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Contents of the Cortile Barile · Package 1

DIY BrickWood Cortile Barile concrete pizza oven foam molds
Cortile Barile Foam Molds
Stainless steel needles for castable refractory
9 Bags Stainless Steel Needles
Ceramic fiber blanket insulation roll
Ceramic Fiber Blanket (1 Box)
BrickWood Exhaust Kit with 12 inch double-wall stainless steel chimney pipe
Exhaust Kit w/ 12" Pipe

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Cortile Barile · Castable Concrete Pizza Oven Mold Kit

Our easiest oven to build. Pack castable refractory into our patented foam molds to cast your own concrete pizza oven in five pieces, then assemble a barrel-vault oven with a 14" ceiling and 810 sq in of firebrick cooking surface. The low ceiling and thick castable shell heat up fast and hold it for pizza, bread and more.

14" Interior
Ceiling Height

810 Sq In
Cooking Surface

°F

800–900°F
Operating Temp

Built for Pizza &
Artisan Bread

1. CHOOSE YOUR KIT

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Foam Molds

The Cortile Barile foam molds + 9 bags of needles

$699.99

Package 1

+ ceramic fiber blanket & BrickWood Exhaust Kit with 12" pipe

$1,249.99

Package 2 MOST POPULAR

+ heavy-duty oven door & pizza oven tool set

$1,699.99

Package 3 COMPLETE KIT

+ 9 bags of castable & 50 fire bricks, delivered

$2,999.99

$1,699.99

PACKAGE 2
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WHAT'S IN PACKAGE 2

  • Cortile Barile foam molds (2 boxes)
  • 9 bags of stainless steel needles to reinforce the castable refractory
  • Ceramic fiber blanket insulation, 1 box (rated to 2,300°F)
  • BrickWood Exhaust Kit with 12" chimney pipe: double-wall stainless anchor plate, 6" x 12" pipe, chimney cap and spark arrestor, plus NSF / food-grade high-temp silicone
  • Heavy-duty 10-gauge steel oven door, 11" H x 20" W, white oak handles
  • BrickWood Pizza Oven Tool Set: aluminum pizza peel, oven brush and peel rack

YOU'LL STILL NEED

  • 9 bags (55 lb each) of castable refractory, rated to 2,700°F
  • 50 full-size fire bricks (9" x 4½" x 2½") for the firebrick cooking surface, rated to 2,700°F

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The required block, concrete, etc. is on the FREE plans & materials list.

How the Cortile Barile goes together

Ten steps from foam molds to first fire, with just 3 ingredients: castable refractory, stainless steel needles and water. Packing the molds takes about 2 hours, and the FREE plans show every step in pictures.

STEP 1

Open the two boxes

Your foam molds ship in 2 identical boxes. Open Box 1 and set its 2 outer foam panels aside, since they become part of your base. Leave the foam in Box 2 in its box for now.

STEP 2

Set up a flat, dry workspace

Lay the Box 1 molds on a plastic tarp in a dry spot with a perfectly flat surface (a garage is perfect).

STEP 3

Mix & pack the front & back walls

Mix 2 bags of castable at a time with the maker's water ratio, sprinkling in 1 bag of stainless steel needles per bag. Pack it firmly into the Back Wall and Front Wall molds.

STEP 4

Pack Box 2, then cure 7 days

Keep Box 2's foam in its box. Fill the top and side-wall slots a little at a time, packing with a 2x4 and keeping all three level. Let the pieces cure 7 days while you build the base.

STEP 5

Set the front & back walls

Free all 5 pieces from the foam and wire-brush them clean. Dry-fit the oven on the firebrick cooking surface, then mortar the Front Wall, Back Wall, sides and top.

STEP 6

Add the sides & top

Butter the flanges with high-temp mortar, set both Side Walls, then the Top, and tap all 5 pieces into a tight unit.

STEP 7

Add the chimney & insulate

Seal the BrickWood Exhaust Kit anchor plate over the top opening. Wrap the oven in 2 layers of 1" ceramic fiber blanket. One box does it.

STEP 8

Wrap it in stucco mesh

Wrap the whole oven in chicken wire and tie the seams with rebar wire, snug against the blanket but not crushing it.

STEP 9

Apply two coats of stucco

Trowel on a 1/2" coat of stucco and let it dry 48 hours. Add a 2nd 1/2" coat, sponge it smooth and even with the opening, then let it dry another 48 hours.

