Build Grill Island Metal Studs

Follow along as this old house senior technical editor mark powers shows you how to build an outdoor grill island by starting with a simple frame covering it in faux stone and then nestling a gas grill in the center to get the party started.

Build grill island metal studs.

Diy bbq custom l island frame kit. Ditch the charcoal starter grill and build yourself a long lasting bbq island. How to build an outdoor kitchen. The island can house up to 7 items as seen in the diagram.

With memorial day weekend approaching it s almost our favorite time of the year. Our kits are designed with you in mind. Our island build starts with the lower tracks. This kit is to build a 8 x 8 l island.

Avoid using materials that may rust through in a few years. Always screw the studs and track together and do not weld as exterior steel studs are galvanized and the fumes will make you very sick without proper protection. Now we re getting into the build. Lower tracks are larger than the main steel studs and can hold a lot of weight so they are perfect for forming the foundation of our island and help to create a firm base on which to build the remainder of it.

You can even add a lovely. Diy stone covered grill island. Lay down the tracks. Framing a bbq island with wood studs is another common mistake.

Elevate your grilling game with a custom steel framed bbq island. Galvanized steel studs from home depot or lowe s are designed for interior framing and are not made to last outside. This one is pretty easy to build you start with steel studs and then build it up from there. Building an outdoor kitchen with steel studs and cement board is the best way for homeowners to diy and save a lot of money.

If you need to cut dozens of metal studs and tracks quickly use a circular saw fitted with a toothless carborundum metal cutting blade 7 when cutting individual steel studs or tracks with a circular saw cut on the closed or web side and support the piece tightly on sawhorses. If you have a space for it this diy grill island is the perfect outdoor kitchen. Build the frame photo by wendell t. Cement board is 36 by 60 so having a 36 height takes away a lot of the.

You can have this one built in a weekend if you have a few friends that will help with the heavy work.