Outdoor Kitchens in Grapevine, TX

Outdoor Kitchens for Grapevine Homes

Grapevine's mild winters and long warm evenings make an outdoor kitchen a space that gets used most of the year, not just a few summer weekends. A well planned kitchen moves cooking out of the house in July, gives guests somewhere to gather and turns a covered patio into the center of the home. Local pros start by asking how you cook and entertain, then size the island, choose appliances and plan where gas, power and water will run.

A typical build starts with a stable base or slab, then a block or steel frame clad in stone, brick or stucco with a granite or concrete countertop. Grills, side burners, refrigerators and sinks are set into the frame, and utility lines are run by qualified trades. Crews place the kitchen so smoke drifts away from the house and seating, and so the cook is shaded in late afternoon, when west sun is at its worst.

Many homes in Lakeside Estates and Silver Lake Estates already have covered patios, which makes an island under or next to the roof a natural fit. Brick and Austin stone cladding match the 1980s to 2000s brick homes common across town. Whether the lot sits on sandier ground toward the lake or clay on the south side, the base is built so the island does not shift and crack the countertop.