Recent content by nugimon

That looks identical to my ODK except my is an L shape 16 ' x 7 ', and the fridge and sink are swapped. Like Bo says, you'll need the extra counterspace, i run out all the time. I used Google sketchup to draw up my plans and it came out identical to the drawing. I'm very visual so i need to see...

I was hopeful on this product because i too live in California and don't want to drain my pool. I just got a notice in the mail for mandatory water reduction and was given a maximum water allotment of 16ccf or 12k gallons for 2 months April and May. My CYA is at about 250pm and i've been...

I would run some electrical up the pergola, both 110v(Fan/TV/Heater/Decorative lights) and 12volt (accent lighting) into a outdoor rated box. I routed a 3/4" wide by 1/2" notch on the non visible side of the posts on mine and put a 1/8" thick x 1.5" wide aluminum over it with some finishing...

I have a 37" Normal TV ($400) outside for 18 months no problem. It's covered during the raining season but is uncovered most of the time, and it works fine. For the price of a sealed Outdoor TV which is about 8-10x, it is not worth it especially when technology changes a lot faster with normal...

Looks nice so far, keep up the good work, I would recommend using at least 3 vents 2 close to the gas stub and one on the far side. Mount them high because gas is lighter than air. This will help reduce gas build up in case of a leak to help dissipate the gasses better and to keep from...

My cousin just got her outdoor kitchen done, $30k, they used pressured treated plywood and backer board on top with granite tiles. Although this site I ran into talks about using just regular plywood for framing but does not mention substrate for the countertop. The biggest issue with tiles is...

Re: Build vs. Buy I agree with Bobrss, my buddy bought a prebuilt one that cost him 8k, and tiles are falling off, hairline cracks in the stucco. It's only 3 years old. I got a few quotes as well just to build the metal frame with backboard. That quote was ridiculous at $4000, NOT INSTALLED...

I have a sun shade piece of fabric over my pergola above my grill about 9ft up. My grill is 36" off the ground, so there is a 6ft air buffer to dissipate the heat. I have had my grill on full blast for 30-40mins and fireplace going for hours no problem.

Thanks CCisotope. Yep it's the same mosaic glass that is on my pool except my pool waterline/wall and fireplace seat backs has 1" squares and my Kitchen back splash has 1/2" squares. Installation was simple, just thin set, and the tiles comes in 1 sq foot sheets that were held together with...

Yeah I posted them a while back but I think because i ran out of room, they may have been deleted. Here's a few more. For the waterfall feature, I had the pool guy put in a control valve on both water falls so i can control the flow of each. It works nice when my solar is running, I can just...

LoL...well not as manly as, grow hair on your chest Guinness beer, but I have a lot of mosiac tile and I'm in touch with my feminine side, so I drink Blue Moon! :p

Thanks jfgreco...I was inspired by the designs here! Here's some photo's of the official breaking-in-of the Outdoor kitchen and my Daughter's bday!!! And finally...

Very Nice in deed!!! I was looking for a good baseboard material for my pergola posts, didn't think about PVC. I think I try that! That would match my pergola as well.

Thought I'd update you on some of my progress. I think I'll finish this year :-). Finally got the Kitchen part done (needed it for my daughters 1st Bday party). Got carried away and spent a lot of time hooking up and hiding all my cabling for my Definitive Tech outdoor speakers, sub woofer and...

Ahh thanks..no wonder it would not let me upload. I'll create an account and setup post some new pics..