Outdoor Kitchen/BBQ area

What you are describing is how I designed my outdoor space except my frame is made out of metal studs. I finished my outdoor kitchen last year. It took me about a year to plan and a year to build by myself. I'm very happy with how it turned out.

Take a look and see if you can get some ideas. I have other pictures documenting the build if those are needed.

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Could you please post the other pics of the build as well?

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I'll make separate thread and post my build. I don't want to high jack the OP's thread.

Tip do not use treated lumber!

Use metal studs or brick

Here’s my outdoor kitchen. It’s simple and very functional. The wine cooler was replaced with a bull stainless fridge. Only thing i would add is a burner to cook on beside the grille and primo. I may do a drop in burner there.

I also added a hose connection for my crawfish G4 burner, it’s nice boiling crawfish with it and not dealing with a loud propane burner.

As for the sink it’s a must, go as big as you can, i wish mine was bigger.

Any questions,I’ll answer em best i can.

Also as said, do bricks not wood or cabinets. Bricks are easy and very cheap to have done.

I've started a thread showing the process of my build. As time allows, I'll keep adding pics over the next few days until the entire process is covered.

Make sure you have more cabinet top space than you think you need. Laying out food for guests and also have an area to continue to prep is nice.

Have at least one burner for frying stuff.

Sinks are a must.

Go natural gas with BBQ and cooktop.

Also have a smoker (green egg type or box smoker) for different type of cooking than grilling. Nice to have variety.

Have adequate fans for the cook and guests.

Make sure the person cooking can see the ball game on the TV while he/she cooks. Walking back and forth while risking burning something sucks.

How’s the ventilation? Does it get smoky under without a vent hood?

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My builder used lumber but then cased with brick...I hope it holds up when the wood rots

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Unless you have severe water infiltration problems, the treated lumber will probably outlast the mortar holding the bricks together.


Treated lumber is absolutely fine to use, in fact its often better than steel since leachates from mortar and cement won't attack it like it will steel. I've used composite spacers to create an air gap between the existing concrete and bottom lumber plate.

Id use metal framing instead of treated

That way you are "totally" fire proof

Not much more $$$

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If you use wood, 99% of most grill manufacturers will require the use of a insulated liner.

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If you use wood (or a composite) for the surrounding surfaces or directly supporting the grill. If you are framing for brick and using a non-combustible counter surface then you don't need a liner.