I had one built, but it's pretty small. It's got a raised bar and is in an L shape. It's possible to put 6 bar stools there, but I have 4 only. The other two are at a bar high teak accent table on the other side of the pool. The counters and bar are covered with granite. It looks lovely, BUT no one can sit there too often because granite is HOT in the summer, and FREEZING in the winter. I'd use something else. I do put place mats on there for guests, but if you accidentally put your hand on the granite.. shudder!! I have a sink with only cold water. The drop in grill is by Pacific Gas Specialties, Model K-40 Ultra. has a nice rotisserie with infra red heat and it works great! We have had no problems with it in 5 years!! If I did it over, I'd have some side burners. The refrigerator is certified by UL for outdoor use. That's important, and the Fridge is great! The entire thing was built in blocks and plastered and painted. On the bar side, I had 20" tile strips glued on for kick protection from those who sit there. This is a good feature. Looks great and is functional. If I did it over, I'd have the storage under the BBQ with removable shelves. Now and then you have to get under there. Shelves are nice, but we left ours dirt because we didn't think of removable shelves. We keep wood chips in there and stuff like that. Oh, and of course I have the mandatory umbrella. We live in the desert, and get some mighty winds now and then, so the poor umbrella is pretty thrashed. I still use the part that works. One side hangs there all broken, but I think it lends character! There are electric outlets in it, so we bring lamps out there at night. If I did it over, I'd have built in overhead lighting.... Like 3 corner poles connected by a funky hanging light thing. Too late to do that now. Sorry I don't have a picture to post, but you get the drift! Yours are probably already built, but I decided to bump this one up just in case....... Happy Grilling!

Out of those 2 the Fire Magic. If you want a real "BBQ" though I would go with some sort of a Kamado type charcoal grill. You can build those in also and they are way better than any gas grill, last a lifetime, can cook anything on them. Smoker, Oven, High Heat Grill. They are ceramic which is better than any metal. I would do something similar to this and maybe have a small Infrared gas grill built in next to it. Or this with the Infrared gas grill just for quick searing. If price were no object I would get the above pair. A Primo extra large oval Kamado with a Solaire Infrared gas grill, although I would opt to get the Solaire Anywhere grill which is Marine Grade 316 stainless steel and you can take it anywhere with you, take it to the beach, camping what ever and it would work perfect for anything I would ever need a gas grill for. Its also much cheaper at around $500. Comes with a nice carrying case. It is also lifetime guarantee. Here is a link that might be useful: Solaire Anywhere

We did consider a blue to go with our pool tile and might have gone that route if the granite had any blue or the right greys in it. I found the fire pit online but had to order through a dealer. The guy there showed us the stock glass, but also larger pieces. Some are larger crumbles and others look like small ice cubes or gems. I think he called one of them liquid ice -- the name because of how it reflects the light and looks melted from the fire. He said some people us one color for most of the glass and then scatter some of a different color on top or use some clear or colored larger pieces to catch the light on top. If I recall correctly, our pit has a dish that is about 24 inches wide and not too deep. The glass just covers the burner and I think we needed 80 lbs of glass. The glass runs several dollars a pound, so it is easy enough to change out, but it may not be cheap -- especially if your contractor is building a large brick pit. I assume he will insert a pan for the burner and make it more shallow? You may want to ask about that.

Wow! The people writing to Amazon seem to be justifiably outraged. Fortunately, my 30-inch (not built-in) Lynx Pro with dual Pro-Fire burners has worked well, once sorted out. This was purchased through an appliance store in 2015. I do not use it often, since I like to thoroughly clean it each time, but it has been reliable when it needs to be. Most of the complaints on Amazon seem to be earlier than this, so maybe Lynx made some needed design or fabrication changes. On initial testing after delivery, one of the two screened burner assemblies on my grill would heat up and then develop a fuel-air leak causing it to pulsate. Lynx promptly replaced this assembly. Once I was satisfied that the burners were both working correctly and had good alignment with the gas jets, I extended the flame range per the directions in the supplied manual. This involves turning a screw in the control shaft for each burner to tune the low end of the gas flow range. Flow should be set to achieve the lowest stable flame. In comparing this to other options, such as its low priced Kenmore predecessor, one should consider that the imputed interest on the cost of the Lynx, using the real CPI (see http://www.shadowstats.com/) would allow purchase and throwout of a minimal Kenmore gas grill every few years. However, the Kenmore is relatively uncleanable, so if one likes cost-effective "crusty" cooking, he should stick with cheap grills. The all stainless steel Lynx is easy to clean (albeit time consuming) and the grill assemblies can be soaked for as long as needed to ease complete cleaning without any fear of rusting. kas