Comments on: Masonry Kitchen a Go This Year?

By: Sean Brenan

Sean Brenan — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:20:37 +0000

If you are reading this from the Calgary area and would like to build your own oven – I have a LOT of red patio bricks (6×12 or so) that you can have for free. brenan4@yahoo.com

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:04:54 +0000

Valerie – I certainly will accept help when folks are able to lend a hand. And yep, never moving.
Maki – thanks!
CH – thanks! I know. I actually feel lucky the requirements are so lax. I think it’s because so few people are doing it, they simply haven’t figured out a way to bill you for the idea yet. Eating stuff from the oven seems eons away, so much work to get to that point…

By: The Celiac Husband

The Celiac Husband — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:22:06 +0000

Yes, congratulations on your family addition this spring.

The red tape and over regulating of simple things (extra tax?) may keep most folks from expanding their outdoor cooking horizon past a propane BBQ.
Can’t wat to see some products coming out of this Forno Rustico/

By: Maki

Maki — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 05:35:47 +0000

“…the new arrival to our family due this spring.” WOO HOO! congrats on the news.

Also, glad to read you are a go ahead on your backyard dream :) looks fantastic.

By: A Canadian Foodie

A Canadian Foodie — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 02:37:09 +0000

I was just going to say the building will be an old fashioned work bee. You will not have ANY trouble getting a crew over to help you do this. I want to help, too – but think I would be quite useless. Except for taking picture. I will be finished my DSL bootcamp by then. We shall see.
Fantastic. I am not surprised. You know, you can NEVER move out of this house, now.
I cannot wait to see the cement counter tops come together. I wanted a cement counter top in the house – but – way back then (8 years ago – 9 in the planning phase) no one in the city was doing them.
This will be a very fun project for you, no doubt about it.
:)
Valerie
And I love that it is mainly of reclaimed bricks. My dad used to do that with everything, and I have learned well from him, too!

By: Kevin Kossowan

Kevin Kossowan — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:58:55 +0000

Jeff – you’re hired. I’ll be in touch when the time comes. I’m serious. Your’ in.
Sarah – firepits and grills, yes, but you may be surprised when it comes to fireplaces and ovens. There are some regulations pertaining to fireplaces, but zero to ovens. Generally speaking you can’t be within 3′ of a gas line with a firepit. Given my design, Atco approved me going right over it, as the fire is 3′ above ground, and hyper insulated. It took a HECK of a lot of phone calling and going above heads to get to that answer though, ultimately ending in them visiting my yard to confirm ‘no problem’. City-wise, they tried to come up with some categorization for it so they could bill me a few hundred bucks, but in the end the building inspector guy, looked at me, nodded, and said I need nothing in the way of building permits, I was good to go. He’d built one similar before. You’ll notice too in the city bylaws here that there’s a big loophole exempting devices specifically designed for cooking food from usual fire pit regulations. I also found that the usual 10′ from property lines and combustibles was reduced to 3′ clearance once the things had chimneys. Bottom line though is DO YOUR OWN DUE DILIGENCE. Since it involves fire and every project is different, homework and safety compliance is important.

By: Sarah Galvin (All Our Fingers in the Pie)

Sarah Galvin (All Our Fingers in the Pie) — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:46:03 +0000

How wonderful. I was wondering about permits and approvals. Here in Swift Current they are very strict about firepits and grills. Nice to see it can be done.

By: jeff

jeff — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:19:20 +0000

looks awesome. if you ever need a hand, i am somewhat skilled in the world of construction and would love to see this thing come together. keep me in mind when the project commences. then we could trade some saskatoon and apple wines.
cheers