Building An Outdoor Kitchen On A Deck

8 tips for better outdoor kitchen design.

Building an outdoor kitchen on a deck.

Help support the channel by becoming a patron. Mistakes to avoid when building an outdoor kitchen. Building an outdoor kitchen with steel studs and cement board is the best way for homeowners to diy and save a lot of money. This plan takes you through the build weekend by weekend giving lots of directions and tips and tricks along the way.

Whether you have a deck that you want to turn into the ultimate grilling area or you are starting completely from scratch you will find the perfect outdoor kitchen for your summer grilling needs. 5 questions to ask yourself before building an outdoor kitchen. The features include a grill and sink and there s plenty of counter space for preparing your food. Check out our other blog posts about outdoor kitchen design.

Always screw the studs and track together and do not weld as exterior steel studs are galvanized and the fumes will make you very sick without proper protection. All of these are relatively simple to build and many of them can be done in just a weekend or less. Another option is learning how to build an outdoor kitchen cabinet. How to build an outdoor kitchen.

As a code guy i should point out that the irc has a few things to say about kitchens and it doesn t care if the kitchen is inside or outside the house. Consider applying a flame retardant seal on your deck and keeping up with regular re applications. Build the frame photo by wendell t. Follow along as this old house senior technical editor mark powers shows you how to build an outdoor grill island by starting with a simple frame covering it in faux stone and then nestling a gas grill in the center to get the party started.

Barbecue grills shoved into a corner of the deck have evolved into full blown outdoor kitchens.