Grade engineering, a 30×24 cedar pergola, and a fully equipped outdoor kitchen brought this Hopewell backyard to life for nine months of the year. A 42-inch Lynx grill, Alfa pizza oven, and poured GFRC counter sit beneath automated shade panels. Seven weeks on site.
The clients had a flat, underutilised backyard in Hopewell and a vision: a covered outdoor kitchen and dining area they could use from April through November. The challenge was a grade change of nearly three feet from the house to the rear property line.
We graded the site, poured a 30×24 concrete slab, and built a cedar pergola with retractable shade panels above the dining zone. The outdoor kitchen features a 42" Lynx grill, pizza oven, two under-counter refrigerators, and a concrete countertop poured in place.
Custom bluestone steps descend to a lower fire pit terrace. The project was completed in seven weeks, just in time for the client's daughter's graduation party.
Project Specs
- ScopeOutdoor kitchen + pergola + hardscape
- Footprint800 sq ft total outdoor area
- Timeline7 weeks
- Grill42" Lynx Professional
- Pizza ovenAlfa 5 Minuti
- StructureCedar pergola, retractable shade
- CountertopGFRC — poured in place
- Completed2023
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What They Asked For
- Covered dining area — protection from sun and light rain
- Outdoor kitchen: serious grill, pizza oven, refrigeration
- Fire pit zone separate from the dining area
- Level the grade — deal with the 3-foot drop
- Built to last: low maintenance, weather-resistant materials
How We Delivered
- Site graded and retained with Pennsylvania fieldstone wall — 3' grade change resolved
- 30×24 stamped concrete slab — seamless transition from interior through sliding doors
- Cedar pergola with stainless hardware and automated retractable shade panels
- 42" Lynx grill + Alfa pizza oven + dual Sub-Zero UC refrigerators in custom steel-framed island
- GFRC (glass fibre reinforced concrete) countertop — poured and polished on site
- Lower fire pit terrace in bluestone, connected via three-step fieldstone stair
