Features of furnace complexes

At the end of spring, summer residents go to country houses, but not only to start growing different crops, but also to take a break from the bustle of the city. Everyone loves shashlik and other dishes cooked over an open fire, but most often an impromptu brazier consists of two walls lined with a wild stone found in a nearby clearing. In the best case, it can be a metal box with legs without a top, which, although it lasts longer than a stone "structure", still requires regular updating. The most durable and convenient solution to the problem of preparing delicious food in the country will be the construction of a street oven complex with your own hands.

The outdoor stove complex is a brick building for preparing a variety of dishes in a warm season. The main purpose of this building is the organization of the workspace and the variety of food prepared. In such a complex, tables for cooking and shelves for storing food are provided. This equipment can include several types of ovens, for example, a barbecue, a smokehouse or a Russian stove. In addition, you can add elements of oriental cuisine and install a tandoor or cauldron.

Also, in the complex, you can make cabinets for storing food or firewood, which will be convenient for organizing space. Often a canopy is made over this structure so that rainy weather cannot spoil the planned vacation. You can also add a gazebo to the whole complex - it will be an ideal ensemble for celebrations and just for relaxing with your family.

In the modern world, people can visit the most different parts of the planet, which allows them to share their experience and knowledge. Each country has its own peculiarities of national cuisine, its own methods of cooking and its own equipment. Surely many have been to eastern countries and tried local delicious dishes, for example, flat cakes or beshbarmak. It's hard not to fall in love with such dishes, so you can cook them at your own dacha and pamper your family with a special treat.

A if you build a complex with ovens from different cultures, then on any day and for every celebration you can set the table with the most delicious and exotic food. There are a lot of additions to the stove complex, for example, a barbecue, a cauldron, a smokehouse and even a real Russian stove.

Let's consider in more detail the options for building a street kitchen.

• B-B-Q - easy-to-use fixture in the form of a metal grid. Barbecued meat or vegetables are delicious and flavorful. The principle of operation of this device is to circulate hot air inside the oven without open fire. For this furnace in the complex, you can prudently complete the construction of a compartment in which fuel will be stored.

• Brazier everyone knows how difficult and time-consuming a way to cook delicious meat. But the whole process can be simplified as much as possible by adding iron barbecue inserts to the furnace complex. This will allow the meat skewers to be conveniently positioned over the hot coals at the correct distance from each other.The kebab will definitely not fall into the smoldering firewood, because the inserts include a convenient attachment for skewers. At any time, you can remove the inserts by installing an iron cauldron instead of them to prepare oriental dishes.

• Built-in smokehouse can also be part of a furnace complex. Meat and fish cooked in a closed box using smoke smoking will perfectly complement the festive table, in addition, such products are stored for a long time.

• Russian stove will become not only an excellent equipment for baking bread and other flour products, but also a way of heating in a bath.

• Making homemade pizza it will not be difficult for you if you build a complex with a Pompeian oven.

• Oven with tandoor - a convenient compact device for cooking meat, vegetables and pastries.

The furnace complex also has different types of structure. The simplest of them is a garden one, it is easy to build it with your own hands in a short period of time. It consists of only one oven - a barbecue, as well as a chimney, sections for firewood and shelves for products. A more complex option is a combined complex. It consists of several different furnaces and involves a more complex construction method.

If you are completely new to the oven business, then it is better to start with a simpler option. In a finished gazebo of limited size, you can save space if you build a corner complex.

Before starting the construction of a brick outdoor kitchen, you need to choose a project, which should indicate the amount of material required and drawings of the finished structure. At first, the complex of furnaces seems like an impregnable medieval fortress, but if you are responsible for the design, construction will become a very exciting experience for you. When the gazebo has already been built, it is necessary to take into account its size and style so that the complex looks harmonious. To correctly draw up an ordering project and draw a brick laying scheme, you will need some knowledge in construction. But in our time this is not at all necessary, because you can find ready-made projects on the Internet or order individual ones.

The creation of a barbecue complex is the same construction, only in miniature. To build stoves with your own hands, you need to take into account the design features of each of them. For example, in order to cook barbecue meat deliciously, you must first take into account such subtleties as the height of the brazier, the correct installation of the spit, the fuel box and the flame divider. All these factors determine how high-quality and fast food is prepared, as well as the convenience of using this equipment.

It is also very important to observe several rules for building a chimney, this is necessary for proper air circulation. The chimney must be high enough to provide the required draft, and it is advisable to correctly install the hood for the hood. In the event that the smoke exhaust pipe cannot be made high, a fan can be installed that will increase air exchange.

