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EddieWalker
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That turned out real nice. I'd paint the conduit if it was mine. Last year we tore down our little back porch and started the process of making it three times bigger. It's plumbed for a sink and if all goes well, I'll build the cabinets some time this fall.
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Nice...very nice :thumbsup: enjoy more so w/cooler temps.
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We've just started ours. It'll be a outdoor kitchen/living area and will be 20' x 33'. Corner rumford woodburning fireplace with wood storage to one side. The kitchen counter will have a built-in propane 34" grill, side burner, sink and bar seating for 4. We're running a propane line to the grill and to the fireplace for a Firestarter.
Any changes you would make to yours? We originally planned a drop-in cooler or refrigerator, but everyone talked us out of it. They said the drop-in just wastes counterspace and the outdoor refrigerators don't seem to last. Plus with our Texas heat, they don't get very cold. We'll just put a Yeti cooler in an unused corner or make a rolling cart for it. I have a ceramic grill that's on a cart too and chose not to have it built in either. We're still working out the lighting, but plan to have accent lights and big fan's.
We'll also have an 8' soaking tub off to the side of the patio (redneck tub made from a galvanized water trough).
Any changes you would make to yours? We originally planned a drop-in cooler or refrigerator, but everyone talked us out of it. They said the drop-in just wastes counterspace and the outdoor refrigerators don't seem to last. Plus with our Texas heat, they don't get very cold. We'll just put a Yeti cooler in an unused corner or make a rolling cart for it. I have a ceramic grill that's on a cart too and chose not to have it built in either. We're still working out the lighting, but plan to have accent lights and big fan's.
We'll also have an 8' soaking tub off to the side of the patio (redneck tub made from a galvanized water trough).
EddieWalker
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I'm planning on buying a cheap under cabinet refrigerator to put under my counter. It will be about centered in the porch, so weather wont be a problem. I'm not sure how being outdoors will affect it. I guess I'll find out once I install it.
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Going back to what gsganzer said.. I wonder how an ice machine (inside or garage) prices out compared to a refer and just use an ice chest? In 2 summers we have only used an ice chest once out at the pool. For us it's a short walk to the garage where the beer fridge lives.
Something I always liked was the brick pizza oven. It's a ton of work so mostly I hope one of my friends gets one!
Not much I would change with ours. I wished we would have extended it past the ceramic smoker for storage and countertop space there. It would be an easy add on. I might do that next year. Sounds like you will have a really nice outdoor kitchen. Im going to add some mounts for tool hanging sometime. Thought about using deer antlers for that. We will see. IM trying to be creative with little stuff. So not totally completed yet
As for cooler storage for beer and ice. I never given that much thought. If we have a party we just get a cooler out and use it. As for having one that rolls on the porch full time. To me its just something that takes up space that you will likely not use very often unless you have lots of parties and gatherings.
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Hopefully they'll pour my footings and slab this week, my backyards a mudhole, since they tore up the old slab and we had rain. The engineering came back for the footings and they're not as big as I expected for the fireplace. Only 12" deep with rebar cages and extend out 12" further in all directions than footprint of fireplace. I guess because our fireplace is a corner with two extended wings, it has a big footprint for stabilizing it. I was prepared for 24" deep or more. Everything for the city permitting was submitted this past Friday, so fingers crossed they'll approve it quickly. There's so much building going on in N. TX that getting quality trade folks is a challenge and getting on their schedule is an even bigger challenge. My appliances arrived last week and I'll need to pick them up. I went with a Blaze Pro grill and a high performance side burner. More expensive than some and cheaper than some others, so pretty much middle of the road for what's available, you could spend anywhere between $500- $5000 for a grill.
Yea those outdoor appliances can add up quickly. I priced one sometime ago and I left scratching my head. When i did my research on the outdoor fridges. They didn't seem to have favorable reviews but maybe thats changed. That was part of the reason for not getting the fridge that and we wouldn't use one very often. We didn't run any lines to our patio. WE did talk about it before we built. But at the time we weren't really sure where stuff was going to go. I think if we lived further south where it didn't get too cold we would have put more thought into it.
When you say your from N Texas is that where all the O&G activity is? I hear its booming
When you say your from N Texas is that where all the O&G activity is? I hear its booming
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I happen to be in O&G but also power generation. The big fracking boom went through here years ago with the Barnett shale play. There's still plenty of activity and lots of energy companies are in Dallas and Ft. Worth, but the main drive now is all the companies and folks moving to TX because of the favorable business climate. Toyota North America, Kubota North America and many other companies have beat a path out of California (maybe the east coast as well) and moved headquarters to N.TX. State Farm also opened a huge complex near Plano. They're building homes, offices and highways everywhere.
I was actually shocked at the price to build our patio, but I was comparing it to an addition we had built back in 2006, when the economy was in a slump. I actually went out to bid with 6 different patio contractors and only got a true quote from 3 of them. They're cherry picking the jobs they take. Today, building material prices are sky high due to recent hurricanes and floods, coupled with the labor shortage and a booming local economy.
Im also in O&G. I live in indiana but I don't work here. I work in North Dakota as a consultant but might be hiring onto a producer direct. Still in the process of all that. See what happens there i guess. That sounds great for your area to get all that business. Im not sure how cali. manages to keep screwing the pooch but they do.
