Covid kept us home and rewrote how we dine in. Google searches for outdoor kitchens nearly doubled in May 2020 from 2019, according to Hearth & Home Magazine (1-Aug. 2020). Wayfair.com, a leading online home goods website, reports that searches for “outdoor kitchens” and “outdoor dining areas” rose 130% and “outdoor bars” increased 155% during the last 12 pandemic months.
If you’re starting your outdoor kitchen from scratch, you’ll need two things for sure: water and electricity.
Start with a plan. A fully-functioning outdoor kitchen should include:
- Outdoor grill—combo smoker or separate smoker
- Wine refrigerator
- Under-counter refrigerator
- Ice maker
- Pizza oven
- Hand sink
- Food prep area
- Task lighting
- Vent hood
- Ceiling fans
- TV mount and speaker system.
Implement a budget. Great taste and budget will need to coincide someplace in your plans. Maybe you’ll justify this home improvement by against all your savings not dining out over the past year. Or maybe you took advantage of the lowest rates in history to refi your home and have a little bank. Allstar offers cost-conscious and exceptional service.
Get Google going. Start collecting design concepts. Gather your options, lay them out on paper, and revisit your plan the next day with a fresh set of eyes. Then contact Allstar Electrical for an estimate for the electrical needs involved. And a plumber too.
Order your parts—appliances, fixtures, faucets, light fixtures—ahead of time. Deliveries are often delayed today due to Covid, and you’ll want all the parts on site to ensure an optimum outcome. Seriously, appliances to outdoor patio dining sets can be on backorder. Get creative so that you achieve the outdoor kitchen of your dreams.
Believe it nor not, the skies will clear, the parts will arrive, and your inaugural outdoor dinner celebration is right around the corner. Wear masks until further orders from the governor. Allstar’s skilled electricians will wear them when estimating and working at your residence as part of observing the proper pandemic protocol.