Building A Grill Island

This diy bbq island guide will help you save thousands on your built in bbq grill area.

Building a grill island.

This will be the size of the opening created for the grill. All of these outdoor grill islands work a little bit differently. Survey your deck or patio space to plan the size and layout of your grill island. Steps to build a bbq island or outdoor kitchens using the best build in bbq grills and components in the industry kokomo grills.

Use one of these diy bbq island plans to make cooking outside with your grill easier than ever before. Most grill manufacturers don t recommend enclosing stand alone grills. 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. If you want a mini fridge in your island choose one made for outdoor use.

I hope you enjoy. Our step by step guide will show you everything you need to know to get your outdoor metal frame planned prepared and set up. Tracks dimension and building techniques for the best grill structure. Next determine the total width and depth of the island.

Here are links to the stainless equipment i used. This will be the countertop height. I had already finished building a deck in my backyard but i decided to add one more level for the installation of an outdoor kitchen and bbq island. How to build an outdoor kitchen.

A good starting point is to multiply the grill width by three. If you want to locate your grill within the island purchase a grill that s specifically designed for built ins. You ll have more prep space for food serving areas for guests and extra storage so you re not running into the kitchen all the time for all those necessities. This will give equal countertop area on both sides of the grill.

Build the frame photo by wendell t. The steps i went through while designing and building a grill island in my backyard.