Outdoor Kitchens
An outdoor kitchen is one of the highest-value upgrades you can make to a Phoenix backyard.
When it's designed and built right, it becomes the part of the house people actually use. When it's not, it's expensive equipment in the way.
How an outdoor kitchen is built: Outdoor kitchens start with a structural frame sized for the appliances and counter layout. Rough-in plumbing, gas, and electrical are run before anything is enclosed — this is the step that has to be done first. Finish materials — countertops, cladding, backsplash — are installed over the frame. Appliances are set, connected, and tested. A permitted gas or electrical inspection is completed before the kitchen is signed off, and the surrounding hardscape is tied in as the final step.
Citiscapes designs and builds full outdoor kitchens for homeowners across Scottsdale, Phoenix, and Paradise Valley. Our builds go beyond a grill island — a full outdoor kitchen typically includes a built-in grill, side burners, refrigeration, storage, a countertop work area, and bar seating, all integrated into a design that fits the rest of the backyard.
We handle the entire project in-house and with licensed trades: structural framing, gas and electrical rough-in, plumbing, finish work, appliance installation, and hardscape integration. One point of contact instead of four, and a finished space that looks like it was planned that way — because it was.
Material selection gets taken seriously on kitchen projects.
Countertops need to handle heat, UV, spills, and regular prep work. Cladding needs to hold up through monsoon season and 115-degree summer days without fading or cracking. We use materials we know perform here — porcelain, natural stone, marine-grade stainless, and properly sealed masonry.
If you're going to invest in an outdoor kitchen, it should be built to last and designed to actually get used. That's what Citiscapes builds.
Elevate Your Outdoor Living
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