How to Build an Outdoor BBQ Island
A lot of people like to barbeque during the summer time. Barbequing outside during the summer time is even more fun. You can build your own barbeque island outside with a few tools. This project should also be budget friendly if you keep the design simple.
Things You'll Need:
- Tape Measure
- Pencil
- Paper
- Stakes
- Shovel
- Concrete
- Wheel Barrel
- Water
- Determine where you want to build the barbeque island. Make sure the area you choose is safe to have fire around and isn't so far away from the house that you have to walk a long way. A lot of people choose an area in the back of their house.
- Draw a blueprint of how you want the island to look like. This drawing will also help you purchase the right amount of materials and supplies.
- Mark the perimeter of where you want to build the island with wooden stakes. Make sure you place the stakes to the exact measurements you wrote down.
- Purchase all your supplies at a local home improvement store. A lot of people like to install decorative stone around the island to give it a nice look. There should be a representative at the store who can show you a lot of different types of decorative stone that you can install around your island. You'll probably have to order a lot of the supplies and have them delivered to your house.
- Dig the island foundation with a shovel.
- Pour the foundation with concrete. You should be able to easily mix the concrete with water in a wheel barrel. Allow at least one day for the concrete to settle before continuing the project.
- Place the decorative stone around the foundation to finish the island.