re: Outdoor Kitchens

Agreed...that and Houzz I am glad I built the kitchen/back porch area into the house plans I dont think it cost near as much as if I tried to do something after the fact.

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How hard/frequent will the ceiling need to be cleaned/stained/sealed?

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Mine is only sealed, did not stain it as I didn't want to take away from the look of the natural cypress.

1 year in, sun barely hits it and still looks brand new.

The beams on the other hand, are a different story.

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The beams on the other hand, are a different story

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Yea my reclaimed post are supposedly just sealed and they get sun from morning to noon and they are in bad shape after almost 2 years. Ceiling is stained and gets no sun and looks brand new as I would expect it too.

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make sure you keep up with the cleaning and maintenance on that Hoshizaki! I have had to trash one because the previous homeowner didn't.

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I drain and clean it once a month. I also turn it off when I know we are going to be out of town or not use it for an extended period of time to help "prolong" its use.

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As my neighbor would say, "it's only $5 more dollar per month added to your mortgage."

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As my old neighbor would say, "if you can finance it you can afford it." Pretty sure he never paid for anything that he financed though

I think my math's off. I'm gonna go with yours.

Looking good

Just curious, but are there supports under the overhang on the bar ?

my neighbor did the same when he built his with angle supports, but its never a prob for anyone's knees.

I used flat bar for my granite breakfast ledge.

Works great and no angled supports mounted to my cherry cabinetry.