Outdoor Fireplaces
We build outdoor fireplaces and masonry fire pits in brick and stone. Seat walls around the fire give everyone a place to sit.
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We build masonry outdoor kitchens for homes around Mechanicsburg and the Harrisburg area. Most start with a grill island: a concrete block core with a brick or stone face. A brick pizza oven can sit at one end or on its own base. We have built a brick grill with a pizza oven.
You pick the grill and the other appliances, and we build the masonry to fit them. Other trades run the gas line and wire any outlets. We leave a path into the island for their lines. An outdoor kitchen often sits on a brick or stone patio, near an outdoor fireplace or fire pit.
Tell us about the chimney, wall, steps or patio and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
A masonry grill island is heavy, so it starts on a poured concrete footing or pad. We lay a concrete block core on that base. The face is brick or stone veneer, picked to suit the house or the patio.
Your grill's installation manual sets the size of each cut-out, and we build the openings to those numbers. Gas grill manuals also call for vent openings in the island in case a gas connection leaks. Propane is heavier than air and settles low, so a propane island needs vents near the floor. Natural gas is lighter and rises, so it needs a vent up near the counter.
Manuals also ask for a countertop that will not burn, and stone on masonry meets that rule. An access door below the grill gives the gas fitter a way in for service.
A brick pizza oven can sit at one end of the grill island or on its own base beside it. The oven is heavy too, so it gets the same kind of poured footing or pad. The space under the oven can hold firewood.
A wood fire burns inside the oven, so the inside has to take high heat. The cooking floor and the dome are firebrick or another heat-rated material, set in mortar made for heat. Plan the oven's spot so its chimney sends smoke away from doors and windows.
Start with the grill's spot. Grill manuals set a clearance from anything that can burn, such as vinyl siding or a wood roof. So the island may need to sit out from the house. Leave counter space on both sides of the grill for platters and tools.
Plan the gas line and any power before the base goes in, since both have to reach inside the island. Pennsylvania 811 warns that utilities may not mark customer-owned lines, and it lists barbecue areas among them. Its website points to private locating services that mark lines you own. If a gas line or yard light wire already runs to the spot, tell us early.
Most winter days around Mechanicsburg freeze at night and thaw by day. NOAA normals for the Capital City Airport station count about 25 January nights at or below freezing. Water that freezes in a joint can crack it, so the counter overhangs the face to drip rain clear. Drain openings at the base let water out of the island.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 40 miles around Mechanicsburg across South Central Pennsylvania.
(717) 608-2175From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (717) 608-2175 and tell us about the job and the town it is in. Text photos if you have them.
We come out to see the masonry and what caused the damage, like water getting in or ground that settled. For new work, we go over the plan and the materials with you.
You get a written quote that spells out the work. Once you say yes, we set a start date with you.
Repairs start with grinding out failed mortar or taking down loose brick. New work starts at the footing or the base, and then we lay the masonry on it. Mortar work follows the weather.
We clean the new masonry and the work area. Then we go over the finished job with you.
Common questions about outdoor kitchens around Mechanicsburg and the Harrisburg area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We build outdoor fireplaces and masonry fire pits in brick and stone. Seat walls around the fire give everyone a place to sit.
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Concrete footings and pads poured for the masonry that sits on them. We also pour steps and small patios when you ask, and we repair walk sections.
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New brick walls, veneer, columns, porches and piers for homes and small commercial buildings. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Learn MoreWe work in brick, block and stone. A job that mixes them, like a block wall with a stone face, takes one call.
We fix loose brick and failed mortar joints, and we rebuild worn chimneys. New work covers brick porches and columns, block foundation walls and stone veneer.
We look at the job before we put a price on it. Then you get the quote in writing, with the work spelled out.
Mechanicsburg sits at the center of our service area. Harrisburg, Carlisle, Hershey, York, Lebanon and Gettysburg are part of it too.
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Fastest company to get back to me, as well as educate me on the process behind building up a brick step up to the front door. I found that very beneficial, and added a sense of security and i always stand behind anyone who is that confident in their work, as well as going above and beyond!!!
Efficient, quick, and on time, rain played a factor but these guys didn’t let that affect them, stayed on the timeline they gave me and crushed it, the work speaks for itself
Steven got us scheduled very quickly and gave us a quote! He was very honest about the work we needed done and pointed us in the right direction for how it should be done. The finished project looked great! We would definitely recommend Steven and are very happy with his work. Thank you Steven!
Tell us what needs building or fixing and the town it is in, and text us photos if you like. Call or text (717) 608-2175 or use the form, and we will get back to you.
Tell us about the chimney, wall, steps or patio and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.