11. Walled Enclosures
Overview
The Gabled House, or walled enclosure, is one of the most
traditional ways to finish a brick oven. There are examples
of these ovens throughout the Italian countryside.
The basic process for finishing your oven this way is
straightforward. Construct walls around your oven using
metal studs to a height of at least 6" higher than the top of
your insulated oven dome. Face the metal studs with
concrete board, and finish the exterior of the oven with
stucco, brick, or stone. The roof design is up to the builder,
and it can be finished with stone, clay tile or modern
composite tile.
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DO NOT USE WOOD STUDS, DRYALL OR
PLYWOOD TO FRAME THE OVEN ENCLOSURE.
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Instructions
Using traditional partition wall building techniques, build a
wall using a single metal stud lying flat as a bottom plate,
and two metal studs lying flat as the top plates for each
wall. Attach the bottom plate to the concrete hearth slab
using concrete screws. Set metal studs every 16" in the
body of the wall to support the concrete board.
Interlock the top two metal stud top plates at each corner
to give the structure more strength. Set two vertical studs
at each corner for a larger face to attach the concrete
board, and to give the structure more strength.
The Oven Opening
Set the location of the front wall of the oven enclosure so
that the brick arch at the oven opening projects forward by
a couple of inches. Set one horizontal stud at the top of the
arch, and set two additional studs at a 45-degree angle on
the sides of the arch to provide support for the concrete
board.
Finish
Attach your concrete board using metal stud screws. You
can finish your enclosure walls with stucco, brick, or stone.
The roof design is up to the designer, and can be finished
with stone, clay tile or composite tile. The gap between the
oven and the enclosure walls is filled with FB Blanket.
11.1. The basic walled enclosure.
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