New Masonry build in-progress

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jon mc

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Mar 22, 2017
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Huntsville, AL
Hi all, 

So I started my masonry build earlier this summer, using a lot of information that I gleaned from this website as well as many others. I did the design myself, and overall it will include a vertical offset smoker, a wood-fired grill, and a domed pizza oven. I have about 3,000 brick left over from the construction of my house, so the build will consist of narrow concrete block and steel for the structural elements, firebrick on the inside, and home brick on the exterior. 

I had a contractor pour a 12' x 15' stabilized pad for me, and I'm doing the build on top of that. Your thoughts / suggestions are welcome. 

JM
 
Update pics from this weekend's efforts

Smoker 10-14_1.jpg Smoker 10-14_2.jpg Smoker 10-14_4.jpg Smoker 10-14_5.jpg
 
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I was trying to work out if that was your house or the pit. It is huge. Nice work and great to see the kids helping and learning skills.
 
Hey all,
Sorry about no updates for a while... other projects on going at the same time.
I've completed all of my block work at this time -- over 300 partition block used.
I've also figured out that I am clearly not a great mason.
I'm going to install the fire brick in the smoke box and the wood fired grill next, and then the poured concrete tops, counters, and sills.
 
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I have not made any updates to this thread for a long time - sorry. I travel a lot for work.

At the end of last fall I completed the smoke box, and then just after the first of the year I decided that between my travel schedule and the fact that I am merely an amateur mason, that I should hire a professional for the brick work, since it would be most visible. The pics attached to this are for both of those things - smoke box / last courses of black and the brick work. Next will come the tops, which I intend to pour-in-place and / or maybe cap with stone.
 
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