That’s one beautiful installation. Here’s a direct link for anyone else who wants to look at it.
I do think it underlines the point to say that the Anhorn’s have some pretty serious chops when it comes to masonry. Their work is awesome, and awesome-skilled. They laid electrical conduit under the slab before they poured it, and their forms are carefully thought out.
They took a kit that’s designed for Johnny & Jane Homeowner who are maybe putting two bricks together for the first time ever, and leveraged it using their mad skills to make a breathtaking installation that incorporates the pizza oven. They didn’t need most of the installation instructions—and would have been held back by them. It demonstrates how far you can extend the basic concept.
I think anyone who wants to build a monolithic slab, and has some experience, should go for it. But I stand by the observation that it’s not a first-timer’s technique by any means.
Thanks for sharing those photos, @Aaron!