smoke house build questions

[kansaskidney]

hello all. first time poster. Im also wanting to build a smoke house. Im very new to this and have a couple of questions. Can you have a dual purpose wood smoke house. I want to be able to cold smoke things at around 170 degrees and also be able to smoke big cuts of meat at a max of 225 degrees. Im in the planing process and want to do a firebox away from the smoke house and use a pipe to get the smoke in. How far away from the smoke house do i need to put the firebox. Im thinking 10 feet. Also i have seen the smoke house higher then the firebox. I have read 30 degrees is ideal. Whats the best material to use for the smoke house itself. Wood? concrete block. Im open to any and all suggestions. My goal is to make an old time smoke house. thanks for all the help

 

[HalfSmoked]

Welcome to SMF look under the forums list and find the smoke house section you should find your answer.

Warren

 

[SmokinLogs]

Welcome to SMF from Indiana, I hope you find everything you need to build the smoke house!