The Forno Bravo Pompeii Oven Kit provides enough
medium duty, 9”x4.5”x2.5” firebricks and high temperature,
waterproof mortar to assemble the oven dome and vent.
We recommend using high quality firebricks for both the
oven dome and cooking surface. The firebricks that make
up the dome provide a majority of the oven's ability to hold
heat, and will allow the oven to deliver the high
temperatures that are needed for cooking pizza.
As many oven builders have noted, the additional cost of
buying high quality firebricks is very low compared with the
overall cost of the project, and the labor capital that is
being invested.
5. Vent
Unlike a fireplace, where the chimney is inside the firebox
in the back, the Pompeii Oven’s vent and chimney are
outside of the oven chamber -- in the front, above the oven
opening. The vent can be made from steel, brick, or cast
as a refractory form. We have included drawings and
directions for all three methods.
6. Vent Arch and Door
Your oven has two openings: one into the oven itself,
which can be fully closed off with a door, and a second,
optional opening around the vent, vent walls and vent
landing. The oven opening can be constructed with with a
flat angle iron or a curved brick arch, while the vent
opening can be made from a range of decorative
materials, including brick, stone, decorative concrete or
stucco.
You can build your own door, or if you build you oven
opening to a standard size, you can purchase an oven
door from Forno Bravo.
7. Chimney
The oven vent is connected to either a modular double-
wall steel chimney system, a steel single wall chimney
system, or a refractory chimney flue liner. The type of
chimney pipe you use depends on whether your
installation is outside or inside, your design choice, and on
your local building code. Be sure to check you local
building code prior to installation.
You should use a chimney cap to minimize rainfall
infiltration into your chimney and oven, and to stop sparks
from leaving the chimney.
8. Dome Insulation
After the oven dome and vent have been assembled, the
oven is covered with insulation, typically a woven ceramic
insulating blanket, such as FB Blanket. 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.
The Forno Bravo Pompeii Oven Kit provides 3” ceramic
blanket insulation for the oven dome.
Pompeii Oven Instructions
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