Building Outdoor Kitchens for Every Budget [Paperback]

This book brings attractive and functional outdoor kitchens within the reach of budget-conscious homeowners, with lots of design ideas, plenty of dream kitchens for inspiration, and more than 300 clear how-to photographs. Highly accessible DIY instructions carefully guide the reader through all aspects of construction???even cutting and installing a granite countertop. It shows you how to build lightweight masonry counters using steel studs and concrete backboard and offers alternatives to high-end appliances to save money. Also included are accessories and amenities to affordably customize an outdoor kitchen: fire pits, a variety of adobe/clay ovens, pergolas, awnings, TV and stereo equipment, mosquito abatement, misters and heaters, fireplaces, pizza ovens, and standup churrasco grills.

An outdoor kitchen is within your reach!

An outdoor kitchen is within your reach! This book is all about enabling you to achieve a beautiful and durable outdoor kitchen for a range of budgets???from simple to spectacular, whether you do it yourself or hire a pro.

• The latest designs and the most popular finish materials
• Grills, ovens, fire pits, storage, counters, refrigerators, sinks, side burners, pergolas, awnings, and more
• Highly accessible DIY instructions to carefully guide you through all aspects of construction???even cutting and installing a granite countertop
• How to save money, even if you have yours installed by a pro, by choosing materials and appliances that really perform without breaking the bank

Everyone wants an outdoor kitchen, but most people think they can't afford one??? this book will fix that. The cost of a complete outdoor kitchen is typically a minimum of $25,000, and many people spend $70,000 or more. This book shows how to build an outdoor counter that houslÑ