STEP 10

Finish it, cure it, fire it up

Paint the stucco or face it in brick, tile or stone, then cure the oven with 6 days of small fires before your first pizza night.

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Get the FREE Cortile Barile Plans Before You Buy

Ridiculously detailed, colorfully illustrated plans and a precise materials list for the Cortile Barile and its base, emailed to you as PDFs. Read the whole build first, then pick your package.

Pages from the FREE Cortile Barile pizza oven plans: materials list, tools list and illustrated step-by-step instructions

Base & Oven Measurements

Plan your space before you build. The Cortile Barile sits on a 47" × 56" hearth on top of a concrete block base, all on a poured foundation slab.

The Base

Block base & hearth

Cortile Barile pizza oven base front view: 52 inch wide foundation slab, 5.5 inch slab and hearth thicknessCortile Barile pizza oven base: 47 x 56 inch hearth, 40 inches tall, on a 59 inch deep foundation slab
Hearth slab (top)47" W × 56" D
Hearth thickness5.5"
Height to top of hearth40"
Foundation slab52" W × 59" D
Foundation thickness5.5"
The Oven

Cortile Barile

Cortile Barile concrete pizza oven dimensions on a 47 x 56 inch hearth: 30.5 inch wide by 39 inch deep oven, 16 inches tall, 17.5 x 10 inch door opening
Fits a hearth of47" W × 56" D
Oven footprint30.5" W × 39" D
Oven height above hearth16" (plus chimney)
Door opening17.5" W × 10" H
Firebrick cooking surface27" W × 30" D (810 sq in)
Interior ceiling14"

The complete materials list for the base and the oven is in the FREE build plans.

Compare the Cortile Barile kits

Every kit builds the same concrete pizza oven. The difference is how much you buy from us versus your local store.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

FOAM MOLDS

PACKAGE 1

PACKAGE 2

PACKAGE 3

Cortile Barile foam molds

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9 bags stainless steel needles

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Ceramic fiber blanket

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BrickWood Exhaust Kit with 12" pipe

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Heavy-duty oven door

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Pizza oven tool set

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9 bags castable + 50 fire bricks, delivered

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PRICE

$699.99

$1,249.99

$1,699.99

$2,999.99

Free shipping on kits (contiguous U.S.); Package 3 castable & fire brick ship by freight, included in the price.

A concrete pizza oven that heats up fast

The Cortile Barile is cast from castable refractory: 810 sq in of firebrick cooking surface under a low 14" ceiling, sized for 1 to 14 people. The thick castable shell soaks up heat quickly and holds it, so it's ready for pizza fast and keeps baking long after the fire dies down. One Cortile Barile builder measured 850°F after an hour of firing and still had about 150°F fifteen hours later.

  • Pizza nights for up to 14
  • Bread and baking on retained heat
  • Steaks, wings and wood-fired grilling

CORTILE BARILE

810 sq in

MATTONE BARILE

704 sq in

Prefer a fire brick oven? See the Mattone Barile →
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Get the FREE Cortile Barile plans & materials list

Our plans are uber-detailed, almost to a fault. Every step is colorfully illustrated, and the precise materials list covers the oven and the base, so you buy exactly what you need. Emailed free as a PDF.
Customer build video

Watch a concrete pizza oven go together

The Candler Oven in Texas was cast with the Cortile Barile foam molds and filmed from the foundation slab to the first pizza night. Watch the castable refractory get packed into the molds, the pieces go together, and the oven get its white stucco finish.

  • Foundation slab and concrete block base
  • Castable refractory packed into the foam molds
  • Brick-trimmed hearth and firebrick cooking surface
  • Ceramic fiber blanket and chimney
  • White stucco finish, first fire and pizza night
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Cortile Bariles our customers built

See more Cortile Barile ovens on our gallery page →

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Cortile Barile Concrete Pizza Oven FAQ

What comes with the Cortile Barile concrete pizza oven kit?

Every Cortile Barile kit starts with our patented five-piece foam molds and 9 bags of stainless steel needles that reinforce the castable. Package 1 adds a box of ceramic fiber blanket and the BrickWood Exhaust Kit with 12" pipe. Package 2, our most popular package, adds a heavy-duty oven door and the pizza oven tool set. Package 3 adds the 9 bags of castable refractory and 50 fire bricks, delivered.

What else do I need, and where do I buy it?

