Grilling Area (Outdoor Kitchen) Build has Begun

[Dan Deter]

Nice looking updates!

[Black99vette]

Thanks!

[WayneT]

Very nice outdoor space.

[Black99vette]

Thanks! (FYI Wayne is my name as well)

[WayneT]

Black99vette If we share the same name then we both must be awesome guys. 😁

[Porkies]

Looks Great!
You've given me some ideas to plan an outdoor kitchen under my deck. (my deck is wharf-like and 10 feet high, so I use one space underneath as a carport. I've been considering building a place for my 22" wsm, grill and 16" ooni.

[Black99vette]

Thanks! That's a good idea. It's nice to have counter top space and storage when cooking outside. I did a bunch of google image searches for outdoor kitchens to get ideas. I'd say go for it. How do like the ooni? I'm pretty close to getting one

[Porkies]

I'll let you know as soon as I try it haha! It's been way too hot to use it on the deck lately, and I was building/adding to my garden earlier in the summer. I should get to it in September, I think.

[RonB]

I thought it was great before - now it's ever "greaterer".

[Black99vette]

LOL, thanks Ron! The broken counter top and crack tiles were making me nuts!!! I couldn't work on it because of the three little kids. If it was only bigger - LOL.

[jfmorris]

Great update! Those forms on the link you gave make me think about doing my kitchen counters this way...

[Black99vette]

Thanks! Yes there stuff isn't cheap but work very well. I bought the forms years ago but chicken out on using them. This time I had a few guys to help that have done concrete. The edges of the counter are glass smooth from the forms. Good video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llWsYmrnMUo

[Black99vette]

A few pics from thanksgiving. Sink isn't installed yet - project for the spring.

[Black99vette]

Grill got installed in October

[Black99vette]

Daddy what are you doing outside?

[WI Bubba]

I'm going to be stealing a lot of your ideas. Thanks for sharing!

[Black99vette]

No worries, I hope it helps. Feel free to ask me questions, I'll share what I learned.

[Carolyn]

Very nice. I thought about using concrete for a counter outside, eventually. I can't do a full outdoor kitchen with a sink and all. Spent too much on a full yard reno.

[Black99vette]

Thanks you! Yah, the project costs add up. I have lived here since 1999 and I'm finally getting the backyard in good shape.

[Carolyn]

Black99vette I hear ya. I was in my last house for 20 years and never did anything with it. We finally had the finances to do something with this yard after 5 years.

[DavidNorcross]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to more pics.

[hoovarmin]

These are some of my favorite threads. Excited about your project and eager to follow along. Let's Go!

[Black99vette]

Thanks! Yes, I like seeing builds and cooker mods as well

[barelfly]

Looks great! A few bar top chairs and your guests and or kiddos can watch daddy cook up a number of amazing meals!

[Black99vette]

Yes. My kids be using them to climb on the count or to get in some sort of trouble.

[pjayt]

Very Nice I'm excited for you!

[Black99vette]

Thanks. I think I started planning this in 2014. Having two kids in 2019 and one in 2020 stopped the project for some time.

[Smoker_Boy]

Black99vette - So they're old enough to swing a hammer now?

[Clawbear57]

Looking good. Will follow can't wait to see it finished.