Outdoor Kitchen Installation in Charlotte, NC

An outdoor kitchen is a permanent structure, and it is heavy. Block, stone veneer, a solid top and a built-in grill all bear on one footprint, and Charlotte's red clay swells when wet and shrinks when dry. So the kitchen gets its own compacted base or footing, separate from the patio around it.

The core is concrete block, faced with stone veneer on a proper backing and finished with a cap that overhangs the face. That overhang drips rain clear of the stone instead of letting it run down into the joints. We plan the gas and electric routes at layout and settle them before the base goes in, and licensed professionals make the final connections. That way nothing has to be cut out of a finished patio later.

A roof changes how often a kitchen gets used. Under a pavilion, rain or midday sun no longer ends the cookout, and the counter stays clean between uses. We set the beam height so smoke from the grill clears the roof.

Hortus-Flora LLC installs paver patios, driveways, walkways, retaining walls, and fire pits in Charlotte and across Mecklenburg and Union counties, NC. Hortus-Flora is run by Vladimir, a civil engineer who graduated from Bauman Moscow State Technical University in 2012. After several years on construction sites, he and his wife founded the original firm in 2015. On hardscape that means the base, the edge restraint and the drainage get the same attention as the pattern on top. Hortus-Flora LLC now works in Charlotte as a small crew. The same people handle planting and floral touches, and a trusted plumbing partner covers anything backflow-related.