DIY Outdoor pizza oven!

DIY Outdoor pizza oven

Have you ever wanted your very own Pizza Oven? We have for many years. We have the perfect outdoor setup and knew a pizza oven would be something we would not only use often but love. The kids love it too and when it comes time to make your own pizza’s they are very much a part of the family gathering and process of making them. You can buy mini individual pizza racks and the kids and yourself can create your own custom made pizza’s. Let’s check out the process.

The big day has arrived for the Reveal of our DIY Outdoor Pizza oven! We have always wanted our own pizza oven. However, to have one built was way out of the ballpark in the price for our budget. I am not saying it was easy, but I am here to tell you it can be done.

There is a step by step process to building your own pizza oven. If you have the budget to have one built yourself, by all means, that is great too. When we were cost comparing we figured in the end we saved about 6K by building our own.

You start off with basic cinder blocks found at your local home improvement stores like Home Depot or Lowes.

(It is difficult to give our exact step by step because everyone’s preferences will vary) and it will depend on your pace.

My husband used a special adhesive to keep them in place.

This is a very labor-intensive job for anyone. My husband is a beast though and very strong so for him, it wasn’t too bad.

My husband first drew out the plans accordingly. You can custom design your own to any size you wish. We knew the space we were putting our pizza oven, the size he drew out would suffice. Also, keep in mind if you are building on concrete, be sure your slab is deep enough to sustain the weight of your pizza oven.

We had a few mishaps along the way and that is to be expected.

First major mishap: Our first pizza oven {Round boy} was delivered in a thousand pieces.

Not sure why the freight company even bothered as it was an open pallet and clearly not intact.

The round boy was very accomodating and quickly replaced us with a new one. I would recommend their company any day.

As you can see here, the Round boy is in several pieces that you have to construct manually yourself. It wasn’t hard and again a special adhesive is to be used for that step to ensure it stays together. There are instructions included.

We decided that evening to do a little fire test to check it out. Down below you can see how cozy it looks and the fire contained inside the round boy.

My husband shopped around online to find the right size and slab of granite. This isn’t very expensive and will run you roughly $400.00 give or take depending on the slab you choose. The size you need will go accordingly to the size of the pizza oven you choose best to fit your needs.

We had another little mishap with the first slab of granite we chose.

The first piece of Granite we chose, was a different color, more earth tones. Turned out to have a crack in it…Ok just give us what you got!

That was resolved, now ONTO the stonework…

This is the MOST difficult part!

Unless you are a skilled mason, you really have NO clue how to work with Mortar.

After a few hours of trial and error, we called 911, no no, I mean we called my cousin who happens to be a skilled mason:)

Rob lives in Rochester, and we so wished he lived here. If you ever need masonry work and you live in Rochester or near, I will give you his number.

What he told us is the consistency of the mortar needed to be like pancake batter.

The directions on those bags do not tell you that, and the amount of water you are supposed to use,

does not equate either.

WE DID IT!~

I say WE because I did a lot of this work that you see. I buttered the bricks and adhered them to the base, lots of sweat this day…

This oven is now going on 9 years old.

You can cook meat, and bread in here as well.

Not only pizza.

It has made for a wonderful addition to our back yard.

We have had many fun entertaining nights spent with friends and family.

To say we do not LOVE it, or are not proud, would be a lie and an understatement!

I would also say, we saved thousands of dollars doing it ourselves.

When we first started pricing out pizza ovens, they ranged from

$7,000-$10,000.

WAY out of the ballpark for us.

The total cost was approximately $2,800.

And there you have our Outdoor pizza oven story! So what do you think, making one anytime soon?

Here is what I used to make my own pizza sauce and canned it so I would always have it on hand.

You can also make the most amazing dessert smores pizza HERE. That can also be done a conventional oven.

I used these crushed tomatoes, however the first batch I used San Marzano

I added fresh basil, garlic, salt pepper, a few bay leaves, garlic salt, and a pinch of sugar. I let it simmer all day.

You can even freeze these, as is in the jars. Thanks for stopping over today. Hope you become a regular. If you don’t want to build your own, here is a small pizza oven that is awesome. I have a friend who actually purchased one and LOVES it. If you do however want to tackle the DIY yourself, you may find tons of outdoor accessories to have a mini outdoor pizza oven.

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Comments

kristin says

October 6 at 12:33 pm

OMG Debbie, love this!!! Sending it over to my hubby and pinning 🙂

George Ann Over says

October 24 at 10:34 pm

Love your oven. What glue was used for the blocks. I am building a pizza oven and really do not want to work with mortar. Your help would be a appreciate.

- debbiedoo's says
  
  October 25 at 10:50 am
  
  Just checked with hubby. He used concrete adhesive for the blocks.
  
Kristin says

October 28 at 8:01 am

What would you say was your overall cost for the project?

- debbiedoo's says
  
  October 28 at 5:25 pm
  
  About 2,500-$2,700 Totaly cost compared to $7,000-$8,000 having it done.
  
Angie says

April 3 at 11:10 pm

I would LOVE to have a pizza oven. PLEASE share where you got you oven pieces…..If you dont mind. Everything I have look at is outrageously expensive. Thank you. My email above if you dont mind emailing that information.

Denise says

April 14 at 7:43 am

Hey Debbie,

What are the measurements of the oven and base.

- debbiedoo's says
  
  April 14 at 8:44 am
  
  I will have to go out and measure for your Denise…I will email you when I do. thanks.
  
Linda S. says

March 16 at 8:37 am

We are planning our pizza oven project with the Roundboy oven, same as yours. Is there anything you’d have done different? Also, have you posted a pizza dough recipe? I see the sauce recipe. Your oven is beautiful!

- debbiedoo's says
  
  March 16 at 12:23 pm
  
  No, we have never made our own dough. We wind up getting it from our local pizzeria. I really can’t think of one thing we would do differently. The toughest part as I mention is the stone work but once we figured out the consistency the mortar should have been we pretty much had the system down pat.
  
linda schmidt says

March 27 at 11:58 pm

We are considering the Roundboy oven and wonder after several years of pizzas, etc., if you’re still loving it and would do Again.

- debbiedoo's says
  
  March 28 at 7:12 am
  
  Absolutely YES!

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