What does an outdoor kitchen cost?

Exscape Group prices outdoor kitchens by the size of the structure, the materials, the appliances specified, and how far the utilities have to run. A built-in grill station with counter space on either side sits at the lower end, while a full kitchen with refrigeration, a sink, and covered seating runs considerably higher. Most outdoor kitchens are built as part of a wider design-build scope rather than on their own.

Can an outdoor kitchen be added to an existing patio?

Exscape Group builds outdoor kitchens onto finished patios regularly, and the answer depends on what is underneath. A patio on a full base can usually carry the structure, but running gas, water, or power across it means cutting and repairing surfaces, which is both the expensive part and the part that shows. The patio is assessed and the options priced before anything is committed.

What appliances should go in an outdoor kitchen?

The appliances that get used are the ones that suit how a household already cooks, and Exscape Group starts there rather than with a catalog. A grill, side burner, and refrigeration cover most of what people reach for, while pizza ovens and smokers earn their space in some yards and sit unused in others. Each addition carries a utility and counter cost, and that trade is explained during design.

How long does an outdoor kitchen take to build?

Outdoor kitchen projects are typically scheduled a season ahead, with design and material selection happening over the winter for spring or summer construction. Build time on site depends on the structure, the utility runs, and whether hardscape is going in at the same time. Exscape Group provides the schedule in writing alongside the scope so the dates are set before anything starts.

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Outdoor Kitchens for Long Tables and Late Nights

It happens at every house. Everyone ends up around whoever is cooking, whether there is room for them or not. An outdoor kitchen built for the way you host makes room for them. Counter space where the crowd gathers, not only where the grill sits, and seating that keeps people there long after the plates are cleared.

The kitchen is drawn with the patio, the lighting and the seating around it, as one space.

Where Everyone Ends Up Standing

Think about where things land. Raw food heading to the grill, the platter coming back, a cold drink within reach of your guests rather than the cook, and a trash receptacle that is not the one by the back door. Built in, none of it ends up on the arm of a chair.

Durable stone outdoor kitchen with stainless appliances

Cook without missing the conversation.

Landing space beside the grill, somewhere to set a drink that is not the cooking surface, and room for two people to work without reaching across each other. The grill ends up being the smallest decision in the plans.
Pay for the gas line once.

Gas, water, and power go in during construction rather than getting chased afterward. Cutting a line into a finished patio costs several times what laying it first costs, and the repair never quite disappears.
The kitchen is built for every winter.

Freeze and thaw is what takes outdoor construction apart here. Bases, counters, and appliance housings are specified for the freeze cycle and built to be serviceable rather than sealed shut, so a part that fails in year eight is a repair rather than a rebuild.
Nothing about it looks added on.

The kitchen, the seating, the lighting, the shade, and the planting that screens it from the neighbors all go on one plan. It is also how the gas line reaches the fire feature without a second excavation.

How Outdoor Kitchen Design and Construction Works

We start with how you cook and who shows up.

Four people on a Tuesday and eighteen on the Fourth of July need different counters. That conversation shapes the layout more than any appliance list.

You see the design and the number together.

Layout, materials, appliances, and utility runs priced as one scope, with phasing if the yard is coming together over more than one season.

We build it, and we are still here afterward.

The branch that builds the kitchen keeps the account, so the people who ran the gas line are the ones you call in year three.

01.

One person who knows your property.

You get a single point of contact who stays with your account year-round. Not a rotating queue, not a different name on every email.

02.

The crew serving you is based in your market.

Our branches cover Greater Cleveland and Columbus, so the team on your property is local to it. Local presence is how the company was built, not a byproduct of getting bigger.

03.

Every visit gets written down.

After a service visit you hear what the crew saw, whether it was expected or not. Property history lives in one shared system across every branch, not in one person's truck.

04.

We are still here after the install.

When the first fall arrives and you are wondering what to cut back and what to leave, someone answers. The team that builds your space is the team that cares for it.

05.

We will tell you if we are not the right fit.

If your project is smaller, we will tell you plainly rather than take three weeks to not call you back.

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Exscape Group prices outdoor kitchens by the size of the structure, the materials, the appliances specified, and how far the utilities have to run. A built-in grill station with counter space on either side sits at the lower end, while a full kitchen with refrigeration, a sink, and covered seating runs considerably higher. Most outdoor kitchens are built as part of a wider design-build scope rather than on their own.
Exscape Group builds outdoor kitchens onto finished patios regularly, and the answer depends on what is underneath. A patio on a full base can usually carry the structure, but running gas, water, or power across it means cutting and repairing surfaces, which is both the expensive part and the part that shows. The patio is assessed and the options priced before anything is committed.
The appliances that get used are the ones that suit how a household already cooks, and Exscape Group starts there rather than with a catalog. A grill, side burner, and refrigeration cover most of what people reach for, while pizza ovens and smokers earn their space in some yards and sit unused in others. Each addition carries a utility and counter cost, and that trade is explained during design.
Outdoor kitchen projects are typically scheduled a season ahead, with design and material selection happening over the winter for spring or summer construction. Build time on site depends on the structure, the utility runs, and whether hardscape is going in at the same time. Exscape Group provides the schedule in writing alongside the scope so the dates are set before anything starts.

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