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An Outdoor Barbeque Island That Looks Like Wooden Furniture
comments (5) April 13th, 2010 in Project Gallery
PeterMonaco, member
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The Finished Product.
This was an exciting project because I wanted to build a permanent outdoor grill area, but wanted it up on legs to look like the teak furniture we have on our patio. I also wanted it to have cedar siding and some aluminum trim, to match the modern guest house it sits next to.
I framed it in 4x4's to make it ultra-rigid, since I didn't want the tile countertop to crack. Building the legs was the trickiest part, since the "island" spans a valley in the concrete patio. Every leg needed to be a different length, with a different compound-mitre on the bottom.
The edging for the tile countertop is aluminum angle stock which I notched and bent around the perimeter of the countertop, creating a form to contain the tile work.
You can see many more pictures here.
Design or Plan used: My Own Design - Peter Monaco
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Comments (5)
Posted: 9:46 am on May 10th
FR
Posted: 12:43 pm on April 27th
Great work. I'm expanding my deck to incorporate a grill island similar to yours. From the pictures, it looks like you used PT framing, OSB sheathing, BUTOX membrane. Three questions. Did you consider using metal studs/concrete backer board? How did you attach the cedar planks to the OSB? Finally, how did you finish (stain/seal) it? Is that going to be an annual maintenance item or do you just let it weather?
Thanks Pete.
Frank Racaniello
Posted: 12:42 pm on April 27th
Great work. I'm expanding my deck to incorporate a grill island similar to yours. From the pictures, it looks like you used PT framing, OSB sheathing, BUTOX membrane. Three questions. Did you consider using metal studs/concrete backer board? How did you attach the cedar planks to the OSB? Finally, how did you finish (stain/seal) it? Is that going to be an annual maintenance item or do you just let it weather?
Thanks Pete.
Frank Racaniello
Posted: 12:41 pm on April 27th
Great work. I'm expanding my deck to incorporate a grill island similar to yours. From the pictures, it looks like you used PT framing, OSB sheathing, BUTOX membrane. Three questions. Did you consider using metal studs/concrete backer board? How did you attach the cedar planks to the OSB? Finally, how did you finish (stain/seal) it? Is that going to be an annual maintenance item or do you just let it weather?
Thanks Pete.
Frank Racaniello
Posted: 12:41 pm on April 27th
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