Jeff & Melanie Boock on mon 29 nov 99
Hello list,
I am preparing to build a 40 cubic ft. hardbrick salt kiln now that
my kiln shed is completed (which turned out nicer than my house . . .
since the guy sharing it with me is a builder/contractor type.) My
question is "How high would you like the floor of your kiln to be,
given an interior stackable area of 48 inches?"
Originally, I was going to have the floor 1 cinderblock height (8")
plus 3 rows brick (7.5"), so only 15.5" off the floor. Would it be
easier to stack this kiln with this low floor or would I benefit from
raising the entire unit 8 more inches with one more course of cinder
block?
Thanks!
Jeff in Colorado.
Trying to save the back.
Kurt Wild on wed 1 dec 99
Jeff & Melanie Boock wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hello list,
>
> I am preparing to build a 40 cubic ft. hardbrick salt kiln now that
> my kiln shed is completed (which turned out nicer than my house . . .
> since the guy sharing it with me is a builder/contractor type.) My
> question is "How high would you like the floor of your kiln to be,
> given an interior stackable area of 48 inches?"
>
> Originally, I was going to have the floor 1 cinderblock height (8")
> plus 3 rows brick (7.5"), so only 15.5" off the floor. Would it be
> easier to stack this kiln with this low floor or would I benefit from
> raising the entire unit 8 more inches with one more course of cinder
> block?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jeff in Colorado.
> Trying to save the back.
I definitely would opt for back saving! My kiln floor is 31" off the
concrete floor. That is 3-8" concrete block and 3 brick plus 3/8"
cement board between the concrete blocks and the brick. This is
essentially the measurement we (Mel and I) suggest to others and is what
we have at the farm. Instead of the cement board we suggest expanded
metal.
Kurt Wild
1000 E. Cascade Ave.
River Falls, WI 54022
Phone: 715-425-5715
email: kurt.l.wild@uwrf.edu
web site: http://wwwpp.uwrf.edu/~kw77/
Marcia Selsor on fri 3 dec 99
I agree.. Save the back. I prefer two levels of cinder blocks, three
three coarses of brick, nine inch rise to the first shelf in all 34"
on my sprung arch kiln. The car kiln which is wonderful to load and is
just a hair in all 34". I think you should figure what height is
comfortsble for you and what type of work will be loaded into the kiln..
Take it from there.
Marcia Selsor in Montana
Kurt Wild wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>
> Jeff & Melanie Boock wrote:
> >
> > ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> > Hello list,
> >
> > I am preparing to build a 40 cubic ft. hardbrick salt kiln now that
> > my kiln shed is completed (which turned out nicer than my house . . .
> > since the guy sharing it with me is a builder/contractor type.) My
> > question is "How high would you like the floor of your kiln to be,
> > given an interior stackable area of 48 inches?"
> >
> > Originally, I was going to have the floor 1 cinderblock height (8")
> > plus 3 rows brick (7.5"), so only 15.5" off the floor. Would it be
> > easier to stack this kiln with this low floor or would I benefit from
> > raising the entire unit 8 more inches with one more course of cinder
> > block?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Jeff in Colorado.
> > Trying to save the back.
>
> I definitely would opt for back saving! My kiln floor is 31" off the
> concrete floor. That is 3-8" concrete block and 3 brick plus 3/8"
> cement board between the concrete blocks and the brick. This is
> essentially the measurement we (Mel and I) suggest to others and is what
> we have at the farm. Instead of the cement board we suggest expanded
> metal.
>
> Kurt Wild
> 1000 E. Cascade Ave.
> River Falls, WI 54022
> Phone: 715-425-5715
> email: kurt.l.wild@uwrf.edu
> web site: http://wwwpp.uwrf.edu/~kw77/
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