Before You Build an Outdoor Kitchen, Watch This Install Walkthrough

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Have you ever started a home project thinking it was only going to take a few hours to only be kneedeep in tools days later? What if your outdoor kitchen could actually be assembled in a single afternoon with no special skills, minimal tools, and no surprises? In this

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video, we’re going to walk you through RTA’s actual installation process and show you what you can expect step by step from placing your first panel to firing up your grill. By the end of this video, you’ll know exactly what it takes

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to go from a delivery to a successful installation and what you can do to plan with confidence to avoid some of these common delays. What impacts the install time for an outdoor kitchen? Well, for a simple linear design such as like a 7 ft linear kitchen, it can take as little as

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3 to 4 hours to put something like that together. And your first time doing anything is always going to take a little bit longer. But when you start looking at larger designs such as an L-shaped or even a U-shaped kitchen, there’s just more pieces to the design, which will kind of impact the time

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needed to put it together, and there’s more appliances. So, uh, it can take, you know, a half a day to maybe a full day to put something like that together. Let’s talk about the installation process. Everything actually gets delivered to your driveway. The crates

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can be opened up and the individual pieces can be carried to your backyard. You’re going to start by assembling the base, putting on the countertops, and then inserting your appliances. Once you’ve got everything put together, all you really need to do is get it cleaned

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up and start grilling. When it comes time to install your RTA outdoor kitchen, you’re going to have two options. You can DIY and build it yourself or use somebody from our Pro Installer network. Really, the differences here are this might be your first time putting together one of these

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kitchens, so it’s going to come with a little bit of a learning curve. using somebody from our pro-installer network. They’ve built many of our kitchens and they’re going to actually have a team of people ready to knock your project out and get you grilling in no time. Can you actually build your RTA outdoor kitchen

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yourself? Well, you’ve probably actually put something together more complicated than your kitchen. It’s a four-sided structure with a countertop and putting in your appliances. Honestly, doesn’t get any more simple. Do you need a team of people to build your outdoor kitchen?

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Most homeowners that are building their kitchen do it with two to three people. Carrying the panels from the driveway to your backyard is the most difficult part, but it’s absolutely manageable. And that’s it. In as little as a few hours, you can go from unboxing to a

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fully assembled outdoor kitchen ready for your first cook. Most homeowners complete their installation the same day with a few basic tools and with a little bit of help. If you want to see a full step-by-step guide or talk to somebody on our team about the right setup for

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your space, go ahead and click the link below and start your