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L. Install the firebox top plate (1), checking for level.
See Figure 18.
M. Install the oven base plate extension (7). Mortar
the piece to the top plate of the firebox (1), aligning
it with the back edge of the plate, and centering it
from side to side. See Figure 19.
N. Install the oven base plate (8). Apply a bead of
mortar approximately 3” wide to the top plate of the
firebox (1) in the areas below the edges of the oven
base plate, and a create a z pattern of mortar through
the middle area under the oven base plate, aligning it
with the front edge of the base plate extension, and
centering it from side to side. See Figure 20.
O. Install the oven’s firebrick floor, extending the
brick to the edges of the base plate and extension, as
shown. Lay the firebrick from the front, and work to
the back edge, as the last course of brick may need to
be trimmed to fit. See Figure 21.
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Figure 21. Oven Firebrick Floor
Figure 20. Oven Base Plate
Figure 18. Firebox Top Plate
Figure 19. Oven Base Plate Extension
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