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New patio cook area build

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  • WhiteyQ
    WhiteyQ Posts: 29
    Beautiful work. Do you think it's possible to build something like this on a travertine patio that is not on a concrete slab or footer, ie. prepared gravel and sand?
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  • Smolder
    Smolder Posts: 104
    I don't Know. There's quit a bit of weight involved. I suppose it would depend on how compressed the base was. I think there might tend to be settling, expansion, etc. over time.
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  • WhiteyQ
    WhiteyQ Posts: 29
    Thanks.  Still researching. Don't want to pour a slab but I'm concerned about weight as well, especially on travertine so may have to.
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  • Smolder
    Smolder Posts: 104
    Finally getting around to doing the finishing touches on the cook area. The latest being wasp/bee protection. Noticed some wasps flying in and out of the big green egg vent hole, so I came up with this to thwart them.
     A couple of rare earth magnets and stainless steel plates on either side and it just snaps on and off.
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  • booksw
    booksw Posts: 500
    bgebrent said:
    Absolutely beautiful.  Great work man!
    @bgebrent in 2018 it was ‘man’??

    @Smolder the kitchen looks fabulous- please let us know how the wasp prevention works.  They can be surprising!  We have several outdoor plugs with a covers on them and we can be pretty confident that we will need to spray at least one a season.  We open them with care!!!
    Johns Is, SC

    L/MiniMax Eggs
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    booksw said:
    bgebrent said:
    Absolutely beautiful.  Great work man!
    @bgebrent in 2018 it was ‘man’??

    @Smolder the kitchen looks fabulous- please let us know how the wasp prevention works.  They can be surprising!  We have several outdoor plugs with a covers on them and we can be pretty confident that we will need to spray at least one a season.  We open them with care!!!
    You surely assume I’m a chauvinist  😂.  Great meeting you in Hiawasse “brother”.  Appreciate the laugh.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • leemschu
    leemschu Posts: 615
    Excellent job my friend.
    Dyersburg, TN
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  • RockyTopDW
    RockyTopDW Posts: 338
    looks great! I have a similar setup.  you'll find yourself egging a lot more often now.
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  • Smolder
    Smolder Posts: 104
    booksw said:
    bgebrent said:
    Absolutely beautiful.  Great work man!
    @bgebrent in 2018 it was ‘man’??

    @Smolder the kitchen looks fabulous- please let us know how the wasp prevention works.  They can be surprising!  We have several outdoor plugs with a covers on them and we can be pretty confident that we will need to spray at least one a season.  We open them with care!!!
    You're right about that. They are very tenacious critters. So far, they haven't figured a way in. I'll keep you posted. Hopefully won't be posting any wasp attack videos. :)
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  • Smolder
    Smolder Posts: 104
    Fulfilling my promise to post back r.e. the wasp/bug screen. After nearly a year, I'm happy to report that not one wasp has infiltrated the cook space. The rare earth magnets also worked very well through all the wind storms we had.
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  • NDG
    NDG Posts: 2,435
    beautiful build !!  Love your property - seems very relaxing.  
    Columbus, OH

    “There are only two ways to live your life.  One is as though nothing is a miracle.  The other is as if everything is” 
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  • jdMyers
    jdMyers Posts: 1,339
    Man thats beautiful.  Flush mounted egg nice touch.  What finish on the granite, honed or leathered?
    Columbus, Ohio
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  • Smolder
    Smolder Posts: 104
    jdMyers said:
    Man thats beautiful.  Flush mounted egg nice touch.  What finish on the granite, honed or leathered?

    Thanks for the compliment.
    I can't answer that one. I called a local granite company out to bid the project.
    I have no idea what the difference is. I'm a security guy, that's why I call experts to install what I can't.  :)
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,625
    I am glad this thread was brought back.  I missed it in 2018.  What a gorgeous build!

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Smolder
    Smolder Posts: 104
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    I am glad this thread was brought back.  I missed it in 2018.  What a gorgeous build!

    Thanks, Ozzie. Really appreciate the kind words. I really enjoyed doing it and have enjoyed using it even more. I still need to figure out a lighting system. That will get done this spring.
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,817
    very nice build
    mine sharing where in Kansas?
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009
    XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
    Henny Youngman:
    I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
    Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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  • Smolder
    Smolder Posts: 104
    loco_engr said:
    very nice build
    mine sharing where in Kansas?
    Topeka
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  • Smolder
    Smolder Posts: 104
    loco_engr said:
    very nice build
    mine sharing where in Kansas?
    I see by you're name you are/were a railroader. My brother in law was with UP stationed out of Kansas City. Marysville was where he stayed all the time waiting for the return trip home.

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