Installation guide

Pompeii Oven Instructions

the long sides of the frame together using (2) 2”x4” studs

nailed cross the top of the frame, and 2”x4” studs set on

an angle to the ground. Check for level (Photo 3.4).

3.4 Form sides held in place with 2”x4”’s.

Tips and Hints

Cut your frame and plywood for the bottom of the hearth

form about 3/8" shorter than the actual opening. The

concrete will not escape when you pour, and it will be

easier to remove the form when your hearth has cured.

Use shims to set the bottom form level with the top of the

block stand. It will be easier to make the form level with

the top of the stand, and it is easier to remove it when the

hearth has cured.

To stop the top form from bulging out under the weight of

the concrete, use either (2) 2"x4"'s nailed in place on the

top of the form in one direction, and nailed in place and

angled to the ground in the other direction. Or, use

ratcheting cargo straps tightened around the outside of the

top form.