Build Grill Island Metal Studs

Our island build starts with the lower tracks.

Build grill island metal studs.

Elevate your grilling game with a custom steel framed bbq island. Your favorite grilling appliances bbq fridge etc structural steel studs track. How to build an outdoor kitchen. Cement board is 36 by 60 so having a 36 height takes away a lot of the.

Avoid using materials that may rust through in a few years. You can have this one built in a weekend if you have a few friends that will help with the heavy work. This one is pretty easy to build you start with steel studs and then build it up from there. Framing a bbq island with wood studs is another common mistake.

Diy stone covered grill island. Lay down the tracks. Diy bbq custom l island frame kit. You can even add a lovely.

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. Now we re getting into the build. 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.

Build the frame photo by wendell t. Ditch the charcoal starter grill and build yourself a long lasting bbq island. This kit is to build a 8 x 8 l island. Our kits are designed with you in mind.

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. 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 have a space for it this diy grill island is the perfect outdoor kitchen. 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.

To cut individual steel studs and tracks use straight cut aviation snips photo 1.