Building Outdoor Kitchens for Every Budget

Description

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.

Steve Cory is a builder, remodeler, and author. He has written numerous books for Creative Homeowner, including "Affordable Bathroom Upgrades, Affordable Kitchen Upgrades, Deck Designs, " and "Ultimate Guide: Decks--Plan, Deisgn, Build." He lives and works in Chicago.

This is an excellent introduction to outdoor kitchens and certainly the first place an interested homeowner should start. The advice and tips are frank, with construction estimates to help budgeting, while the instruction is solid, with large illustrations.-- "Library Journal"