Outdoor kitchen masonry in Palm Bay, FL - a cooking area built around your grill
Tired of dragging a grill across the patio? We build the slab, block and stone around your grill so everything fits.
What goes into building an outdoor kitchen in Palm Bay?
Outdoor kitchen masonry in Palm Bay is the concrete slab, block structure and stone veneer, a thin stone face, that frame your grill and countertops. We build it around the appliances you've chosen, so you end up with a built-in cooking area made to fit them.
Most people who call me have a grill picked out, or close to it, and a spot by the back door where they'd like to cook and eat. The price mostly comes down to how big the layout is, how many appliances we frame, the stone you pick for the face and whether there's a sound slab to build on or we pour one. The schedule turns on how soon your appliances and counters are settled and when the plumber, electrician or gas installer can come. I'll go over all of that with you when I come out and write your estimate.
How we build outdoor kitchen masonry
It starts before any block goes down, because I'll ask you to pick your grill and other appliances first, and we build every opening to their exact sizes, so a change later means tearing out good work. Then our crew pours or readies the slab, lays out the block base and builds it up to counter height. One contractor guide says the gas, water and electric lines should be roughed in, run into place by those trades, once the block is up and before the veneer goes on, so those trades get booked for the middle of the job instead of the end. After they're done, we set the stone, leave the base ready for your countertops and clean up.
A kitchen out back usually needs a good way to reach it, so we also do walkway construction to tie the path from your door into the new slab. If you'd like the space framed or screened from next door, our brick wall installation work can build a low wall around it in the same visit to your yard.
Straight grill run
A grill and some counter on one line suits a smaller patio or a spot along the house or fence. It takes less block, stone and utility work, so it's the simpler build.
L-shaped kitchen
An L gives you room for a grill plus a sink, side burner or fridge, with prep space on the second leg. It means more openings to build and more work from the other trades, so plan for a longer job.
Outdoor kitchen masonry permits in Palm Bay
Palm Bay's Building Department requires permits for electrical, plumbing, structural, mechanical and gas work of any value, so the lines feeding your grill, sink or lights fall under it. Its list doesn't name outdoor kitchen masonry, so whether the block and stone need a permit of their own is a question for the department, and before work starts I check with the office that covers your address and we handle the permit when your job needs one. That matters for your start date, because a written exemption request has to be made before any work is done, and work begun without a required permit or approval is subject to code enforcement.
If your lot borders a Melbourne-Tillman canal and the job needs temporary access to the canal district's land, the city issues that permit only after you have one from the Melbourne-Tillman Water Control District, so we build that wait into the schedule. We're based in Palm Bay and work in many of the cities around it, from Rockledge in the north down into the West Vero Corridor, and the same patio-off-the-back-door kitchens come up all along that stretch.
Outdoor kitchens and grill islands
Why call us for outdoor kitchens
I see every kitchen site myself
I come out to look at every job and write the estimate, and a crew led by our lead mason does the building. You get answers from the person who laid out your kitchen, not someone reading from a form.
Palm Bay masons since 2013
I learned the trade as the right hand to another Palm Bay mason, running his jobs and his crew for years before I opened our doors in 2013. That's 13 years of our own work, and it's taught me how much a rushed layout ends up costing.
Fully licensed and insured
We're fully licensed and insured. Brevard County's contractor licensing office registers state-certified contractors and takes complaints, so you know where to turn while you're weighing any builder.
Getting the order right is what saves you the most money here, so get in touch once you have a grill in mind and I'll come out to look at the spot. Satisfaction guaranteed.
(321) 326-1779Get an outdoor kitchen estimate built around your grill
We reply to every call and message within one business day to set a time for me to come out. Your estimate is free, done on site and comes with no obligation, and I'll write it up once I've seen your yard and your appliance list.
Outdoor kitchen questions from Palm Bay
How much does an outdoor kitchen cost in Palm Bay, FL?
There's no set price, because the cost comes from your layout and choices. A sink, side burner or fridge each adds an opening to build plus work from the plumber, electrician or gas installer, and your countertop material is priced on its own. I'll go through those choices with you on site and write the estimate from there.
How long does an outdoor kitchen build take in Palm Bay?
One contractor guide puts the masonry on a standard L-shaped kitchen at 7 to 12 working days. Plan for more time on top of that, because the gas, water and electric work fits between the block and the stone, and those trades keep their own schedules. I'll walk you through where the waits usually come when I write your estimate.
How long do outdoor kitchen countertops take to make?
One contractor guide counts on a 2 to 3 week lead time for countertop fabrication, so choosing your counters early keeps the job moving. If you settle the material while we're still laying block, you spend less time with a finished base and nothing on top.
How do I check a masonry contractor's license in Palm Bay?
You can check any contractor's licensing with the state's Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Palm Bay requires anyone hired under contract for construction work on your property to be a licensed contractor, either state certified or registered. The city also requires a contractor's printed ads to show the state license number, which gives you a quick check before you call.
What is the best way to keep water from pooling in an outdoor kitchen?
One contractor guide says the slab should slope away from the house and any enclosed base sections need drain holes, so rain doesn't stand inside the cabinets. Water sitting in a closed base has nowhere to go, so ask me how it will drain on your layout when I come out.
How do I keep grill heat from damaging the masonry around it?
A contractor guide calls for non-combustible insulation, a heat barrier that won't burn, between the grill's firebox and the surrounding masonry. That's one more reason to have the grill picked before we build, so the opening leaves room for it.
Plan your outdoor kitchen, walkway and walls with us
Call (321) 326-1779 with your appliance picks, a rough layout and whether you're on a canal, so one visit covers it all.
