After traveling from Parkes with the last load of fire bricks it was time to start construction. Common bricks, stone and rubble will be used to support the chamber floor. Local red bricks will be used as foundation under the firebox and chamber floor. It is a hot day but I start digging out a hole for the firebox. Fortunately the heavy clay soil is moist but heavy none the less.
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| Kiln site - gravel only |
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| Red Bricks at the rear of the site |
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| Digging room for the firebox |
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Initial layer of redbrick laid on a thin layer of sand\gravel
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| 2nd Course of red brick with firebrick for mouseholes (air inlets for under the floor) |
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| Knock off time - firebox floor complete |
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