad memories popped into my head when you had the lime in between your fingers 😳

@TheFireBrickCo

2 жыл бұрын

Eek! 😬

You and yours were right. Do the LONG details version. I wouldn't have known about the piece of grit vs.saturated soft skin in the gloves. I'm friends with people that make under ground pools. All their help have nasty rub sores on their feet.

@TheFireBrickCo

Жыл бұрын

Yep it's amazing what some highly alkaline water can do to your skin 😬

Is the Mortar you are using Refractory mortar on just the normal out of the bag mortar?

@TheFireBrickCo

2 жыл бұрын

It's a Refractory Mortar blend

Very interesting video. But why not use a mortar made from clay and sand for laying the tiles? You will have much more time and no hassle with burned skin or miss i something?

@TheFireBrickCo

2 жыл бұрын

Good question! It would never actually set hard, and if it got wet (which happens) it would lose its compressive strength and possibly allow the tiles to move.

@SD_Alias

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFireBrickCo Yes thats the downside of a clay sand mixture. It has to be protected from water. But the heat of the oven should burn the clay mortar to a brick like consistence. In our village was an about 200 year old oven house made from bricks and clay and a solid roof on top. It was used till the 1960ies. Unfortunately it was broke down in the late 1970ies...

I looked for the radio of mix but I don't see it in the written instructions. Can you provide the link please?

@TheFireBrickCo

Жыл бұрын

www.thefirebrickco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/D105-Instructions-USA.pdf you will find it on Page 21 👍

you need to grind the conections of the bricks , else the pizza peel wil smash in the high edges and

@TheFireBrickCo

Жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right - in fact I do explain that very thing in this video... kzread.info/dash/bejne/m41ky5KqfpfHdco.html

I congratulation you mason ı want to ask how dimension of brick laying floor

@TheFireBrickCo

Жыл бұрын

Hi Ferhat, you'll find all those details on our website ;)

Is there anything wrong with motoring the head joints?

@TheFireBrickCo

Жыл бұрын

We don't usually bother mortaring between the tiles (if that's what you were asking) but it doesn't hurt to do so. It doesn't ehance the performance of the oven in any way, and will fill in with fine ash over time anyway.

@coleplatt4869

Жыл бұрын

@@TheFireBrickCo I am used to mortaring them in so it seemed odd to me so that's what I did but you made yours look perfect!

Tell the price of kit

@TheFireBrickCo

Жыл бұрын

Jump onto our website and you'll find all the pricing there 👍

Hi Ben. May you please suggest on how one can optimise a brazier like one in this video - kzread.info/dash/bejne/X4mTramInsW2g7w.html There are many similar models of braziers out in youtube. All of them are made of fire bricks only and weigh like 30-50 or even more than 100 kg depending on their sizes. I would like to make one not that heavy to pick it up to bush parties. 10-15 kg or so. I figured out the size must be around 550x340x150 mm or a bit smaller (like 500x300x120 mm). What I am puzzling my head over is which materials to employ in such a project. I can order fire-brick in one piece 550x340x20 mm size. It will alone weigh about 8-9 kg. May I clue this brick to Calcium-Silicate plate directly without a layer of heat bank out of Refractory Cement Cast? Another option that came to my mind is to use Vermiculite plates alone to build fireplace (may be covered by thin layer of Refractory Cement). Main scenario of using such a brazier - is to burn charcoal in a burner and when charcoal are grey - start grilling meat on skewers during 10 minutes for one portion (at least 2-3 portions at all). So it is a short-time process - half an hour or so. On residual heat one can grill vegetables or sausages. Other options of cooking are also possible, like in classic grills - smoking or low and slow. So my main idea is to use as lightweight materials as possible, in favour of thermal isolation at the cost of heat capacity of heat bank (up to no heat accumulative capacity at all in case of vermiculite plates). I am not sure if it is safe to grill meat on charcoals which burn on vermiculite or refractory cement plates. May you please suggest - I am really lost. Any ideas, courses of actions?

@TheFireBrickCo

2 жыл бұрын

That's a very tricky one - the large firebrick will be quite fragile and would likely break if you took it out to the bush (bumping around in the back of the car). However you could definitely give it a try - and yes you could lay it straight onto Calsil board to insulate it. You could cook over charcoal that's burning on Vericulite brick with no problems, however it will be a much softer surface and will likely fall apart fairly quickly in that application. It's designed to be a back-up insulation lining, rather than a hot-face material.

@agarkovand

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFireBrickCo thank you very much for suggestions!

@agarkovand

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFireBrickCo what do you think would be a better solution - to glue firebrick to Calsil board using Heat Resistant Adhesive (glue) or to bed it using Oven Cement? I can see you isolate Calsil Board from HeatBank with Aluminium Foil in order Calsil board not to suck water from Cement. I can prime Calsil board extensively to prevent this.