i30 Builders · Residential
Outdoor Kitchen Builder in Rockwall and DFW
Built-in grill islands and full outdoor kitchens, with the utilities run properly and a roof over them.
Written scope and locked price before any deposit · One-year workmanship warranty
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Most of what an outdoor kitchen costs is not the grill.
The appliances are the part people shop for, and the part that is easiest to price. What sets the rest of the number is what the kitchen needs to work: a gas line run from the meter, a dedicated circuit for the refrigerator and lighting, and water and a drain if there is a sink. Those are licensed, permitted trades, and the distance from the house matters more than the size of the island.
The second thing is the roof. In North Texas an outdoor kitchen without one is a summer you do not use it and a countertop that bakes. Most of ours go under a patio cover, and the cover is priced on its own page with published rates.
Tell us the appliances, where the kitchen sits relative to the house, and whether it is covered, and we can talk about a real number at the walk.
Pricing
We quote outdoor kitchens from the walk.
An island with a grill on a patio beside the gas meter, and a full kitchen with a sink, refrigerator and pizza oven forty feet from the house, can be the same length of countertop and very different jobs. The utilities are the difference, and they are only knowable on site.
The roof over it is the one part with a published rate: see patio covers. Everything else comes back as a written scope with a real number in it, and every appliance is named in the scope or carried as owner-supplied.
The Work
Outdoor kitchens we have built.
Already in the price
- A masonry island on a proper base, not a veneer panel kit on pavers
- Gas line run by a licensed plumber, pressure-tested and permitted
- Dedicated outdoor-rated circuits with GFCI protection for every outlet and appliance
- Countertops sealed after installation
- Appliances installed to the manufacturer's clearance and ventilation requirements
- The punch list before final payment, and a one-year workmanship warranty
How we quote it
A site walk, then a written scope back within five business days. The scope names the work, the materials and the price, and the price does not move unless the scope does.
Anything found behind a wall or under a slab that changes the work gets priced and approved before we touch it. That is a change of work, in writing, not a surprise on the final invoice.
Payment is by ACH, card, check or cash, on the schedule written into the contract.
What Moves the Number
Up and down, before you ask for a quote.
Pushes price up
- Distance from the house, which lengthens the gas, electrical and plumbing runs
- A sink, which brings water supply and a drain line
- A refrigerator, ice maker or other powered appliance, each on a circuit
- A pizza oven, smoker or side burners on top of the grill
- Natural stone countertops and stone veneer rather than stucco or concrete
- Building the patio cover over it at the same time
Keeps price down
- Placing the kitchen close to the house and the gas meter
- A grill island without a sink
- Setting it under an existing patio cover with a sound roof
- Concrete or stucco finishes rather than stone
- Appliances chosen before the island is built, so the cutouts are right the first time
Common Questions
What does an outdoor kitchen cost?
We quote outdoor kitchens from a site walk rather than publishing a rate, because the number is set more by the utilities than by the countertop. How far the gas, power and water have to run, and whether there is a sink, move it more than the length of the island. The roof over it is the exception: that is a patio cover, and those rates are published on the patio cover page.
Does an outdoor kitchen need a permit?
Usually, once gas, electrical or plumbing is involved, and nearly every outdoor kitchen involves at least one. The gas line is the part inspectors care about most, and in Texas it has to be run by a licensed plumber. We file the permit and schedule the inspections, and your city's threshold is something we tell you at the walk.
Should it be covered?
In North Texas, almost always. An uncovered kitchen gets the full afternoon sun from May to September, which is exactly when you would want to use it, and every rain lands on the appliances and the countertop. Most of what we build goes under a patio cover, either one that is already there or one built to match at the same time.
Can you build it under my existing patio cover?
Often, if the cover is sound and has the height and ventilation a grill needs. A grill under a roof needs clearance above it and a way for heat and smoke to leave, which sometimes means a vent hood or a taller ceiling. We check both at the walk before designing the island around the cover.
Who supplies the grill and appliances?
Either way works. You can choose them and we build to their cutout sizes, or we can include them in the scope. What matters is that they are chosen before the island is built, because the openings are sized to specific models and an island built for one grill rarely fits another.
Can you light it?
Yes. Task lighting over the grill and counters matters more than people expect, because most outdoor cooking happens after dark for half the year. Lights in the patio cover ceiling, under-counter lighting and low-voltage landscape or path lighting all come off the same electrical work the kitchen already needs, so they are cheapest to add while that is being run.
How long does an outdoor kitchen take?
The island itself is usually one to two weeks on site once materials and appliances are in. The utilities and their inspections set the rest of the schedule, and a new patio cover over it adds its own time. You will know the sequence and the long-lead items before anything starts.
Get a Written Scope
Tell us what you are looking at and roughly how much of it. We price the scope, and the price does not move unless the scope does.
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