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    Backyard cooking area and smoker build.

    Hello jnh2022. The roofing is Suntuf-brand clear polycarbonate panels, sold by our local Homedepot. It has UV filtering and good load bearing ability, the spacing between the trusses is 24" and the support purlins was about 26" if I recall it right. It is plenty to hold 6" of wet snow over the...
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    Backyard cooking area and smoker build.

    Getting the 4x4 block out was pretty easy. I used long 1" auger bit to drill couple holes through it and then with a chisel broke the remaining part into chucks that pulled right out. In truth I had left it in place for well over two or three weeks so the wood had dried up completely from all of...
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    Backyard cooking area and smoker build.

    It's been busy couple weekends. I managed to complete the superstructure and am pretty happy with the results. Making a slight change to the bottom design too. Instead of the lower shelf across the span, I made a solid 8" base and then 4" deep space for ash collection tray above that. Then rebar...
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    Backyard cooking area and smoker build.

    Thanks netspyder, similar thoughts already occurred to me after I posted that. I will make a sizable hole to the bottom and add a pan for ashes and easier cleaning. Drainage is less of a worry unless we get a nasty sideways storm blowing through and being in the middle of trees provides a lot of...
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    Backyard cooking area and smoker build.

    Now, back to my question on the smoker build. I am mostly concerned if the firebox is within a reason and will function well. I will add an ash pan underneath the concrete shelf, so that adds an extra airway I can control.
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    Backyard cooking area and smoker build.

    For the grill, it was a 2-phase casting. The legs are again 5" thick and the bottom itself is 4". After that was cured, I built the supporting box inside for the surrounding 3" walls for the grill and the side table. The three 2x6" airways got welded to the supporting rebar then too. I left...
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    Backyard cooking area and smoker build.

    For the oven structure, I went definitely overboard in the engineering department. But since I don't know how much it will weigh when complete, safer that way. And that's the only way I know how to build things. The bottom supported by plenty of 2x6 legs. The inside has extra support by the...
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    Backyard cooking area and smoker build.

    Thanks for comments, appreciate it. Definitely not planning to be moving anytime soon. The base structure is just 3.5" thick slab, supported by 2x4's. Then columns cast over them. Both walls have the same rebar work in them, casting done with regular off-the shelf 3/4" plywood supported with...
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    Backyard cooking area and smoker build.

    Hello everybody. I've been working on an extended multi-year project of remodeling our entire backyard. I've already shortened our deck and rebuilt it and then made a 16'x16' covered pergola with 12'x12' between the posts. Here's the picture what that looked like couple summers ago. After...
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