You've got a patio and a grill plan. We build the block base, fit the trades in, then put the finish on last.
Outdoor kitchen masonry in Yakima starts with a concrete block base built to hold your grill, counters and appliances, then gets covered in stone or brick so it looks finished. The masonry takes a set number of working days, but the whole kitchen runs longer because the gas, electrical and countertop work has to fit around it.
Most people who call me have the spot picked out and a picture in their head, and they're not sure who does what or in what order. The block base is the part that carries everything. The finish is what you see, and one guide calls stone veneer, stone set in mortar over the block, the most popular choice.
The price moves with the size and shape of the layout, how many appliances and doors need openings, the finish you pick, whether you want a fire feature and how far gas and power have to travel to reach it. The schedule turns mostly on how soon the other trades can come and how long your countertops take to make. When I come out, I'll tell you what I see and what I'd build, and the estimate puts your own figure on it.
It's the same three steps on every job, big or small. Here's who does what.
I come out to every job myself, and I spent years laying brick and block commercially before I started this business in 2023. I'll look at your patio, your layout and where the gas and power would run, then tell you what I'd build and give you an estimate.
Before any block goes down, we check with the city or county office that covers your address. If the job needs a permit, we take care of the paperwork with you, so have your appliance list handy.
I stay involved while our crew does the work, and we're fully licensed and insured. When it's done, I walk the finished kitchen with you, and our work is satisfaction guaranteed.
We build the block base first and the stone finish last, and we help you line up the gas and electrical trades in between so nothing has to come back apart. I learned on commercial jobs that you build to the plan in the order it's drawn, because tearing out finished stone to move a gas line costs you twice. That's also why I ask you to pick your appliances early, since the openings in the block and the gas paperwork both depend on them.
Most outdoor kitchens connect to something else in the yard. If you need a path from the back door to the grill, we handle walkway construction too, and if you want a seat wall or a privacy wall beside the kitchen, that's brick wall installation and we can build it at the same time.
Each stage waits on the one before it. Getting the order right is most of the job.
We work out the shape and where each appliance sits before anything gets built, because every opening in the block is sized to fit one. Your countertop order usually goes in around now too, since fabrication takes a while.
We lay the block on a slab that slopes away from your house, so rain runs off instead of toward the foundation. This is the gray box that carries the weight of the counters and the finish.
Once the block is up, the gas and electrical trades run their lines into place, before any stone covers the base. We help you book them for that gap so the kitchen doesn't sit waiting.
With the lines in, we set the stone or brick in mortar over the block. Then the countertops go on and the appliances slide into their openings.
Send the planned spot, a rough layout and your appliance list if you have one, or call (509) 452-1015. We respond within 1 business day to set a time, and the estimate is free, done at your property, with no pressure and no obligation.
(509) 452-1015One guide puts the masonry for a standard L-shaped outdoor kitchen at about 7 to 12 working days. The whole kitchen takes longer, because time for the gas and electrical trades comes on top of that, and countertops usually need 2 to 3 weeks to make, so it pays to order them early.
If gas piping goes in, the City of Yakima requires a gas piping schematic, and electrical permits come from Washington State Labor & Industries, or L&I. The schematic shows the pipe size and length from the meter to each appliance, plus each appliance's BTUs, its heat rating, which is why your appliance choices need to be made before anyone applies.
No. During Stage 1 and Stage 2 burn bans, the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency bans all outdoor burning countywide, including outdoor fireplaces, fire bowls, fire pits and similar devices. If you're set on wood, plan on some evenings when it stays unlit.
Any contractor doing the work has to be registered with L&I, and state law requires them to be bonded and insured. The plumbing and electrical parts carry extra education, exam and licensing requirements on top of that, so those go to contractors licensed for them. We're fully licensed and insured, we build the masonry and we help you line up those trades.
Fire officials here may restrict outdoor burning when the fire hazard is up, which usually means the dry summer and early fall, right when you'd want to cook outside. That and the burn bans above are worth weighing before you choose a wood-burning fireplace. If you do go with wood, the city issues the permit for a wood-burning device through its online portal without plan review, and the gas piping pressure test goes through the same portal.
The city sets frost depth, how far down the ground freezes, at 24 inches below grade, and it's fair to ask anyone building your base how the plan accounts for that. We work out of Yakima and take jobs in the cities around it, including Terrace Heights, Selah, Union Gap, Toppenish, Sunnyside, Ellensburg and Grandview. If you don't see your city, call and ask.
A rough sketch of where you want it is plenty to get started, since we settle the details on site.
If you've got a spot picked out and a rough idea of the layout, send it over and I'll tell you what I'd build.
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