SERVING BENBROOK, TEXAS
Outdoor Kitchens in Benbrook, TX
Before you commit to a grill, cook on it in your head while standing in front of the real one. Benbrook homeowners can walk our 10,000 square foot showroom, open the drawers and compare burners, then have the same team build the kitchen at home.
Pick every appliance in person, 20 minutes from Benbrook
Catalog photos hide the things that matter. How heavy the lid feels. How deep the storage drawer goes. Whether the side burner sits where your hand naturally reaches. Our Fort Worth showroom has full-scale kitchen displays with grills and appliances from Twin Eagles, Hestan and Big Green Egg, so you can judge all of that before you buy.
The drive from Benbrook takes about 20 minutes by Southwest Loop 820, I-20 East and I-35W North. Bring the person who does most of the cooking. Their opinion on counter height and burner layout will shape the design more than anything else.
Laying out a kitchen around how you cook
The cook's line
Grill, prep counter and landing space in one run, with the trash pull-out and storage within a step. We draw it around the cook's dominant hand.
Smokers and specialty cookers
Kamado cookers, pellet grills and flat tops each need their own clearance and counter cutout. We size those openings from the actual unit you choose.
Cold storage and serving
An outdoor-rated refrigerator, a bar ledge for guests and enough counter to set out a platter. Small additions that keep people out of the house.
Building outdoor kitchens for Benbrook families
Benbrook families entertain at home. With roughly 65 percent of households in the city owner-occupied, most people we meet here want a kitchen they will use for a decade, not a rolling grill parked by the back door. An outdoor kitchen keeps the cook part of the conversation instead of stuck inside at the stove.
Most of the kitchens we build in Benbrook go under shade. Some sit beneath an attached patio cover with a solid roof. Others stand under a freestanding cedar pergola out in the yard. Either way, the structure protects the stainless from summer sun and spring storms and keeps the cook comfortable at 5 PM in July.
Stone and brick are where our company started. That background shows up in the kitchen base itself. We clad islands in stone that matches your home or your fireplace, set countertops dead level and build the base to carry heavy granite for years without shifting.
Gas, power and the existing slab
Utilities decide a lot of the layout. We map the gas line route and the electrical runs for the refrigerator, lights and outlets before we draw the final island. Running them through the slab or along the wall during the build costs far less than retrofitting later.
Then we check the patio itself. Many Benbrook homes from the 1960s and 1970s still have original slabs that are small, cracked or settled. If yours cannot carry a stone island, we extend or replace it as part of the job. See our patio and walkway work in Benbrook for what that involves. Every piece of the project, from the slab to the last stool, comes from one team. Browse the rest on the Benbrook outdoor living overview.
Outdoor kitchen questions from Benbrook
Can you add an outdoor kitchen to an existing Benbrook patio?
Often, yes. We look at the slab's size and condition, plan the gas and electrical routes and design the island to fit. If the patio is too small, we extend it during the same project.
Which grill brands can I see before I buy?
Our showroom carries Twin Eagles, Hestan and Big Green Egg, among others. You can compare them side by side and ask our team how each one handles the way you cook.
Does an outdoor kitchen need a permit in Benbrook?
Benbrook requires permits for new structures, additions and remodels, and gas and electrical work usually falls under that review. We confirm what your project needs and prepare the submittal.
Design a kitchen for your Benbrook backyard
Come see the grills in person, then let us measure your patio. You will leave the consultation with a layout idea and a clear list of what it takes to build it.
Request a Free ConsultationVisit the Fort Worth showroom
621 South Freeway
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM
Saturday by appointment
Sunday closed