With the Foam Molds, Package 1 or Package 2 you’ll also need 9 bags of castable refractory to cast the oven and 50 full-size fire bricks for the firebrick cooking surface. Every build also needs standard brick for the hearth frame, a tub of high-temp mortar for the seams, about 3 bags of stucco, chicken wire and all-purpose sand, plus block and concrete for the base. The Foam Molds kit also needs ceramic fiber blanket. Masonry and landscape supply yards carry the brick and base materials, and buying them locally is often far less expensive than shipping them. Find a yard near you with our masonry supply & fire brick locator. Rather skip the trip? Package 3 delivers the castable and fire brick. The FREE plans list every item for the oven and base.

Do I need masonry experience to build a concrete pizza oven?

No. The Cortile Barile is our easiest oven to build: 3 ingredients (castable refractory, stainless steel needles and water) packed into the foam molds by hand in about 2 hours, then 7 days to cure. The five cured pieces go together with high-temperature mortar at the seams. Our FREE plans walk you through the oven and the base step by step, with colorful illustrations, and hundreds of BrickWood customers have built their ovens with no masonry training.

How much does it cost to build the Cortile Barile, oven and base?

Most Package 1 builds land around $2,800 to $3,000 all in, including the base, with the castable refractory, fire brick and base materials bought locally. Local material prices move the total the most. See the full breakdown in our pizza oven cost guide.

How big is the Cortile Barile, and how many people does it feed?

The Cortile Barile’s firebrick cooking surface is 27" × 30" (810 sq in) under a 14" ceiling, enough for pizza nights for up to 14 people. The oven is 30.5" W × 39" D and stands 16" above a 47" × 56" hearth, plus the chimney, with a 17.5" × 10" door opening. Plan on about 1,000 lb for the finished oven and about 2,500 lb for the base, and the FREE plans show a base built to carry all of it.

How is the Cortile Barile different from the other BrickWood kits?

The Cortile Barile and 28" Mattone Cupola are cast from castable refractory, with 14" ceilings built around pizza and bread. The Cortile is our easiest build and is sized for 4–5 hour cooking sessions; the Cupola’s dome uses about 260 lb more castable for longer sessions. The Mattone Barile and Barile Grande are hand-laid fire brick barrels with taller ceilings and room for roasts, BBQ and big pans. Compare all four in our Pizza Oven Size Guide.

What can I cook in it besides pizza?

Almost anything. Fire it to 800–900°F for pizza, then let it coast. The castable shell holds heat for hours after the fire dies down, so the same concrete pizza oven bakes bread, roasts meats, and handles steaks, wings and wood-fired grilling. One Cortile Barile builder measured 850°F after an hour of firing and still had about 150°F fifteen hours later. Get ideas from our 30 wood-fired recipes.

How much ceramic fiber blanket does the Cortile Barile need?

Ceramic fiber blanket is required insulation for any wood-fired oven, and one box gives the Cortile Barile two full layers. Packages 1–3 include that box. More insulation makes a better oven: each added layer traps more heat, so the oven gets hot faster, burns less firewood, cooks longer before you refire it and stays cooler to the touch outside. Want more? Add a second box.

What does a chimney damper do?

A damper is a twist-to-close plate that mounts on the exhaust kit’s 12" chimney pipe, right under the chimney cap. Open, it lets smoke out while the fire burns. Closed, together with the oven door, it seals the oven and holds in heat, with up to 90% heat retention compared with ovens without dampers. It also keeps rain, debris and animals out. Our 6" double-wall stainless damper fits the Cortile Barile’s exhaust kit.

When is the Cortile Barile back in stock, and how does it ship?

The Cortile Barile is sold out for now, and new molds are on the way. Get the FREE plans and build your base while you wait. Kits ship FREE within the contiguous U.S. Your items may arrive on different days: the ceramic fiber blanket ships from the refractory partner nearest you to keep shipping costs down, and Package 3 castable and fire brick come by freight, already included in the package price. Shipping to Canada, Alaska, Hawaii or beyond? See International Shipping.

More questions?  See our Expanded FAQ Page
Pages from the FREE BrickWood pizza oven plans: materials list, tools list and illustrated step-by-step instructions
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Get the FREE Cortile Barile Plans & Materials List

Every step of the Cortile Barile build is colorfully illustrated, from packing the molds to the stucco finish, and the materials list covers the oven and the base, so you can price the whole project locally before you buy anything. No masonry background required.

  • Step-by-step plans for the Cortile Barile and its base
  • Complete materials and tools lists
  • Emailed to you as PDFs, ready to print

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