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  1. pjnla

    adventures in LA- brick smoker

    okay Wes...let's get this straight.....WIFE inside, SMOKER outside. "i can't hear you dear...im outside! what are you trying to do to me man!!! LOL LOL pj
  2. pjnla

    adventures in LA- brick smoker

    Got some major work done last weekend. Just about finished the firebox. Gonna bolt in the door and put on the roof for it. Cast a 2" thick cement roof with rebar and mesh reenforcement. Made a mixture of cement and fireclay. Gonna finish lining with the firebrick and top it off. Then on to the...
  3. pjnla

    adventures in LA- brick smoker

    Yeah. You get a house you can find all kinds of stuff to keep you busy and your wallet empty. We may buy a new house in the future, but that will just be an excuse to do it all over again.
  4. pjnla

    adventures in LA- brick smoker

    thanks wes.. much appreciated. brickwork looks easy on youtube!!!!!! lol. but it was slow going. strictly amatuer hour. lol. but it is fun. i work at a college so my 9-5 is mostly cerebral type of work, so it is good to get out and do something with my hands and get dirty. i put a 20'x30' deck...
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    adventures in LA- brick smoker

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    adventures in LA- brick smoker

    Okay...spent some more time with the paper, pencil, calculator, and measuring tape. time to start building. let me start by saying my doors came out great. better than i expected. i "borrowed" and idea or two from west and got 2" angle with 1/4" steel plate for the doors. next i got my...
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  17. pjnla

    adventures in LA- brick smoker

    good eye. no worries. its an old concrete slab under there. and the hardest clay bed you could find under that. the reason for the pavers over the slab is because of the clay, i added several inches of dirt in the backyard to get anything to grow decently. the brick pavers brought the slab up to...
  18. pjnla

    I need some help with doors

    i actually found someone to make all three doors and frames for me. i checked out his work and was pretty impressed. he gave me a really good price. think he just wanted to be part of the project. i posted some picks of my start on the adventures in LA thread.
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    roll call

    hello everyone. PJ here from los angeles. and not the burbs...right in the heart of the city. is why me building a smoker in the backyard is all that much more hilarious. i started a thread and posted some pics a little bit ago.
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    adventures in LA- brick smoker

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