6. Opening and Door
The Artigiano oven includes a freestanding steel door that
fits tightly against the brick oven opening.
7. Dome Insulation
The Artigiano oven is covered with woven ceramic
insulation. The Artigiano oven kit includes one FB Blanket
with provides roughly 1” of coverage, and requires
additional insulation from either additional FB Blankets, or
loose insulation, such as vermiculite or perlite. Unlike
thermal mass, where too much can be a bad thing, there
isn't really such a thing as too much insulation. Woven
ceramic insulation has the advantages of higher efficiency,
requiring using less space, and providing better oven heat
retention.
8. Oven Enclosure
There are two basic outdoor oven designs: the Walled
House and the Igloo, both of which give you a virtually
limitless range of design options and finish materials.
Oven structures can be designed to incorporate a range of
outdoor kitchen elements, such as counters, shelves,
storage, and grills.
Never use wood, or any other combustible material to
frame your oven enclosure.
The top half of the Gabled House can be constructed
using either metal studs and concrete board, or half-wide
concrete blocks (4"x8"x16").
The Igloo is constructed using rebar, wire stucco lathe
(mesh), rough stucco (scratch coat), and/or exterior finish
stucco. The finish material must be waterproof.
The lower half of outdoor ovens that use a metal stand
can be finished with metal studs and concrete board, and
both the metal and concrete block stand can be finished to
match to top of the oven.
Indoor ovens can be placed in corners, against walls, and
when the oven is part of a larger re-modeling project, can
be set back outside a room to make the front of the oven
flush with an interior wall. Indoor ovens can easily be set
behind a partition wall constructed from metal studs and
concrete board.
9. Finish
Finish materials typically include stucco, brick, stone, tile,
marble, travertine, and granite.
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