Typical cost in Auburn
An outdoor kitchen counter takes hot pans, cutting boards and serving dishes, and the cabinets below hold what you don’t want to carry out every time. We lay out both around the work you’ll do outside: prepping food, setting down hot cookware and putting serving pieces away. Finishes and door styles come after that.
If your home is in Kent, Federal Way, Algona or Pacific rather than Auburn, put the town in your request.
The counter and the cabinets under it have to suit the same way of working. Prep space, everyday storage and appliance openings come first; then we split the run into cabinets.
A good prep surface has room for ingredients and a cutting board without crowding the space next to the grill. We talk through which jobs happen outside and which stay in the indoor kitchen. On a compact island, one long stretch of counter can be worth more than another appliance opening. Our drawing shows every seam, exposed edge and change in height, so the counter is cut to fit the way you work.
Drawers keep small utensils in sight, and full-height doors suit big pans and serving pieces. Storage follows what you’ll keep outside, not a row of identical cabinets. Doors and drawers have to clear the handles, seats and appliance fronts next to them. We pick cabinets built for the weather they’ll face and the care you want to give them. An indoor cabinet doesn’t become an outdoor one just by going outside.
A sink cabinet, a fridge opening and a grill enclosure each take space away from storage. Those spaces go on the drawing first, then the drawers and shelves. We leave each appliance the venting and service access it needs instead of filling every gap. Where pipes or wires run through the base, you can still get to them without lifting the counter or pulling apart the cabinet next door.
We confirm with the supplier that the material and finish you like are made for outdoor use in your spot, and we pass on the maker’s care instructions. The edge, the seams, the support and any seating overhang are part of the same choice. A sample shows color and texture, not how the full slab will be held up or joined. We spell those details out in the cutting and fitting work, especially where a long counter crosses several cabinets.
Our quote lists the cabinets, the hardware, the countertop, the installation and any changes to the base you have now. A new counter can show up old appliance cutouts that no longer line up, or a cabinet run that isn’t level. Keeping the old base can save money, once we’ve confirmed it’s worth keeping. Photos, rough sizes and appliance model numbers help us price it. If you plan changes later, say so before the counter is cut, so the first phase leaves the access and space they’ll need.
Describe what you’d like to change and what’s there now, such as a counter or base you want to keep.
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