Outdoor Kitchens
One of the hottest trends in home remodeling is bringing the kitchen outside. The Hampton Roads area is a great place to enjoy such a feature. Our location provides for fairly mild winters that allow for extended time outdoors. And outdoor kitchens have one of the higher return on value rates among home remodeling projects. The National Association of Home Builders found that adding an outdoor kitchen will add value to your home and return on what you spend can be as much as 130 percent.
Cooking is not longer regulated to the kitchen in your home. Outdoor living has matured from a single gas or charcoal grill on the patio to that of an extension of you indoor kitchen. Your outdoor kitchen is a way to expand your living area outdoors to enjoy the weather and entertain your friends and family. An outdoor kitchen can be the centerpiece to your outdoor oasis or and enhancement to your existing area; a place to accommodate guest during a pool party or holiday celebration.
One of the greatest outdoor pastimes is cooking out on the grill. If you are the host to your cookout, you are familiar with having to haul food, supplies, and accessories back and forth between the house and the grill and not be able to fully enjoy yourself. An outdoor kitchen gives you the opportunity to relax and socialize by having everything conveniently close at hand.
The centerpiece to an outdoor grill is the grill itself which can range on size from 24 to 48 inches on average. For those that enjoy grilling with charcoal but enjoy the expediency of being able to cook with gas there are hybrid models available. Options to consider adding are a side burner to add more versatility, a rotisserie cooking for cooking your favorite bird or side of meat, and a gas fired flat griddle to take care of any additional cooking requirements.
When thinking about your outdoor kitchen take into consideration counter space. This area can be used for preparation and also as a serving area. A sink built into the coking area can save time and allow for quick clean up of any dirty dishes. And don’t forget and ice maker. Built in ice makers can easily be incorporated into the cabinetry of an outdoor kitchen.
For more information about the possibilities of your outdoor kitchen and additional options please contact us.
