Our outdoor kitchen Outdoor Kitchen Design Discuss Our outdoor kitchen in the Outdoor Kitchens and Living Rooms forums; Very nice indeed....

[Brauma]

Very nice indeed.

[BaconGrease]

Finished the pool just in time for winter
You can make out the kitchen past the fence

[Xabia Jim]

Nice artistic stonework in that last photo of the kitchen....you'll have to reproduce that for your oven....when does that project start

[BaconGrease]

Planning on starting the oven this spring, will probably depend on when one of my brother can come down and help out.

[Brauma]

I wish I was your neighbor! I would help you with the pizza oven.

Very nice work. And a very relaxing looking backyard you have there.

[BaconGrease]

Thanks Brauma...
It may take a bit longer to start the oven, as we are looking to reestablish the grounds. hired a landscaper to fix it.

[DC8702]

What type of stone did you use for all of your tops? Does it have to be sealed? I am currently planning an outdoor kitchen/oven and I'm trying to decide on a surface...concrete, granite, stone, etc... I live in MD and the weather was a concern.

Thanks, Patrick

[BaconGrease]

It is similar to tenessee flagstone, but I think everybody calls it something different. My wife liked the woodlike grain in it. It does need to be sealed as it is porous and would otherwise get moldy or have food stains, oil stains from heavy use. In the picture below you can see a dark stain behind the grill where someone (probably me) wiped it with a rag before sealing.

It is NOT very forgiving if you are not a mason. Our mason finished the edges by hand

He thought in retrospect a stone that didn't crack (like a glass) would have been easier, as he did break some pieces. (one of the corners on the bench, but he was able to fix it so you can't tell unless you know what to look like)

I really like the finished product though.

[BaconGrease]

Landscaping is going well


obviously it's going to take some time to fill in


this is where the tools and vehicles drove in and out over the last year and a half of projects. Been tilled and ready for some grass (sod and seed as needed)

[Brauma]

Very well done. You have an enviable backyard.