A DIY pizza oven is just as good if not better than store-bought ovens. It’s a great way to save money, and you can be proud of the fact that you built it yourself. This how-to tutorial will give you all the tips and tricks for building your own pizza oven, including how to make dough at home. Building a pizza oven is one of the easiest projects you can tackle. All you need is some outdoor space, an old furnace duct, firebricks and cement and the ability to dig a hole in the ground. The result will be a cheap and functional wood-fired oven that will bake great pizzas and roast meats like no other oven you’ve ever seen before. This guide will walk you through the process for building your own pizza oven from scratch.
DIY pizza ovens are booming in popularity, and for good reason. Not only do these outdoor wood-fired ovens make delicious pizzas, they can also be used to roast meats and vegetables as well as bake bread and cook desserts—and they’re fun to build and enjoy.
II. What is a pizza oven?
Wood-fired pizza ovens are essentially large clay pots with a fire inside. It’s that simple. Here’s how to build your own DIY pizza oven:
DIY pizza ovens are booming in popularity, and for good reason. Not only do these outdoor wood-fired ovens make delicious pizzas, they can also be used to roast meats and vegetables as well as bake bread and cook desserts—and they’re fun to build and enjoy.
DIY pizza ovens are booming in popularity, and for good reason. Not only do these outdoor wood-fired ovens make delicious pizzas, they can also be used to roast meats and vegetables as well as bake bread and cook desserts—and they’re fun to build and enjoy.
If you love pizza but don’t have a brick or stone-based oven at your disposal, there are several ways you can make one yourself without breaking the bank—or even having to buy any materials. The most popular DIY pizza oven design is called the “New Neapolitan Style Oven” (NNSO), which was developed by Dr. Peter Reinhart of the American Institute of Baking in 2012. This design utilizes clay tiles for insulation so that heat from burning wood inside won’t escape. Clay tiles are less expensive than other types of insulation like concrete blocks or bricks—not only because they’re already made from natural materials but also because not much clay is needed for each tile: only five pounds per square foot.
Wood-fired pizza ovens are essentially large clay pots with a fire inside. It’s that simple. Here’s how to build your own DIY pizza oven:
Wood-fired pizza ovens are essentially large clay pots with a fire inside. It’s that simple. Here’s how to build your own DIY pizza oven:
Start by digging the space for your fire brick floor and laying it out, then fill the area with sand. Next, build your walls using bricks or concrete blocks and place them around the perimeter of the pit until you have built up a wall about 8 inches thick all around.
Next, lay down about 3 inches of gravel at the bottom of your pit to act as drainage for rain water coming into contact with hot coals and ashes during cooking sessions. The last step is to install vents in each end of your wood fired pizza oven so that smoke can escape from inside while also allowing oxygen back in through outside air intakes located above ground level (in case there isn’t enough oxygen inside).
1. Start by digging the space for your fire brick floor, which measures about 3′ x 4′. Line the space with your fire bricks.
First, you’ll want to dig the space for your fire brick floor. Start by lining the hole with fire bricks, making sure they are level as you go. If your fire bricks need more support, use shims between them to bring them up to level.
2. Create a plywood level surface right on top of the fire bricks where you will lay down your concrete pad. Make sure it is level by using shims underneath the plywood.
To create a level surface for your concrete pad, you will need to use some plywood and fire bricks. Lay down the fire bricks in a circular shape on top of the hearth. Next, lay down some plywood over the area that you want to make into a concrete pad. Use shims underneath the plywood so that it is perfectly level. Then use a level to make sure both sides are aligned with each other parallel to each other and square with the ground. Once you have done this, make sure that everything is completely straight by checking with an angle finder or carpenter’s square before pouring your concrete.
3. Pour the concrete into the frame you just created on top of your plywood. Let dry overnight or according to instructions on bag of concrete mix.
Now it’s time to pour the concrete into the frame you just created on top of your plywood. The concrete is mixed with water, not sand like most other mixtures. To mix it properly, use a trowel and fill your wheelbarrow with water first, then add your bags of concrete and stir them together until they are completely wetted out. Then pour in more water until you have enough to fill up half of the frame (so that there is room for expansion).
Next, quickly distribute the mixture into all corners of the frame so that there isn’t any air trapped within it. You need to be quick because if there’s trapped air inside then bubbles will form when drying which can cause cracking later on down the road.
4. When dry, remove the frame and plywood from around your concrete pad, which should now have some pits in it (that’s normal). Spray with water every day for 7 days until perfectly cured.
- When dry, remove the frame and plywood from around your concrete pad, which should now have some pits in it (that’s normal). Spray with water every day for 7 days until perfectly cured. This will help to prevent cracking, as concrete is a porous material and needs to be sealed. Once dry, you can start building your oven. Final words
A DIY pizza oven is actually really easy to build, and you can make one at home for less than $100. Not only will it save you some money on buying expensive store-bought pizzas, but it also makes a great conversation piece for your next backyard barbecue or even just hanging out with friends over drinks.
