Title: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: WNC on August 14, 2018, 11:09:42 AM
Post by: WNC on August 14, 2018, 11:09:42 AM
The wife and I built our house about 4 years ago, so it's taken me quite a bit of work to get here.
When we first moved in the whole yard was just red clay until some grass started coming in, so I started out grilling on cardboard boxes just to stay out of the mud. Now about 4 years later and some 85 tons later partially covered pergola with reclaimed brick patio! All done by myself, friends, and family.
The earliest photo I could find
The dog and grills before there was a fence or anything, some grass though
Here's a lot of the weight, about 2000 bricks dug, collected, and cleaned by the wife and I. An easy estimate is everyone of those bricks was moved at least 6 times.
Here's the pergola, a lot of this was with help from the father in law
Some details of the notching and he, my brother and I getting it done
With the MBH collection
Next steps will be hanging some string lights and eventually we'll paint it white and grow some flowering vine over the non-covered part. Thanks for looking !
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When we first moved in the whole yard was just red clay until some grass started coming in, so I started out grilling on cardboard boxes just to stay out of the mud. Now about 4 years later and some 85 tons later partially covered pergola with reclaimed brick patio! All done by myself, friends, and family.
The earliest photo I could find
The dog and grills before there was a fence or anything, some grass though
Here's a lot of the weight, about 2000 bricks dug, collected, and cleaned by the wife and I. An easy estimate is everyone of those bricks was moved at least 6 times.
Here's the pergola, a lot of this was with help from the father in law
Some details of the notching and he, my brother and I getting it done
With the MBH collection
Next steps will be hanging some string lights and eventually we'll paint it white and grow some flowering vine over the non-covered part. Thanks for looking !
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Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: JEBIV on August 14, 2018, 11:16:50 AM
Post by: JEBIV on August 14, 2018, 11:16:50 AM
Beautiful craftsmanship! The fact that you your wife and family collaborated on this has got to make all of you feel grate when y"all are out there cooking. Do you need my address to hone your skills on mine?
Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: Mr.CPHo on August 14, 2018, 11:19:17 AM
Post by: Mr.CPHo on August 14, 2018, 11:19:17 AM
Damn, that's friggin awesome, WNC.
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Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: HoosierKettle on August 14, 2018, 11:28:05 AM
Post by: HoosierKettle on August 14, 2018, 11:28:05 AM
Nice work! Makes my little project seem tiny in comparison.
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Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: captjoe06 on August 14, 2018, 12:19:37 PM
Post by: captjoe06 on August 14, 2018, 12:19:37 PM
This is so far beyond anything in my skill set. You should be proud, that's gorgeous!
Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: SixZeroFour on August 14, 2018, 01:26:49 PM
Post by: SixZeroFour on August 14, 2018, 01:26:49 PM
Excellent job Justin!! Both the pergola and kettles look great 👍
Hope all is well!
Hope all is well!
Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: Travis on August 14, 2018, 01:50:48 PM
Post by: Travis on August 14, 2018, 01:50:48 PM
That's a heck of a transformation. That's some serious skill, and to have the family help build it is awesome. Great job, Justin!
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Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: VivaTerlingua on August 14, 2018, 03:09:09 PM
Post by: VivaTerlingua on August 14, 2018, 03:09:09 PM
How cool is that! Wonderful job. Always a good feeling when you look at something you've done by your own labor. Congratulations
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Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: Kneab on August 14, 2018, 05:46:38 PM
Post by: Kneab on August 14, 2018, 05:46:38 PM
That looks great.
Beautiful work.
Makes me wanna knock down my deck and build a patio.
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Beautiful work.
Makes me wanna knock down my deck and build a patio.
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Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: Don_ on August 14, 2018, 06:18:24 PM
Post by: Don_ on August 14, 2018, 06:18:24 PM
Wow! Excellent space you've created!
Thanks for sharing!
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Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: Brain_STL on August 14, 2018, 06:43:59 PM
Post by: Brain_STL on August 14, 2018, 06:43:59 PM
Dude, you got skills🤟
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Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: k8kg77 on August 14, 2018, 06:49:48 PM
Post by: k8kg77 on August 14, 2018, 06:49:48 PM
Very nice, cool older colored kettles. My son still has my 1986 Big Red!
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Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: crowderjd on August 15, 2018, 10:09:58 AM
Post by: crowderjd on August 15, 2018, 10:09:58 AM
I absolutely love it. @WNC where did you get the bricks? They look aged...did you find them over time or did you buy them all at once? I'm thinking of expanding my grilling area and doing something similar, which would also be a long term project.
Title: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: WNC on August 19, 2018, 08:41:08 AM
Post by: WNC on August 19, 2018, 08:41:08 AM
Hey guys, sorry about being late to respond, but thanks so much for the kind words!
Jason, we actually got the bricks for "free". We needed about 2000 of them and the best price I could find for reclaimed bricks was about $0.50 a brick.
