Smokehouse?

[wheels]

I'd certainly consider themostatic control of the heat source - opening vents to control the heat will also let a lot of the smoke out!

[quietwatersfarm]

met with EH officer today and have had an in principle agreement over construcion and spec. She even understood about build up of carbonised deposits being essential, just that I have to ensure food doesn't come into contact with it.

all systems go!

[wheels]

[wittdog]

Thanks for this everyone.

As it stands the design is a small roof arrangement, on four posts with four, heavily insulated, doors. The idea is then it can be loaded from each side, meaning it can have a reasonably big area without needing to 'go in'.

Floor/sub floor are a variation of Phils scheme with burner/dust and air inlet below a diffuser and drip trays.

Adjustable racks throughout and then flue above.

Planning low and high vents on thermostatic control.

Cold smoking via remote firebox and am now just looking at wether internal burner + high mass insulation will achieve hot smoking temperatures (if not secondary heat source will be added)

You need to watch with an inside burner.....the smokehouse is a "closed" system and there may not be enough air inside to allow for clean combustion

If you are using a gas burner you need to allow for combustion air...and you also need convection air to move the heat around