Building a BBQ Surround
#1
04-21-12, 10:08 PM
Building a BBQ Surround
I'm building a BBQ surround but not too sure what I want as a finish. Basically it's something similar to this
Here's my option and I'm looking for cost effective and my skills in masonry are very basics
1-Drystack just like on that picture
2-Metal frame, plywood, mesh and stone veneer
3-Cinder blocks and stone veneer
The thing is I want to put 2 fairly heavy slabs on top to serve as counter tops!!!
I think my best option would be cinder blocks plus stone veneers I also like the rdy stack idea as if eventually we get another BBQ with a different size I could just take it apart and rebuild it or slightly modify it but dry stack would cost me a fortune as 1 side would be almost 5 feet in length!!!
Any inputs would be appreciated!!!!
Here's my option and I'm looking for cost effective and my skills in masonry are very basics
1-Drystack just like on that picture
2-Metal frame, plywood, mesh and stone veneer
3-Cinder blocks and stone veneer
The thing is I want to put 2 fairly heavy slabs on top to serve as counter tops!!!
I think my best option would be cinder blocks plus stone veneers I also like the rdy stack idea as if eventually we get another BBQ with a different size I could just take it apart and rebuild it or slightly modify it but dry stack would cost me a fortune as 1 side would be almost 5 feet in length!!!
Any inputs would be appreciated!!!!
#2
04-21-12, 11:32 PM
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Dry stack rough-faced concrete block would work well. Fill the voids with compacted sand as you go (a baseball bat works fine for this), and make sure to put a good sealer on the stone tops to keep food grease from permanently staining it. Take it apart and rebuild it to fit when you buy your next grill.
Speaking of grills--I finally broke down and bought a Weber Spirit 310. Hopefully, it won't rust out on me in 3 or 4 years like all of the other ones I've had in the last 30 years. Didn't cost any more than the other off-brands I've had (and hauled to the landfill), and it really works like a charm.
Speaking of grills--I finally broke down and bought a Weber Spirit 310. Hopefully, it won't rust out on me in 3 or 4 years like all of the other ones I've had in the last 30 years. Didn't cost any more than the other off-brands I've had (and hauled to the landfill), and it really works like a charm.
#3
04-22-12, 09:26 AM
Would dry stack be almost twice the price as cinder plus veneer? The stones I want for dry stack are $3.50 a piece and I would need around 100-150 of them I haven't calculated the cinder plus veneer yet!!
Webers are good that's our first bbq so we went with a lower brand but next one will be a weber
Webers are good that's our first bbq so we went with a lower brand but next one will be a weber
