Start to Finish WFO and Grill

[deejayoh]

The ones on the ground are pressure treated, used a "Ramset" to install. Final product is sealed with a caulk so water will drain away.

Glad to hear you used PT. Caulk is not going to do much to keep water out from under your cabinets. It will wick right through the concrete.

[Matt756Pilot]

I must say, since it's cold here it is difficult to cure the oven. When it was warmer, I was able to do 1 burn thinking I would have time to do the rest. Overnight the temp went from 350 to250. This time it went from 400 to 200. We shall see how it goes today. Still fairly cool here.

[Matt756Pilot]

Thanks for the comments. I am currently doing my curing burns. So far so good. Holding the heat pretty well. If it snows I plan to brush it off. And if I plan to cook it will be a slow growing burn to temperature and then a gradual cool down. I do have 5 layers of the blanket on it. The door traps the heat in really well too. It has only cooled about 10 degrees in about an hour and a half time. It's not 10 or 20 degrees outside, but it is chilly. I may do a cover later. Depends on how the winter goes.

[SableSprings]

Great job Matt! I've wondered about using Redgard for waterproofing a cured oven's stucco base. Seems like it would work OK as a waterproofing layer between two coats of stucco. I never thought about using it on the entire outdoor kitchen under-structure...should work really well. I used it when I rebuilt my shower and it seemed to be highly recommended as well as pretty easy to use...albeit a bit pricey . It will be interesting to watch how it holds up to Illinois winters and summer humidity.

Had you done any curing fires before you sealed up the oven enclosure? If you didn't, remember you'll want to go really long & slow so you don't get any venting cracks in that nice looking stucco/paint finish. As JRPizza wondered, I'm also curious about how much winter use you'll be able to fit in ...or if you are planning to put a permanent cover over the area later.

Thanks for posting the build!

[JRPizza]

Very nice work! Will your local weather allow much use of it in the winter without any cover?

[Matt756Pilot]

Are those standard 2x4s sitting on the ground for your counter, or pressure treated? You don't want to have a problem with rot.

The ones on the ground are pressure treated, used a "Ramset" to install. Final product is sealed with a caulk so water will drain away.

[Matt756Pilot]

Final steps

[Matt756Pilot]

Last bit of cedar and stone, final product

[Matt756Pilot]

Couldn't finish the cedar until the counter tops were installed. So counters went in, then finished cedar, then stone finished around the grill.

[Matt756Pilot]

More cedar

[Matt756Pilot]

Stone and cedar. The Cedar paneling was easy

[Matt756Pilot]

Stone around base of oven. This I would say is the hardest part of the whole thing!

[Matt756Pilot]

Cabinet Doors

[Matt756Pilot]

Finished Red Guard and Durock

[Matt756Pilot]

Durock and Red Guard and more framing