Outdoor Table/Kitchen Ideas

Cropperw

I have just finished my outdoor patio and the next logical step is to build a place for the egg. It will most likely be in the corner so L shaped would be best. 

I am looking for ideas and input. Feel free to share pictures.

i would like it to have a space for the large egg, cabinets or drawers for accessories and charcoal, maybe a pull out trash can and lastly some counter top space. 

I am open to all suggestions from the steel prefab framed that get covered, to brick, to concrete and even stained wood. 

Thanks for the help!

Cropperw

Corv

I'd avoid wood if it'll be outside uncovered. The long-term maintenance can be high.

Tile can come in rather large sizes and my wooden cart has a couple of 24" square tiles on it. The tiles hold up very well, better than the wood. If you use metal, try to choose something that won't rust.

Corv

speed51133

Do you have a large level? 48in at least? Find out how level the slab is in both axis where the grill table will go. Will this be movable or permanent?

Cropperw

speed51133 said:

Do you have a large level? 48in at least? Find out how level the slab is in both axis where the grill table will go. Will this be movable or permanent?

It’s pretty level, we made sure as we built it. Had a buddy whose family owns a commercial masonry company help me with it.

No opinion yet on movable or permanent 

speed51133

do not confuse level with flat. very different things. did you actually put a level on it where your grill will go in both axis? Is it brick or stamped concrete? What part of the country are you in?

jdMyers

is the fuel oil tank in actual use

Cropperw

jdMyers said:

is the fuel oil tank in actual use

Yeah unfortunately I will be building a fence around it. Had one before but it got ripped up with the old rotted deck 

ChrisgrillsSTLMO

Greetings-

Think through the location of the Egg in the table if you are going with an L shape. Does it make more sense to have the Egg at the vertex and have two separate prep areas or put the Egg on one side or the other for a continuous prep area? Each will impact your work flow & storage. Search for table threads here, that is where I got a lot of great ideas for my set up & what I would do different the next time (of course there will be an upgrade some day). 

For material for the top, it looks like that corner gets plenty of sun, metal tops will get hot fast. Some sort of tile or stone/wood would minimize that issue. 

Keep asking questions in the forum, there is a ton of knowledge available!

Cheers,

speed51133

I was asking about bricks vs stamped because if this is a permanent installation you do not want that on pavers. You will need to remove pavers and pour a concrete pad, especially if you are in a  freezing climate. Also, I can see in pics your patio is not perfectly flat. I doubt it is level as well since you need water to drain away from the house. These both need to be addressed when designing and building your egging kitchen/island/table/etc...