If you want to build an outdoor pizza oven, you’ll need to gather the following equipment. This will take some time, but it can be done.
Required Tools and Materials
Bricks
Shovel
2 x 4s
Concrete mixture
Tape measure
Concrete blocks
Mortar
Step 1
Decide where you want to put the oven. The area should be large enough for the structure. At the same time there should be space for you to move around. Make sure the area isn’t cramped. Make sure the oven doesn’t get in the way of people walking about.
Step 2
Use the tape measure to determine how wide it will be. Dig a hole 5 inches deep and make it as wide as desired. Place some wood along the pit’s sides. Fill the hole with concrete mix. Before you continue to build an outdoor pizza oven, allow the concrete to dry.
Step 3
Now you have to make the fire encasement. Get the brick’s width. Draw a line on the concrete slab equal to the brick’s width, but add two inches on the perimeter. Put the slabs along three of the sides.
Add the bricks outside the concrete block you set up. Stack the bricks until they are two feet high. Add mortar between the bricks and concrete blocks.
Step 4
Use the 2 x 4s to make supports for the fire encasement. Make a hole for the door and cut a piece of plywood. Put the plywood on the support. As you build an outdoor pizza oven, add more 2 x 4s on the plywood. Pour in concrete. Allow the concrete to dry.
Step 5
When the concrete is dry, stack the bricks for the cooking area. Leave a space for the door. To make the stone arch, set the bricks sideways in an arch like manner. Start from the back and work your way from there.
Step 6
Add more bricks outside the oven. Leave a small opening at the top so it can function as a chimney. Let the whole structure dry. When it’s dry, you can start using it.
Tips and Warnings
After you build an outdoor pizza oven, you can paint the structure. You can also use bricks of different colors to make it more attractive. Do not put any dry or flammable materials near the oven. The temperature in the oven can go up to 800 F. Make sure you stay a safe distance from the oven when using it.
Planning ahead is important. Before you get the supplies, get the dimensions of the oven so you don’t run out of bricks and concrete blocks.
This project can be done by a single individual. But if you’re making a large oven, getting help for assembling the bricks will be handy. It‘s also a good idea to make a template of the arch design. This will help you put the bricks in their proper place.
After you build an outdoor pizza oven, you can call your friends and start the cooking / eating festivities.