There was a Craigslist ad for free bricks at a local community college where they had torn down an old building years ago. So the wife and I rented a uhaul and drove out there. It was just a huge pile that had been covered over with dirt and grass over the years.
So it was basically being shoulder deep feeling around for whole bricks, pulling them out, throwing them to the edge of the pile, coming by with a wheelbarrow, stacking them up in the truck (to keep count), driving them home (which just about killed the uhaul), load them back in the wheelbarrow, dumping them in the driveway, laying them all out to power wash, then move to the back yard, and finally putting them in place.
We like to joke that all it cost was $98, two backs, four arms and four legs...
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Jason, we actually got the bricks for "free". We needed about 2000 of them and the best price I could find for reclaimed bricks was about $0.50 a brick.
There was a Craigslist ad for free bricks at a local community college where they had torn down an old building years ago. So the wife and I rented a uhaul and drove out there. It was just a huge pile that had been covered over with dirt and grass over the years.
So it was basically being shoulder deep feeling around for whole bricks, pulling them out, throwing them to the edge of the pile, coming by with a wheelbarrow, stacking them up in the truck (to keep count), driving them home (which just about killed the uhaul), load them back in the wheelbarrow, dumping them in the driveway, laying them all out to power wash, then move to the back yard, and finally putting them in place.
We like to joke that all it cost was $98, two backs, four arms and four legs...
Quote from: crowderjd on August 15, 2018, 10:09:58 AM
I absolutely love it. @WNC where did you get the bricks? They look aged...did you find them over time or did you buy them all at once? I'm thinking of expanding my grilling area and doing something similar, which would also be a long term project.
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Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: TheKevman on August 20, 2018, 04:44:40 PM
Post by: TheKevman on August 20, 2018, 04:44:40 PM
This is amazing work! Definitely something to be proud of! The brick work especially looks great!
Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: dbhost on August 20, 2018, 05:43:23 PM
Post by: dbhost on August 20, 2018, 05:43:23 PM
Wow that is awesome! Very similar in concept to what was in my backyard when I first moved in. Except mine is a wooden deck and it was in terrible shape. My wife and I were talking about building a Pergola and Patio similar to that between the easement and The Back Fence so that we can keep any potential issues away from the house.
Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: WNC on May 30, 2020, 01:10:36 PM
Post by: WNC on May 30, 2020, 01:10:36 PM
Been putting in some work
A coat of stain, table, and sectional
Just trying to make things a little more comfortable
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A coat of stain, table, and sectional
Just trying to make things a little more comfortable
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Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: cigarman20 on May 30, 2020, 01:19:35 PM
Post by: cigarman20 on May 30, 2020, 01:19:35 PM
Beautiful set up! Nice collection as well. Love that yellow. Looks right at home with the other vintage grills.
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Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: Walchit on May 31, 2020, 06:31:33 PM
Post by: Walchit on May 31, 2020, 06:31:33 PM
I need to set something up, I might use this stimulus money, lol
Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: JEBIV on June 01, 2020, 05:55:49 AM
Post by: JEBIV on June 01, 2020, 05:55:49 AM
That has really come along nicely since we were up there @WNC
Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: WeberKell11 on June 01, 2020, 09:19:59 AM
Post by: WeberKell11 on June 01, 2020, 09:19:59 AM
Wow the area looks incredible!
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Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: crowderjd on June 05, 2020, 09:19:16 PM
Post by: crowderjd on June 05, 2020, 09:19:16 PM
@WNC I love the sectional and table...but the grills seem to have thinned out! I hope you still have that beautiful weathered warrior of yours! Love everything you've done there!
Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: greenweb on June 06, 2020, 09:02:36 AM
Post by: greenweb on June 06, 2020, 09:02:36 AM
Great set-up. Looks fantastic!
Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: WNC on June 06, 2020, 11:28:03 AM
Post by: WNC on June 06, 2020, 11:28:03 AM
Quote from: crowderjd on June 05, 2020, 09:19:16 PMYeah I've still got!
@WNC I love the sectional and table...but the grills seem to have thinned out! I hope you still have that beautiful weathered warrior of yours! Love everything you've done there!
Haven't thinned anything out, I think just one trade with Joe since I've last posted a family pic.
I just rotate different line ups every now and again
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Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: james1787 on June 09, 2020, 08:21:29 AM
Post by: james1787 on June 09, 2020, 08:21:29 AM
That is coming along great! That will be a nice grilling space
Title: Re: The evolution of my grilling area
Post by: Lilyankee on June 09, 2020, 04:21:05 PM
Post by: Lilyankee on June 09, 2020, 04:21:05 PM
Quote from: WNC on June 06, 2020, 11:28:03 AMVery nice!!Quote from: crowderjd on June 05, 2020, 09:19:16 PMYeah I've still got!
@WNC I love the sectional and table...but the grills seem to have thinned out! I hope you still have that beautiful weathered warrior of yours! Love everything you've done there!
Haven't thinned anything out, I think just one trade with Joe since I've last posted a family pic.
I just rotate different line ups every now and again
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