How to make an earth oven... In the UK

[jmg1957]

peace.

[jmg1957]

well done.

[polygamous1]

n it was Not cheap by a long way polycarbonate alone was £70 then it was the bar to join the two together plywood for the slab base 300 bricks steel bars to reinforce the concrete n the slap on top of the walls timber vermiculite cement sand unibond cement waterproofing cable metalclad socket n switch outside bulkhead fiting the clay i got out of a skip by the way If u r clay dries out usually does soak it in water for few days b4 use the only way but well worth the afford n expense

[polygamous1]

the sides at the bottom, the door is a paving slap 32mm so is the door opening but 40mm thick after cooking i usually dry logs in the oven n even without sealing the door it keep the heat for about 12 to 18 hours now i also have a weather shelter over it with twin wall policarbonate an electric lighr n a socker on the inside wall all supplied with armour 3 core cable so i can use it in any weather in the dark or lght it took ages to build but i got lots of wood storage space 2 n worth building

[polygamous1]

to mix enough sharp sand made it too wet not well mixed so after i opened it out n took the sand out it collapsed second time i mixed the sand with the clay well first then the straws n builed it that way about 3 inch thick then a coat of vermiculite rendered it another coat of vermiculite more on the top than the sides n another thick layer of waterproofing render now it keeps the heat beautifully the top never gets even warm the sides do a bit its nearly 7 inches on the top to about 5 near

[markrobinhood1984]

yea it probably is a problem,,,

i took most of the stones out of mine (by hand!) it is painstaking work, but too many stones will mean the earth doesnt bind together enough - imagein the earth is like glue, the straw is what binds it together...

lots of stones will mean not enough glue to go round

also, when they heat up stones can explode,

(post me some videos / images when you are done please?!)

[Legend5467]

I've decided to build a clay oven. I dug up 1 barrow full and there must be 1000's of stones. Is this a problem? Thanks

[markrobinhood1984]

so the last thing you want is a stone exploding on th inside of the oven and getting fragments of stone in your food

we cooked on my earth oven again last night and had it going for about 8 hours, after that time we could feel the heat through th walls. but they certainly take a long time to heat up! the oven is almost a year old now and im surprised it lasted so well!!

good luck

[poobens]

My earth is this way also... what I do is make a 2x4 frame with .25'' hardware cloth stretched across it, and sift the dirt through it. It works best when the dirt is mostly dry. Hope this helps!

[polygamous1]

what i did was build a base first reinforce concrete with a mebrain to stop the damp then a wall to about a comfortale working height screeded it onside using another layer of mebrain then the concrete slat on top of the vermiculite then thick rendering layed the bricks for the oven base them used sand to the shape of the oven i wanted wet neaspapers on top then started building the oven the first time i didn't mix any sharp sand into the clay so after imixed the straws it was almost impossible

[sebachcello]

Nice oven, nice music! What´s that?

[markrobinhood1984]

hi

thanks

the music is from the amelie soundtrack but i forget th track name

glad u like th video

[markrobinhood1984]

hi

i have a website that shows full instructions and details on how to make an earth oven, see my profile for the wesbite address

- go to social - go to history - the details were written in june july

hope this helps?

[Command37]

will u remake this vid with labels to show me what each material/object is and can you include some instructions while you're making the labels?

[pocketsofthefuture]

Congratulations on your earth oven.