Barbecue Island Orange County

Barbecue Islands Before

TRU Landscape Services just completed a full remodel of a barbecue Island in Orange County. The original BBQ island was built roughly 8 years back. The customer told us that the landscape contractor hired a sub contractor to perform the project. We believe this is where the whole problem started. The contractor was no longer on site to oversee the project. The customer hired a licensed contractor to perform the work and yet they were not sure if the sub contractor was licensed! Judging by the quality of the work, if he was licensed, he didn’t care very much about his customers or his license. The Barbecue Island was built out of cinder block, which was proper but the counter top was not level. The customer explained that because the concrete was not level they couldn’t build the Barbecue island level. That brings us to another problem…the Barbecue Island was not built on concrete footings. To fix this problem, we would have had to tear the whole island down. The customer didn’t want to tear the BBQ Island down, so we decided to remodel the BBQ Island. We have been building Barbecue Islands in Orange County for several years and have never before seen such poor quality!

Concrete BBQ Island’s

After deciding to remodel the Barbecue Island, we removed the counter top. The counter top took our crew just over an hour to remove and to clean up the debris. Now, our crews work fast but this demo was too fast. We soon found out why, the counter top was built out of wood. The original landscape contractor applied tile straight to the wood. Tile is a great product for a Barbecue island but the grout lines will let the water seep through the tile directly to the plywood underneath. Once plywood gets wet it starts to deteriorate, so for the last 7 years the wood had been rotting. Because of this deterioration, the tile started to come loose. The proper way to build a Barbecue Island is with concrete. If our customer desires a tile top or any other material, we will usually build a 3” inch concrete slab under the product. The concrete counter top always has rebar installed in it as well, to give the concrete strength, just like the Fire pits we build.

Orange County Hardscape

A common question from our customers is “what is the difference between a pre-built Barbecue island and the BBQ island that you build?” The difference is in the product and the customized design to complement your landscape. The pre-built islands are made out of metal studs with a small layer of concrete board. Our BBQ islands are built out of block, rebar and concrete! Most of those pre-built BBQ islands come with a cheap, built in grill. These grills are usually not American made grills. These cheap grills will usually fail and have very little warranty.

Barbecue Ilsand

The grills we install are all made in America with a several year or life time warranty. We design your BBQ islands right on your property. TRU landscape services has been building Barbecue Islands in Orange County for over 25 years. Whether you’re looking for a Fire pit or a Barbecue island give us a call at 1-866-487-1359. We are Orange Counties premier landscape contractor.

Part One: Barbecue Island

One of the most striking features of the Mission Viejo Patio Remodel that we just completed was the addition of a custom concrete barbecue island to their backyard patio. Take it in.

The stacked stone veneer and concrete counter top provide a unique feel to this backyard patio

Many of our Orange County barbecue islands are sided with stacked stone like this one though our company provides many other options. We construct stone, pavers, and brick barbecue islands as well.

Built-In American Made Grills

TRU Landscape only uses the finest American Made Grills in their custom barbecue island installations. Why purchase a cheap grill for your new outdoor kitchen when you can have the very best gas or charcoal grill installed.

Grilling in an outdoor kitchen is a lot more fun

Outdoor Kitchen Features

Your barbecue island can be completed with anything you need for cooking outdoors. Everything, plus the kitchen sink! TRU Landscape frequently installs outdoor kitchens with sinks, side burners, refrigerators, and more! If you’re tired of being cooped up in your indoor kitchen, it’s definitely time to consider a fully functional grilling space.

Treated concrete counter tops provide a bar and table for enjoying the outdoor kitchen

Orange County Barbecue Island

What makes an Barbecue Island an “Orange County Barbecue Island”? Well, for one thing, the specially great weather that we experience year round. An Orange County Barbecue Island installation will get use all year. Another thing is the style. Your barbecue can reflect your particular tastes, be they related to the beach or the beautiful hills in our area. Because your grill and outdoor kitchen are custom built, they can be made to blend your taste with the natural beauty of the OC.

Special Feature: Low Voltage LEDs under the Barbecue Island’s Counter

Orange County Landscape Company

So, you want a uniquely Orange County barbecue Island? First of all, you’ll need a uniquely Orange County Landscape Company. TRU has been serving the area for over 25 years. Our team members are vastly experienced in landscape concrete, pavers and driveways installation, sprinkler systems, and landscape lighting. For all of your lawn, patio, and landscape construction needs, call the best landscape contractor in Orange County: TRU Landscape Services!

Our offices are open for calls Monday to Friday from 9am-3pm, or you can send an email using the quick quote feature. All estimates are free. Just call in, and we’ll schedule an appointment to have your landscape project looked at.