All I can say is WOW and if I was your neighbor I would be there every chance I got. Beautiful!

Amazing!!! I'm sooooo happy for you to have it finished and ready to use!!! Give details!!!! :)

I remember that drawing from awhile back. That has turned out very nice! How I wish we would have had more space for an outdoor kitchen!

Thanks for the response!! We will definately get alot of use out of it.

lmhall2000 said: "Give details"

what details would you like to know?

Jdegid

Fantastic!! I remember your previous progress thread, it was looking pretty good then but now that it's done it looks really stupendous. The colors, the furniture, the sparing use of landscaping is all just perfect. It's quite stunning!

mmmmmmmmmmmmm, beer tap and a flat screen. count me in.

Looks stunning!

Wowee! It turned out very nice! I remember your rendering from before too. I love seeing the before & after pics! Thanks for sharing and enjoy!

AMAZING! It looks like a resort...only better. You must never want to leave home. Simply stunning.
Judy

What a great space. I like how you incorporated lots of seating around the bar. All your colors flow together so nicely. The pool looks fabulous and so does the fireplace. Beautiful!!!!

Love it, Love it. I think that the outdoor kitchen sitting area is really nice. I have a covered patio area that I am trying to design a similar space for. What size is your coverd area? I want to incorporate all of the same features in mine. I want the fireplace, sitting area, bar and kitchen. I'm curious as to how much space you worked with to get all of that. I've got a 22'x14' area to work with and am hoping to put it all in there.

That is so incredible!!!! How much did it cost you? If you don't mind saying. WOW. I Love it so much.

Fantastic, that is exactly what I am planning plus a bathroom! What are the dimensions?

You have a beautiful backyard . . . makes for a perfect escape.

Thank you all!

Here is a picture of the plan with dimensions. Hopefully you all can read it.

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On details, boy, I mean it all! :) The hardest part is deciding on deck finish/coping/color of pool interior, lighting for the pool...you name it! :) And now that it's there are there things that you wished you had gone ahead and splurged on or things that you wished you had not done? I love hearing the whole story! :)

I like that you painted the columns from the rendering, it makes it very warm and inviting! :)
Tara

teppy wrote: "I've got a 22'x14' area to work with and am hoping to put it all in there".
I would say if you wanted to incorporate all of that, it would be really tight. When I designed this. (yes I did the design and construction drawings myself) I laid everything out on my grass using spray paint, mostly the BBQ area before construction to get a feel on how big I neeeded to go. As you can see my patio area is 40' x 14' 1/2"
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motherofthreeboys wrote: "How much did it cost you?.
LOL.. I get that question alot, just from my neighbors. What I paid wouldn't be realistic. I did the design and the constuction drawings as well as acting as my own General contractor. I bought all of the wood and steel material for framing at cost through a connection at my work. I hired workers from my company to frame the job. Electrical and plumbing was done by friends that work in the trades for a living. Stucco was done on the side by the workers of a friend that owns a stucco company.

So even if I told you how much it wouldn't matter. The only part I paid retail for was the BBQ.

Here are some other details.
Fireplace is a FMI 42" ventless outdoor rated all stainless steel
BBQ by Napolean "gemini series 49"
Sink is oversized double stainless steel with hot and cold water.
(2) 4 cu ft. refrigerators by Danby and (1) Kegerator Danby (holds up to Half keg)
(1) outdoor Ice Maker by Franklin.
(2) Tv's, a 46" LCD Toshiba over the fireplace, a 27" LCD over the BBQ area
(16 total)Can lights are 4" 12v with real copper rings
I added 3 additional high amp electrical outlets in the ceiling for future Radiant patio heaters.
Due to the increase in electrical I had to add another electrical panel to my exsisting house panel. Approximately 1,400 lineal feet of electrical wire is run in the patio alone.

I think that covers it. Let me know if there is anything else :)

What I had the hardest time with? Well my original plan was for a balcony. I then changed to the design you see here. Well the footings were in place for the balcony and I had to get a engineer involved to convert over to this design due to the stucco and roof tile added weight. This conversion included converting the main post's to steel in lieu of wood at a substantial increase in cost.

The only thing I would have done differently would be the BBQ island as far as type of material used. I went with the standard metal stud wrapped in cement board instead of cement block. In hindsight block with a concrete countertop would have been awesome. Time and money was a major determining factor as far as that decision went.

My pool is perfect for what I was looking for. Pebbel tec finish and SWG. If anything I would have gone maybe a foot deeper in the deep end but thats it. It is 6 1/2 feet deep. I would say if doing a SPA in your pool make sure you add a elbow ledge (see my pool pics) I love it!

What you don't see is that there are more electrical and gas lines run to the back of the yard for my future plans STAY TUNED!!!!

If you would like to see close up pics of the pool. you can see them at the link below.

Thanks again,

Jdegid

Here is a link that might be useful: POOL PICS

To those that are asking about price, you'd be looking at 60k to 80k to do a similar covered porch with kitchen. The wide range is due to finish-out, it can swing the number up or down a lot depending on whether you do clay tile roofing versus asphalt shingles; or granite countertops instead of tile, etc.

Well said tresw. There are alot of factors. Area/size, choice of materials, equipment, workmanship, and location of your property that will determind the overall final price. I would say in Southern California what I built would be in the $80K range if you were to hire a G.C. to build it.

Jdegid

Absolutely stunning! You turned something plain into something amazing. One of my favorites!

Well Jdegid. That is beautiful! And I live close enough for an invitation to your next party. Seriously, you did an amazing job! Gotta show my husband this one.

Had to take another look. I love all the choices you have made right down to the beautiful bar stools. I love how you incorparated the kids area and made it wavy instead of straight across, and the landscaping is beautiful.

Wow, what a truly stunning space!

I do have a question though. How do your LCD's hold up outdoors? I am assuming they are not "weatherproof" or waterproof? What happens when the rain blows in?? I am very curious now!

As far as the LCD's go. First, I live in California and we don't get alot of rain here. The TV's are pretty protected as far as location. Second, I'm having covers made for the off season. Third, It's called extended warranty :)

I guess we'll find out LOL!!!!

Thanks for the comments!

Jdegid
Riverside, Ca

Amazing just about perfect is what I would say... it would be perfect if I could be there enjoying it with you LOL
I so badly want to put in a kitchen on my back patio area. We have acreage here and I just feel it is so wasted without all that good stuff I could put back there.
Love the colors, textures, the whole package.

Thank you very much for the compliments.

This weekend was great! Next weekend will be a blast. All my neighbors will be over LOL

Jdegid

that is AWESOME. just awesome.

question - we are in the process of choosing appliances for our outdoor kitchen (will be nothing near as cool as yours, sadly) and are wondering about an icemaker. i see that you have one - do you love it? does it work well and meet your expectations? how much ice does it make in a day?

we've been told by one builder that they don't tend to last very long or don't make the amount of ice one would expect. really, i'd be happy with just a large freezer that would hold ice and keep it frozen that we could dip into to make blender drinks..

thanks for any info - :)

very beautiful!

Thank you!

We are enjoying it.

Jdegid

Beautiful! Sorry if you mentioned it but which color Pebbletec did you use?

Where did you buy the bar chairs? Do they swivel. Thanks

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing your space!

Wow! So beautiful!

What is the height of your bar chairs?

Do they swivel?

Do the arms of the chairs tuck under the overhang of the bar?

Where did you buy them?

Thanks.