Create an outdoor kitchen by nestling a gas grill into a custom-built, granite-topped island.

Don't buy an expensive outdoor kitchen and BBQ island set from the store—it is easy, cheap, and fun to build your own.

Create an outdoor kitchen by nestling a gas grill into a custom-built, granite-topped island.

Create an outdoor kitchen by nestling a gas grill into a custom-built, granite-topped island.

If you've got some basic skills and a couple of handy friends, you too can build a grill island like this one. Here's the lowdown.

Create an outdoor kitchen by nestling a gas grill into a custom-built, granite-topped island.

If you've got some basic skills and a couple of handy friends, you too can build a grill island like this one. Here's the lowdown.

If you've got some basic skills and a couple of handy friends, you too can build a grill island like this one. Here's the lowdown.

Create an outdoor kitchen by nestling a gas grill into a custom-built, granite-topped island.

Detailed instructions to build a large home bar, with bar plans and cut list to simplify your project. This isn't your average basement bar!

Detailed instructions to build a large home bar, with bar plans and cut list to simplify your project. This isn't your average basement bar!

If you've got some basic skills and a couple of handy friends, you too can build a grill island like this one. Here's the lowdown.

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If you've got some basic skills and a couple of handy friends, you too can build a grill island like this one. Here's the lowdown.

If you've got some basic skills and a couple of handy friends, you too can build a grill island like this one. Here's the lowdown.

If you've got some basic skills and a couple of handy friends, you too can build a grill island like this one. Here's the lowdown.