The barbecue gazebo will become a decoration of any summer cottage if you use decorative finishing materials. The best choice for such a purpose would be fireclay or refractory bricks, artificial or natural stone, as well as finishing plaster. For countertops and cabinet doors, it will be advisable to use wood, which can be decorated with forged metal inserts.

To build a furnace complex with your own hands, there is no need to purchase complex, expensive equipment. The necessary tools are often used in everyday life, so only a part of them will have to be bought. The following tools are useful for work:

• level and tape measure are mandatory attributes for high-quality brickwork;
• a hammer to "tap" the brick to the mortar;
• grinder - needed to give the bricks the desired shape;
• marking cord;
• trough or bucket for solution;
• Master OK;
• shovels for different purposes - bayonet, shovel and mortar;
• a simple pencil to outline the shape of the brick;
• pliers;
• construction wheelbarrow;
• gloves or work gloves and safety goggles.

After you have collected all the necessary tools, you must definitely purchase building materials. Before you start planning the installation of the furnace complex, agree on all the details and the amount of raw materials for purchase. It will be wise to purchase the entire list of required raw materials before construction begins, as each material will be used gradually during the construction process.

Consider all the necessary building materials.

• Brick. The furnace needs a refractory and chamotte artificial stone.
• Sand. Sift it thoroughly before mixing the solution.
• Cement. Choose the M400 brand.
• Construction mesh. It is used when pouring the foundation, it must be laid 4 meters in 2-3 layers.
• Gravel. Together with sand, it is used to level the soil before construction.
• Nails and screws - are needed for fastening parts.
• Wood planks - for the construction of formwork.
• River refractory clay.
• Roofing material.

At the beginning of any construction project, it is necessary to lay a high-quality and solid foundation. To avoid mistakes, follow a few simple but important rules.

• The base of the furnace complex must be larger than the structure itself.
• Plan to build a shed or pergola to protect the stove from rain and snow.
• The quality of the future construction depends on the strength of the foundation, so a solid concrete fill is chosen for it. You can also use foam blocks - this will significantly speed up construction.
• Choose your construction site carefully - it should be away from green spaces. In addition, the complex should not be located in the middle of the suburban area, because it can interfere, but it is not a good idea to build a stove away from home.

Considering all the nuances, you can start building the furnace complex. To do this, follow the instructions step by step.

1. Using a bayonet shovel, dig a ditch 20-30 cm deep around the perimeter of the foundation.
2. Pour crushed stone and sand into the formed trench, then tamp and pour water over the future base with plenty of water.
3. The next step is to lay the construction mesh - place it on top of the rubble and sand.
4. Prepare a concrete solution and pour it into the underground part of the base.
5. Along the perimeter of the place where the hearth is planned, install a wooden formwork 10-15 cm high.
6. Next, you need to fill the form with crushed stone, and after that the crushed stone must be trampled down and poured with water.
7. Then fill the mold with concrete.
8. It is necessary to wait three days for the solution to freeze.
9. When the foundation is completely dry, the formwork can be removed.

The first thing to think about before building a stove is its height, it depends on the growth of the owner. However, there is a maximum construction height - 60 cm, and if this is not enough, you can add another layer of brickwork, but not more. If the oven is made too high, the stability of the structure may be compromised.

Carefully study the ordering plan and the scheme of the furnace complex, then proceed with the construction.

1. Apply a layer of roofing material to the finished base so that excess moisture does not get into the concrete oven.
2. Next, start laying out the first layer of brick, retreating from the edge of the foundation by 4-5 centimeters. You can first make a test laying without mortar to make sure that the design is correct.
3. When laying the second layer, it is necessary to leave space for the grates and form an ash pan. Place a firewood base in the center of the stove and install an ash pan door during construction.
4. The next step will be the construction of a chamber for the fuel material, it is very important to lay it out of refractory bricks. Between the main wall of the structure and the combustion chamber, it is necessary to install insulation made of fire-resistant material. When heated, the fuel cell can expand, and the insulation will provide the necessary space for this. In addition, the fire retardant material retains heat inside the stove, allowing less wood to be used.
5. After the construction of the important components, continue to build the foundation of the furnace complex according to the design diagram. The base ends with the installation of a plate under the cauldron and a barbecue grill.
6. Next, we lay out the walls of the upper part of the structure and the arches of the barbecue.
7. The final stage of construction is laying the pipe and installing the hood for the hood.

The set of furnaces can be used already 10 days after the completion of construction. Before lighting a fire, be sure to check the draft; for this, set fire to a sheet of paper in the combustion chamber - the smoke must escape through the chimney.

Watch a video on how to make a do-it-yourself oven complex.