Cost of Your Dream Outdoor Kitchen?

How Much does an Outdoor Kitchen Cost?

Many variables determine the cost of outdoor kitchens, outdoor appliances, outdoor cabinet inserts, and outdoor luxury cabinetry are the biggest factors.

Here's what you can expect?

Cabinets: $3,150 - $40,000+
Countertops: $35 - $125 /sf - granite
BBQ Grills: $1,500 - $13,000
Insulating jacket: $500 - $1,400
Ventilation hood and installation: $3,500 - $8,500
Fridge: $1,200 - $5,000 - under counter
Ice maker: $2,000 - $5,500
Sink and faucet: $250 - $3,500
Plumbing, electric and gas: $525 - $6,000

Straight Run Outdoor Kitchen - How Much Will You Invest?

This home has a big lanai and pool deck and a small space for an outdoor kitchen in Babcock Ranch, FL. It was a newly built home with the required electrical, plumbing, and vent ducts in place.

It is 86 1/2" wide and 29 1/2" front to back.

Here's what we put in it:

Delta Heat 38" Grill with rotisserie
Delta Heat 36" 1-door 2-drawer combo under Grill
Delta Heat 16" access door under sink
Summit 15" outdoor rated refrigerator
Falmec 42" ventilation hood with 1200cfm motor
Cabinet finish: Cove Pebble large format porcelain tile 24x48
Level 6 Granite - color Scandals

The bones of the outdoor kitchen is built with structural aluminum and contains zero combustible materials.

Outdoor kitchen project was completed on

6/19/2025

Total Cost $24,245

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L Shape Outdoor Kitchen - How Much Will You Invest?

What it looked like when we first arrived.

The finished outdoor kitchen.

The large format porcelain tile is a good way to achieve a seamless look without having to use expensive 5 ' x 10' sheets of porcelain that cost $100+ per square foot. Most porcelain tiles can be used on your outdoor kitchen to achieve exactly how you want it to look.

This outdoor kitchen is in Cape Coral, FL. All electric, plumbing, and vent ducts were in place. It has 15' 9" of cabinet built with structural aluminum framing.

Here's what we put in it:

Coyote C-Series 34" BBQ grill
Coyote single side burner
Delta Heat double access doors below sink
Delta Heat 30" 1-door 2-drawer combo
Delta Heat double trash drawer
Azure" outdoor-rated refrigerator
Falmec 36" The Line ventilation hood
Saphire Blue Level II granite countertops
8x48 Tasmania Frost porcelain tile cabinet finish

We use fasteners and screws with the highest rated coatings that prevent rust and are the strongest. They will not rust which will keep your outdoor kitchen

from falling apart.

Total Cost of Outdoor Kitchen $21,540

Project completed on 4/26/24.

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U-shaped Outdoor Kitchen

Renderings of Their Outdoor Kitchen Design Concepts

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The behind the scenes story...

These guys knew exactly what they wanted in their outdoor kitchen for their new home in Estero, FL. They didn't know exactly how to lay it out or use the space they had to make it work. They did a ton of shopping and picture looking for over 6 months and we worked with them through several designs for over 3 months. We finally nailed it! We enjoy the challenge of getting you the outdoor living area that meets your style and life.

You can slide through the pics to the left to see the different designs we came up with to accomplish their dream outdoor kitchen. Once we had the final lay-out the finish materials changed again just before installation.

Here's their appliance and finish color selections:

Delta Heat 32" LP built-in BBQ grill
Delta Heat 30" 1-door / 2-drawer combo under Grill
Delta Heat 18" trash drawer
Delta Heat 16" access door under sink
Fontana Forni Margarita pizza oven with Saputo pizza stones
Italian pizza oven tool set
Summit outdoor refrigerator model SPR627OS
Draco 18gau under-mount stainless steel sink
Moen Arbor stainless steel pull-out bar faucet
Tile base cabinet - Finland White Plank 8x48
Tile back-splash - Luxent Loft Grey 6x35 plank staggered
Granite counter-top Level 1 Aspen White - 65sf
Silver travertine stone pavers interior finish of wood storage
Waterproof LED strip lighting with Blue Tooth and Alexa controls

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The behind the scenes story...

