design ideas for outdoor kitchen
building a barbecue grilling station, how to sheet # 290 dine out more often with a beautifulbarbecue grilling station to get started you will need thefollowing tools and materials a string line square hammer and chisel safety glasses and work gloves you will also need 50 corner blocks
21 york blocks 12 dublin blocks 5 wall caps 2 outdoor countertops that are 24 by 32 inches and 2 tubes of masonry adhesive building a barbecue grilling station iseasy and fun this project demonstrates how to buildon a hard level surface such as concrete or pavers using a grill that is 39inches wide
to begin, mark a line for the location of yourgrilling station then place 4 corner blocks and 2 york blocks to create a modified post use a square to position the blocks on the second course place 3 cornerblocks so that they overlap the blocks beneath them before placing the next corner block youwill need to remove the raised ring from the york block on the first course
next split a dublin end split block placing the large piece so that the raisedrings are facing down and the split side is against the corner block save the smaller piece for the end ofthis course using a preset patterns build thefirst 2 courses of the wall panel ending with a corner block now let's start the second post place 3 corner blocks and one york block use a square to position the blocks
place the small piece that you saved fromthe dublin end-split block on the second course place the corner blocks around the post before placing the final corner blockyou will need to remove the raised rings from the york block on the first course using the same alternating patterns tooffset the vertical seams you can now build up 3 additionalcourses see how to sheet #290 formore information the wall panels to be finished one ofcourse lower than the posts to allow for movement of the hood
add one more course to both posts byplacing 5 corner blocks on top of each post now you're ready for wall caps you can choose to secure them in place with a bead of masonry adhesive along both sides of the raised rings and between the wall caps this will increase the wall's strength and prevent the caps from being moved out of position. choose a counter top to fit your design natural stone countertops can be cut tosize by your local hardscape dealer secure your counter tops in place with a bead of masonry adhesive
along the outer edge of each cornerblock now you are ready to fire up the grill! whether your grill is a large or smallyou can easily create a barbecue grilling station in just a few hours for a complete library of courtyard how to sheets visit us at allanblock.com