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An Outdoor Barbeque Island That Looks Like Wooden Furniture

comments (5) April 13th, 2010 in Project Gallery

PeterMonaco, member

The Finished Product.

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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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work2hardwoman writes: This is beautiful. I am not clear from the pictures as to what you actually did with the legs to ensure that that counter would be level-did you use some kind of adjustable feet as my lanai of course was built with a slope. Also love your teak lounges - what is the brand or where did you buy them. Thanks
Posted: 9:46 am on May 10th

FR writes: Sorry for the repeats. My computer kept rejecting my comment, but apparently it was posting.

FR
Posted: 12:43 pm on April 27th

FR writes: Pete,

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