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[elmalloc]

About 8ft wide, probably putting in a grill and sink if I can find time and money.

Got the glass railing up on the deck a couple weeks ago.

 

[VGEsoterica]

Outdoor Mario Kart for the win. Looks nice

 

[HeadsUp7Up]

You did an excellent job! Gave me a good idea in the future with the glass railing.

 

[bronk]

Damn man. Your place is insanely nice.

 

[Mihos]

I am not big on the glass railing. We had it for about 2 years before we got sick of cleaning it and shoveling up the dead birds.

 

[n0razi]

Dang someone is living the good life during COVID! Invite us over!

 

[J-Roderton]

Holy shit.

 

[nush]

That's a sweet setup.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

I'm too distracted by your outdoor screen setup to comment on your outdoor kitchen. Sweetness indeed mate.

 

[12Goblins]

nice setup. seems like the glass would be a bitch to keep clean tho

also how do you protect the screen from the elements?

thanks for sharing, very dope setup

 

[The Lunch Legend]

That is awesome, dude.

 

[triplestation]

nice

but you gots to get you the skull of HADES my man

make some bomb ass pizza

 

[JSoup]

That's really nice.
I've always wanted a hearth in the backyard, personally.

 

[PSYGN]

You did that all yourself? Impressive.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

"if I can find time and money"

So the price of the sink is a problem but that huge display canvas and a mini golf course, we will pretend we didn't see it

 

[Sign]

Just buy a 30$ microwave and make a pizza pocket. I don't get it.

Spoiler

Looks nice though

 

[elmalloc]

nice setup. seems like the glass would be a bitch to keep clean tho

also how do you protect the screen from the elements?

thanks for sharing, very dope setup

Hi,

Yeah, so far I've had one strange day with the glass (other than that, it's rained and snowed and seems to have kept itself clear). A high humidity morning made it look like shower glass that wouldn't look clear until mid afternoon.

• The screen is actually vinyl and produced by carl's place (carlofet.com). Typically you buy the EMT pipes from Home Depot and the screen material from them, and put the screen up and down when you want.
• This screen is their 21ft x 9ft screen. There is no cleaning it (if you think birds pooped on it, you can wash it off with a hose). I did leave mine up all year and it suffered, lol, not meant to do that.
• I would say you may be surprised by the price, but not sure of everyone's budget. For such a large screen, IIRC it was $300.
• Also, the county had me take it down. Not allowed to have 6x6 posts going into air that high, haha. I still have the screen material but the posts are only 6ft high now, so I have to figure out a way to remount the screen as necessary.

I'm still trying to figure out this small kitchen area, I had a nice unilock patio area before this that I destroyed to build this part of the deck.

My dog has degenerative disc disease and she's not allowed to use steps anymore (that started at 7, she's 9 now). So I wanted to build a spot where she can sit in the sun (otherwise I would have done a step down deck here).

This is the ramp built for her.

Do I miss my old yard right now? Yes a little bit, but it may be because I haven't figured out how to garden the new area correctly.

Covid hasn't stopped me but I am definitely cautious and take the necessary precautions when interacting with others.

 

[entremet]

Sounds fun, OP.

I"m an apartment dweller, but if I ever owned a home, I'd love to do. I love to cook and entertain.

One of my fav food YouTubers has an amazing backyard kitchen--he's a professional as well--Sam the Cooking Guy.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Those glass railings add a nice touch. Looks like you have many years of hosting / partying ahead of you!

 

[elmalloc]

Sounds fun, OP.

I"m an apartment dweller, but if I ever owned a home, I'd love to do. I love to cook and entertain.

One of my fav food YouTubers has an amazing backyard kitchen--he's a professional as well--Sam the Cooking Guy.

I'll check it out. Yeah I'm confused on what I"m actually supposed to put in this kitchen! There isn't a ton of room, so I'm debating adding another small 3ft island in front of it.

So far I've figured out:

• Natural Gas Grill (not sure on brand yet, local landscape shop is pushing Blaze)
• Sink (I pulled a stainless steel one from the basement bathroom project I never finished lol)
• Ice bin for drinks
• Need to get a licensed plumber to run the gas line and water/drain

Seems like a proper outdoor kitchen (if I was any type of chef) might also need:

• Sear burner
• Separate single burner (for sauces?), I've seen people mount these low/under the countertop (guessing so wind doesn't affect it as much)
• Pizza oven (these are expensive if not wood burning)

Struggling figuring out furniture, it's not a very wide area (9.5 ft), but 15ft until the kitchen (which will decrease if I put in that 2nd island).

 

[Smiles and Cries]

^ man, that looks like a cool plan

meanwhile

 

[elmalloc]

Wanted to fix low spots in the yard left by the bobcat tracks (should have laid down mats or plywood, argh). Had a couple yards of soil delivered (minimum yardage) and it's way too much to fix the problematic parts of the lawn, so I'm trying to "waste" it here by creating a mulch bed and flagstone path.

Ran out of flagstone (of course). Will try to complete this today.