They created bar seating for 7

LED strip lighting adds a glow of warmth

So, exactly how much did this dream come true

Backyard Hangout

designed and built by

HL Posey Builders

cost? $22,120 (project completed on 3/25/20)

UPDATE! As of 8/1/22 cost to complete this project

would be $28,057.

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Custom Outdoor Kitchen Remodel

So, you bought a really nice house from an age where a built-in grill was an afterthought. You love the house but the outdoor kitchen is dated and doesn't come close to fitting your style and life. You have no real-life experience to give you even an inkling of how much an outdoor living area remodel will cost. Guess what? We don't know either - at least not until we dig in. So buckle up and let's get down to the details of figuring out how much a large scale outdoor kitchen remodel can actually cost.

(p.s. this is not the most expensive one we've ever done.)

Here's what the outdoor kitchen area looked like when we first showed up. You can click on the pics and make them larger.

Can you imagine imagining how something was originally built? We have to. To figure out an outdoor living remodel project and come up with a go hard or go home budget number you have to be really good at evaluating, imagining and assuming. Assumptions are a double edge sword and should be avoided at all costs as a way to figure out how to re-construct a backyard hangout. Unfortunately, they are about 50% of the process and good assumptions mean we're all happy and bad ones are going to "cost" somebody something.

Here's some of the assumptions:

Underground plumbing to the sink was coming from the outdoor bathroom (white door you see on right)
No pavers under cabinet due to distinct border
Assumed we could actually match the pavers with new ones to repair old footprint
Electric to outlets on counter ran behind the cabinets
Electric to outdoor vent hood dropped down from ceiling
Concrete slab under cabinets poured even with top of pavers
Existing fan location will clear the new hood configuration.
Assumed we could re-use the BBQ vent hood
Height from floor to bottom of opening of the big opening would be high enough for a pizza oven top to finish underneath the storm shutter support track. (It didn't work but we made it work.)
Pitch in the floor would not make the sitting area too high.

Here's some of the evaluations:

Measure all aspects of existing footprint
Measure all horizontal wall dimensions
Column dimensions including pedestal base
Heights from floor to bottom of openings
Measure location on wall and size of wall openings
Measure locations of all electrical
Measure all dimensions of BBQ vent hood
Determine size of pavers and color

Bad assumptions we made:

We assumed a half day for plumber to extend to new location. Took 2 days and he worked his tail off. Outdoor hose bibs and the bathroom was routed from the outdoor sink location. (terrible)
Slab was poured higher than the top of the pavers. Had to remove 3-times more concrete. (painful labor)
Electric for BBQ vent hood was routed through same location as the plumbing. (very bad)

Outdoor Kitchen Design Concepts for this Large Scale Lanai Remodel

We had upwards of 60 hours in re-designs.

Here's how it turned out with their final choices for outdoor appliances, accessories and finishes

Finish selections:

143sf of Ornamento Level I Granite countertops
Ornamento Granite full high backsplash behind grill
Ivory Travertine 24x24 pavers for pizza oven shelves
Boral - Country Ledgestone color Chardonnay random stone cabinet finish
Circular designed outdoor bar seating

Appliances & Accessories:

Delta Heat 38" buit-in BBQ Grill
Delta Heat double side burner
Fontana Forni Mangiafuocco wood fired pizza oven
Delta Heat 36" 1-door 2-drawer combo under BBQ grill
Delta Heat 36" double access doors under sink
Delta Heat Trash Drawer
DelSol drop-in counter top cooler
Delta Heat 16" access doors under cooler and double burner
Chef 202 double bowl 16 gauge undermount sink
Moen Arbor stainless steel pull-out faucet
Italian made pizza making accessory kit

How much did this Outdoor Kitchen Remodel Cost?

$37,858 (project completed on 11/6/19)

Our good assumptions equaled our bad assumptions and

on a very difficult remodel project we stayed in budget!

UPDATE! As of 8/1/22 cost to complete this project

would be $49,586

Did you happen to notice the ceiling in the before pictures?

Painted and not conducive to a warm inviting atmosphere. Our customer had originally decided to use one of our competitors to install a wood ceiling. We knew they had concerns about how it was going to look. While we were finishing up the outdoor kitchen, they asked us a question. "What direction would we run the planks and why"? We were substantially more expensive than the competitor due to Synergy Wood being a bit more expensive and our install concept being substantially more difficult.