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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,344
    SciAggie said:
    I have a space in progress...

    Headed toward this vision as weather allows. All local contractors are way behind due to recent rains. 

    A friend of mine built a gazebo a decade or so ago that had metal roofing that was open underneath.

    It was so loud under that when the typical afternoon downpours occurred that he started keeping a box of those disposable foamy ear plugs there so folks could use them if they needed to.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




  • BBQBuddy
    BBQBuddy Posts: 275
    @fishlessman:  How old are your eggs?  Just curious.  Haven't seen many that look as old as mine.
    2 Large BGE, MiniMax, Miami, FL

  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,739
    BBQBuddy said:
    @fishlessman:  How old are your eggs?  Just curious.  Haven't seen many that look as old as mine.
    the one at the house is i believe 2002, first edition mexican made spring band where the handle was welded to the band. bge must have updated the spring band 5 times before they got it right. all those bands eventually got replaced for free
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
  • Any new builds?
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
  • Wow, @SciAggie !! What a transformation!! That looks amazing. Anything you would change?
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    Wow, @SciAggie !! What a transformation!! That looks amazing. Anything you would change?
    Only a couple of details. I would definitely put a slope on the slab so that water would run off after a rain. Currently I have to squeegee the floor after every rain - it gets old.
    Also - if you ever have to install a metal stove pipe/chimney DO NOT use an articulation (bend). They seem to leak when it rains no matter what.

    Otherwise I have really been happy with the layout of the kitchen.
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    edited September 2020
    SciAggie said:
    Wow, @SciAggie !! What a transformation!! That looks amazing. Anything you would change?
    Only a couple of details. I would definitely put a slope on the slab so that water would run off after a rain. Currently I have to squeegee the floor after every rain - it gets old.
    @SciAggie, Don't know if it can be done with a slab that large, but at my former company, we had a sidewalk with 5x5'ish slabs separated by expansion joints. Over the years, the slabs got a little cockeyed. We had someone realign them by drilling holes in strategic locations and pumping something (concrete I assume) in there to raise the low spots. Seemed to work well and was still level when i retired several years later. Leaves a mark though. Might be worth checking out.

    Might wanna get a guarantee that they'll pour a new slab if the old one cracks. =)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,607
    SciAggie said:
    Wow, @SciAggie !! What a transformation!! That looks amazing. Anything you would change?
    Only a couple of details. I would definitely put a slope on the slab so that water would run off after a rain. Currently I have to squeegee the floor after every rain - it gets old.
    @SciAggie, Don't know if it can be done with a slab that large, but at my former company, we had a sidewalk with 5x5'ish slabs separated by expansion joints. Over the years, the slabs got a little cockeyed. We had someone realign them by drilling holes in strategic locations and pumping something (concrete I assume) in there to raise the low spots. Seemed to work well and was still level when i retired several years later. Leaves a mark though. Might be worth checking out.

    Might wanna get a guarantee that they'll pour a new slab if the old one cracks. =)
    Pump-jacking, I think.  Telltale signs on porches and driveways when looking at houses, I usually walk away from those to get away from the settling issues.

  • 1 Large Egg, Blackstone griddle

    Belgium...........The Netherlands??

  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,164
    edited September 2020
    gmanrva said:
    Going to redo some of the set up after 10 years since we built this. I am going to remove the 48” gasser and put the egg in that spot and hopefully have room for a pizza cooker.

    Dog toys?

    Great looking setup. You got some space to work with. 
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    I enjoy how everyone’s spot is so unique.
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,765
    danlbrown said:
    On the back patio


    great use of a barrel and a slab of stone!
    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
  • So many beautiful cooking spots in this thread. I hope to have something worthy of adding to it some day. 
    Snellville, GA


  • MasterC
    MasterC Posts: 1,373
    Indiana represent! Go Hoosiers!
    Fort Wayne Indiana 
  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,729
    @UncleKeith that looks like such an amazing spot to cook!! Like a national park.

    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
  • UncleKeith
    UncleKeith Posts: 39
    edited December 2021
    @UncleKeith that looks like such an amazing spot to cook!! Like a national park.

    Thanks @Thatgrimguy we love it. We’re pretty blessed to live in the woods and hills.

    We built it because the wife had a water feature and new stone patio put in a couple of years ago and my grills blocked the view of her garden from the patio. One afternoon after a couple cocktails she was once again voicing her displeasure when I shot back that she should build me a grilling shack. It got a little carried away before the final design/build =)

    pics of the backyard for reference. I still keep a gas Weber on the patio for quick wintertime cooks and keeping stuff warm when eating outside in the summer.
  • Mr1egg
    Mr1egg Posts: 367
    Just finished building this table. Bottom is filled with different types of smoking wood now
  • Langner91
    Langner91 Posts: 2,120
    < goes outside to move grills so that they block the view of the garden >
    <Pours MsJohnInCarolina a "few cocktails">
    Clinton, Iowa
  • Mr1egg
    Mr1egg Posts: 367
    shtgunal3 said:
    @Mr1egg how do you keep the eggs from falling out?
    It’s hard but I used a lot of glue… I don’t know why all my pictures get flipped