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If your home is in an HOA, its design review and material standards can add steps before we start, so please look up the rules early and share them with me.
Outdoor kitchen masonry in Yorba Linda CA - a base built around your appliances
You've picked your grill and want it built in for good, with a block and stone base whose openings fit it the first time.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
What goes into an outdoor kitchen base
Outdoor kitchen masonry in Yorba Linda is the slab, the concrete block frame and the stone or brick face of your outdoor kitchen, built around the appliances you've chosen and left ready for the countertop to go on.
The price mostly follows the size and shape of the layout, how many appliance openings the frame needs, the facing you pick and how easily we can bring block and stone into your back yard. A short straight run costs less than an L-shape with a bar top and several openings.
The schedule turns more on what's around the masonry than on the masonry itself. When your appliances are chosen, when your gas, power and water trades can come, how soon the countertop is ordered and whether the city wants a permit all move it, and your estimate gives you the figure for your own yard.
I see every job myself
I come out to look at your yard and write the estimate myself, then return to check the work, so the person who measured your space makes sure it's built that way.
Our own masons do the work
Our own crew of masons and helpers lays the block and the stone, as we have since I opened in 2017, so you aren't handed off to people you've never met.
A clean yard each evening
We clean up properly at the end of every working day, because you still live in the house and the patio is often your only way out to the back yard.
How we build your outdoor kitchen
Before we lay out any block, I'll ask you to choose your appliances and send me their dimensions, so we build each opening to its real size. A block frame can't be stretched or trimmed later for a different grill without tearing out and rebuilding, and that costs you time and money.
We start with the slab and then lay the block frame on it. Once the frame is up and before the stone goes on, your gas, power and water lines go into it, so I'll tell you that window early and you can book those trades for it. After that we apply the stone or brick face, prepare the top for the countertop and clean up.
If the kitchen sits out from the house, a new walkway gives you a firm path to it, and a brick wall can frame the patio or give guests a place to sit. We can plan those on the same visit, so the materials and heights work together.
Planning an outdoor kitchen in Yorba Linda
Stone or a brick look
Your kitchen can be faced in natural stone, manufactured stone or thin brick, which looks like full brick but is made for facing, so you can match the house or a garden wall.
Room for an outdoor fireplace
An outdoor fireplace needs a 5-foot setback from the property line, and the city's zoning manual measures it from the nearest edge of the stack. Check the current rule with the city.
Cities around Yorba Linda
We're based in Yorba Linda and build in many of the cities around it, including Placentia, Fullerton, Orange, Irvine and Norwalk, with the same crew and the same order of work.
Get a free estimate for your outdoor kitchen
We'll reply within one business day to set a time, then I'll come out, look at your yard and write your estimate on site. It's free, and there's no obligation.
Your appliance list and sizes
Send the makes, models and dimensions of your grill and anything else going in, because the openings are laid out to those numbers before any block is set.
A photo of your yard
A photo or two of the spot, and of the way in from the street, lets me come prepared and talk through your layout on the day.
Any HOA rules you follow
If you live in an HOA, have its rules on hand so we can settle materials and design at the estimate instead of afterward.
Outdoor kitchen and masonry finish examples
Examples of stone and brick facing, counter layouts and nearby walls and walkways, to help you picture the finishes worth talking over.
Outdoor kitchen questions from Yorba Linda homeowners
Plain answers on schedule, permits, licensing, fire zones and how a block frame holds together, to help you plan your outdoor kitchen.
How long does it take to build an outdoor kitchen?
One guide puts the masonry for a standard L-shaped outdoor kitchen at about 7 to 12 working days. The countertop is made separately, and that guide adds a 2 to 3 week lead time for it, so ordering it early keeps things moving. Your own timeline depends on the layout and when your other trades can come in.
Do I need a permit for an outdoor kitchen in Yorba Linda?
The city's permit list doesn't settle it, so we check with Yorba Linda's building office before work begins. The city requires a permit for most construction or repair work regulated by code, and its list names fireplaces, electrical systems and plumbing systems, but not outdoor kitchens. If your kitchen needs a permit, we handle the paperwork and schedule the inspections.
What license should a contractor have to build an outdoor kitchen in California?
California's Contractors State License Board defines a masonry contractor class that covers installing concrete block, natural and manufactured stone, and fire brick, which is much of the work in an outdoor kitchen base. We're licensed and insured, and I'm glad to answer any questions about it when I come out.
What do the fire hazard zones in Yorba Linda mean for my outdoor kitchen?
Most of Yorba Linda's land is in a Very High fire hazard severity zone, and the city says properties there must keep defensible space by clearing flammable materials around structures. New buildings in those areas also have to meet stricter fire-resistant standards. If your yard is in one, plan the plantings and storage around the kitchen with that clearing in mind.
What does grout do in a reinforced block outdoor kitchen frame?
In a reinforced block frame, grout bonds the steel bars to the block, so the steel and the masonry resist loads together as one system. It's a fair thing to ask about any frame, and I'll tell you at the estimate how yours will be built and why.
Related masonry work around your kitchen
Call or write to plan your outdoor kitchen
We take calls until 10 PM every day at (714) 386-7680, or you can use the form, with satisfaction guaranteed on every job.