About Tucson Outdoor Kitchens
We build back yards for a climate that destroys anything built casually.
The gap
Why this company exists
Search for an outdoor kitchen in Tucson and the first two results are appliance retailers. That is not a criticism of them, they sell good equipment. It is a description of a gap.
If you want to buy a grill, this city is well served. If you want someone to build the structure that grill sits in, to a standard that survives thirty summers here, the options thin out quickly. Most of what gets built is a frame with a skim coat on it, sold as a package by a business whose actual product is the appliance.
We started from the other end. The structure is the product. The grill is a component that gets replaced eventually, the way a dishwasher gets replaced, and the kitchen it sits in should not care.
That leads to a set of decisions that cost more and are worth it. Poured footings rather than setting on an existing slab. Block and grouted rebar rather than steel studs. Counters specified for UV and heat rather than chosen from an indoor sample board. Shade designed at the start rather than considered at the end.
Principles
How we work
Shade before appliances
A kitchen you cannot use for four months of the year is a failed kitchen regardless of what is in it. If your budget only stretches to one of them, we will tell you to take the cover.
Tell people when they need less
We turn down work. If your existing island is structurally sound, we will refinish it rather than quote you a teardown. If you host twice a year, we will tell you that a good freestanding grill and a shaded table is a better use of your money than anything we build.
No surprises in the quote
One itemised number, with the appliance allowance shown separately so you can see what the construction costs on its own. Where a remodel has genuine unknowns we name them up front rather than discovering them later.
Do the regulated work properly
Gas and electrical go through licensed trade partners and get inspected. There is no version of this where we save you a few hundred dollars by skipping that.
Credentials
What we will show you here
We are not going to put a credentials badge on this page before there is a number behind it. These four slots stay visibly empty until each one is real and you can check it yourself.
State registration
Not yet issued
Arizona ROC number, once issued.
Insurance
Not yet issued
General liability confirmation, once bound.
Trade associations
Not yet issued
Memberships, once joined.
Manufacturer training
Not yet issued
Certifications, once completed.
In the meantime: the regulated parts of a build, gas and electrical, are carried out by licensed trade partners and inspected. Ask us for their details on your job and we will send them.
Coverage
Where we work
We build across Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana, Vail, Sahuarita, Green Valley, Catalina Foothills and Corona de Tucson. If you are elsewhere in Pima County, ask.
- Tucson
- Oro Valley
- Marana
- Vail
- Sahuarita
- Green Valley
- Catalina Foothills
- Corona de Tucson
Free quote
Talk to us about your yard
Tell us what you have in mind. We will come out, measure, and give you a straight answer, including when that answer is to spend less.
- We call you back, usually the same working day.
- We come out and measure before anyone quotes a number.
- The quote is itemised, with the appliance allowance shown separately.
- No sales visit until you ask for one.