Outdoor kitchen masonry in Springfield IL - a base built around your grill
Got a grill picked out and a bare patio? We build the block base and stone face to fit the appliances you chose.
What goes into building an outdoor kitchen in Springfield?
Outdoor kitchen masonry in Springfield, IL is a built-in cooking station made of concrete block set on a reinforced concrete slab, with a finish face on the outside and openings sized for the grill and appliances you pick.
Most people call me with a patio, a grill they like and a picture in their head of the counter around it. The price moves with how long the base runs, how many appliances it holds, the finish face you pick and whether there's a slab to pour first, and the schedule moves with how soon your appliances are chosen and how the other trades fit between our stages. I'll give you your own figure in a written estimate after I've seen the spot.
What our outdoor kitchen masonry work covers
Pick your grill and appliances before we lay out the block, and we'll build the base around their real sizes, because guessing at sizes means tearing out work later. With those sizes in hand, we pour a reinforced slab, lay up the block base with openings where each appliance goes, leave it ready for the trades who run your lines, and put the finish face on last as its own stage. I'd rather build a plain base that fits than a fancy one we have to cut open.
Most outdoor kitchens tie into something else in the yard. If you need a solid path from the back door to the cooking area, our walkway construction work can go in while we're set up, and a brick wall installation can give the kitchen a back wall or a low seat wall that matches the house.
Outdoor kitchen masonry, permits and winter ground in Springfield
In Springfield, permit reviews and inspections go through the city's Building Division, which takes separate applications for building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing work. I won't guess whether your kitchen needs one, because the best answer to a code question comes from the code official for your city, village or county. We check with that office for your address before we start, and if your job needs a permit, we take care of the paperwork. We do the same check on jobs in Chatham and Decatur, where the office is different but the question is the same.
Winter is the other thing we build for. An older statewide study found the deepest frost ran from about 5 inches in far southern Illinois to 30 inches in the far north, and in one winter the state climatologist described, frost ran around 10 to 20 inches across the state. Water that sits in or under a base and freezes is what cracks block and pops stone loose, so we plan where the water goes before the first block is set.
How an outdoor kitchen build works
Call or send the form
Call (217) 210-0722 or send the form, and tell us which grill and appliances you're looking at. We'll set a time for me to come out.
I look it over and price it
I come out myself, look over the spot, tell you what I see and write up an estimate that spells out what we'd build and what it costs. You know the number before anything starts, and you can hold it up against any other bid.
We check permits and schedule
Once you say go, we check what your city or village asks for and set a date. The job runs in stages, so I'll tell you where the trades who run your lines fit in.
We build it and walk it
Our crew does the work, and I'm on the job working right alongside them. Before we pack up, we walk the finished kitchen with you.
Get a written estimate for your outdoor kitchen base and stone face
We reply to every call and form within one business day. I come out myself, look over the spot and write you a free estimate on site. There's no obligation to go ahead.
What people ask about outdoor kitchen masonry
How much does an outdoor kitchen cost in Springfield, IL?
There's no fair number until I've seen the spot and your appliance list, so I put your price in a written estimate. The biggest swings come from how many appliance openings the base needs, the finish face you choose and whether we're pouring a new slab or building on one that's already there.
Do I need to buy my grill before building an outdoor kitchen?
You should buy it, or at least settle on the exact model, before the block layout is final. One contractor pricing guide puts appliance choices at the very start of planning because building to the wrong sizes means costly rework, and that matches what I tell people. Have the spec sheets handy when I come out.
What is an outdoor kitchen base made of?
It's concrete block on a reinforced concrete slab, with a finish face over the block. The same guide calls stone veneer, a thin stone face set in mortar, the most popular finish, and it goes on over metal lath and a scratch coat, a first layer of mortar, so the stone is its own stage after the block is up.
How long does an outdoor kitchen build take?
It takes as long as its stages, because the work happens in a set order with other trades in the middle. The guide says your utility lines have to be roughed in, meaning run into place, after the block structure is done and before the stone goes on. How fast those trades get there moves the schedule as much as we do.
Who do I ask about permits for an outdoor kitchen in Springfield?
In Springfield, the city's Building Division handles permit reviews and inspections. As I said above, we check with the office for your address before we start and handle the paperwork if a permit is needed.
What is the best way to keep water out of an outdoor kitchen base?
Slope the slab away from the house and give the base a way to drain. The guide calls for the slab to slope away from the house, and for drain holes in any enclosed section of the base so water runs out instead of standing inside.
Why Springfield homeowners call Artisan Springfield Concrete and Masonry for outdoor kitchens
I write every estimate myself
I come out to look at every job and write the estimate myself, and then I'm on the job working next to our crew. The person who told you what it'd take is the one making sure it gets built that way.
Building masonry here since 2013
I started this business in 2013 after learning brick under an older mason and coming back to the trade by choice. Thirteen years in, I'd still rather tell you a job can be smaller than sell you one your house doesn't need.
Licensed and insured, lines left to plumbers
We're licensed and insured. Your utility lines go to the trades who run them, and in Illinois plumbing contractors register with the Illinois Department of Public Health.
A finish that suits your house
Satisfaction guaranteed on every job. I want the stone face to look like it belongs with your house, so we talk through stone and color before any of it goes up.
On an outdoor kitchen, the sizes and the order have to be right before the first block goes down. Tell us about your project and have your appliance list handy.
Work that often goes with an outdoor kitchen
Walkway construction
A firm, even path between the back door and the grill keeps you off wet grass with a plate in each hand, and it ties the kitchen to the house.
Brick wall installation
A low brick wall can close in the cooking area, break the wind off the grill or give guests a place to sit that matches your house.
Price your outdoor kitchen base and finish
Call (217) 210-0722 with your grill's model number, and I can look up its cutout size before I come out.
