How Heavy Is an RTA Outdoor Kitchen — And Why It Matter

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If you’ve been researching outdoor

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kitchens, you probably have already

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noticed how solid they all look. But how

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heavy are they and how heavy are they in

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relation to an RTA outdoor kitchen?

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Question we get all the time. So, in

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this video, we’re going to take some

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time to explain how heavy our kitchens

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are and what that means for your

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installation. Hi, I’m Phil with RTA

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Outdoor Living. And today, we’re going

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to talk about something most people

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don’t think about until the delivery or

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even the installation date, and that’s

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the actual weight of your outdoor

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kitchen. We’ll talk about why that

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weight is important and what to plan for

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before your installation. Our islands

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are built from high strength concrete

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panels. This is what gives them their

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long-term durability and the ability to

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withstand weather year round. Because

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they’re made from real concrete, they’re

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going to be naturally heavier than,

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let’s say, your steel frame kits or

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cement board systems that you see in

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other outdoor kitchen projects. This is

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intentional on our behalf. The weight is

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part of what makes RTA feel solid and

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permanent once installed. When your

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kitchen arrives, it’ll be delivered in a

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large wooden crate, usually one to

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three, depending on the size and layout

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of your design. Each one of these crates

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is going to house the concrete panels

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and the countertops for your islands

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assembly. They’re heavy enough where

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you’re going to want two to three people

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to successfully carry each one, but it’s

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manageable because the system arrives in

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separate sections. You’ll never be

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lifting the entire kitchen at once.

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You’ll be moving it panel by panel to

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the installation location. Because of

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the weight of these kitchens, [music]

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you want to ensure that you have a nice

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flat solid surface such as a PA patio,

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concrete pad,

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decking, something along those lines.

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You don’t necessarily need a footer or

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foundation, but you do need level

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ground. During assembly, two to three

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people can handle the panels

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comfortably. And once everything is

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assembled and installed, the weight of

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these units is going to keep the kitchen

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sturdy and locked in place. Sometimes

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people worry when they hear the word

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concrete. In reality, the weight is a

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benefit. Your kitchen’s not going to

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wobble. It’s not going to shift. It’s

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not going to flex. It’s going to feel

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like a permanent built-in [music] part

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of your yard. It isn’t a lightweight

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temporary kit. This is something

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designed to last decades. If you’re not

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sure if your patio can support the

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weight of an outdoor kitchen, just ask

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us. We look at photos and measurements

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all the time, and we can tell you if

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everything checks out as it should, or

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if there’s any adjustments needed before

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ordering. If you want to see how an RTA

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outdoor kitchen will look in your space,

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try our free online design tool or reach

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out to one of our designers and we’ll

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help you choose the right layout and

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setup for your patio to ensure

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everything fits as it should. I hope

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this video helped explain how much an

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RTA kitchen will weigh and what to

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expect during the delivery and

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installation process. If you have any

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more questions, feel free to reach out

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to us. We’re here to help.