Nice XL Table but Expensive

Ladeback69

http://www.woodlanddirect.com/Outdoor/Kamado-BBQ-Islands/Large-Kamado-BBQ-Island-Weathered-Brown Above is nice XL table/cabinet I would like to have, but not for the price. I think I can build it for the third of the cost.

msloan

thats not a bad looking table……i love the one i recently purchased, which can be seen as my avatar.  i wish i possessed the tools, time and patience to build one…..but i don't……so i went ahead and paid a premium to get the table i wanted!  but there are tons of super cool hand built ones out there.

Tspud1

Here's another

Ladeback69

Tspud1 said:

Here's another

I seen that one on EBay for about $1800 I think. It should last a while. I had a guy tonight give me an estimate to build what I want out of stone and would cost around $12,000. That's crazy, I was nice and said I would get back to him. I am looking at other options with wall pavers.

pescadorzih

Ladeback69 said:
I seen that one on EBay for about $1800 I think. It should last a while. I had a guy tonight give me an estimate to build what I want out of stone and would cost around $12,000. That's crazy, I was nice and said I would get back to him. I am looking at other options with wall pavers.

$12,000? Holy crap! I hope for that price it is whole stones and not stone veneer. I got stone veneer on mine and it was about the same price as EP Henry cast stone veneer. I just paid a little more for labor to install.

Ladeback69

pescadorzih said:

Ladeback69 said:
I seen that one on EBay for about $1800 I think. It should last a while. I had a guy tonight give me an estimate to build what I want out of stone and would cost around $12,000. That's crazy, I was nice and said I would get back to him. I am looking at other options with wall pavers.

$12,000? Holy crap! I hope for that price it is whole stones and not stone veneer. I got stone veneer on mine and it was about the same price as EP Henry cast stone veneer. I just paid a little more for labor to install.

It is whole stones and he didn't want to put it on the pad i had, because he didn't know if it would handle the weight. That would be even more money. I am looking at DIYBBQ site which is steel boxes or making it out of wood. I am just not physically able to do any work myself right now and that sucks, because I have all these ideas and i know i could build it if I was able. I think i am just going to get a simple table built by someone for right now or just wait tell I am able, which will be around September.

pescadorzih

I was going to go the steel stud route. But, after I figured out materials, it was just as cheap or cheaper to go cinder block for the base.

Tspud1

pescadorzih said:

I was going to go the steel stud route. But, after I figured out materials, it was just as cheap or cheaper to go cinder block for the base.

I did one a few years ago with steel studs and real stone. Granite tops but I didn't think the storage
out very well. Real stone and it's on casters

Ladeback69

pescadorzih said:

I was going to go the steel stud route. But, after I figured out materials, it was just as cheap or cheaper to go cinder block for the base.

Did mortar the joints or glued them? I was thinking of using them, but leave the back side open for storage.

pescadorzih

Did a full counter with a gasser. No storage except for propane tank.

Tspud1

Ladeback69 said:

pescadorzih said:

I was going to go the steel stud route. But, after I figured out materials, it was just as cheap or cheaper to go cinder block for the base.

Mortar joints, another done with Viking grill
Did mortar the joints or glued them? I was thinking of using them, but leave the back side open for storage.