Outdoor Kitchen · Roseville, CA · case study
Outdoor kitchen · Roseville
L-shaped built-in outdoor kitchen with honed soapstone counters, a pro 36-inch grill, side burner, beverage drawer, sage zellige backsplash, and hand-blown amber-glass pendants overhead.
Days on site
21
Service
Outdoor Kitchen
Where
Roseville
Scope tier
Premium scope
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After
The brief
What the homeowner wanted
The homeowners cook outside three nights a week from April through October and were tired of running back and forth to the indoor kitchen. They wanted a true built-in with restaurant-grade appliances, real counter space, and a backsplash with personality. We routed the gas, water, and electrical under the patio slab before the pour so the surface stays clean, then framed an L-shape that puts the cook station on the back wall and a counter-height bar facing the yard.
The scope
Exactly what we built
A scope checklist is how every Tanbark project starts. Below is the real list we worked from on this build — the same level of specificity goes into the itemized estimate you'll get after your in-home walk-through.
- Site design + 3D rendering with homeowner
- Gas line + water line + GFCI electrical pre-run under slab
- Concrete foundation pad with embedded utilities
- Steel framing + stone-clad island base
- Honed soapstone L-counter with mitered edge
- Stainless 36" grill, side burner, beverage drawer install
- Zellige tile backsplash in sage green
- Pair of hand-blown amber-glass pendants on a dedicated dimmable circuit
- City of Roseville gas + electrical permits + inspections
Materials + finishes
What we specified
We publish the actual material specs because finishes are what make a build feel custom — and because the cheap version of every line below is the difference between a one-year project and a twenty-year project.
- Honed soapstone counter with mitered front edge
- Sage-green handmade zellige tile backsplash, irregular grout joints
- Stainless 36" professional grill + matching side burner + beverage drawer
- Galvanized steel framing + cement-board substrate
- Stone-clad island base in warm Sacramento sandstone tone
- Hand-blown amber-glass pendants on dimmable LED circuit
Material + finish detail
The details up close
Day by day
How 21 working days actually go
Visitors love seeing the schedule honestly. Below is how this project actually broke down. Your timeline will look similar; the exact day count lives in your written estimate.
- 1
Design + permits
Pre-build3D rendering with the homeowner; gas, electrical, and structural permits pulled.
- 2
Utilities under-slab
Day 1-4Gas, water, GFCI electrical lines routed and inspected before the patio pour.
- 3
Foundation + framing
Day 5-9Reinforced concrete foundation, steel framing for the L-shape, cement-board substrate.
- 4
Stone + counter
Day 10-15Stone cladding set, honed soapstone counter template + install with mitered edge.
- 5
Appliances + backsplash
Day 16-19Grill, side burner, beverage drawer installed under permit; zellige backsplash set.
- 6
Lighting + inspection
Day 20-21Pendants hung on dedicated circuit, final inspections, live-fire test with homeowner.
Why this build matters
The details that took it from good to great
- Running gas + water + GFCI under the slab before the pour means the finished island sits on a clean surface with no exposed conduit.
- Zellige tile is hand-made — every piece is slightly different — and it's the single biggest reason this outdoor kitchen reads custom rather than catalog.
- Mitered soapstone edge takes longer to fabricate but is what makes the counter look like architecture.
“We cook outside three nights a week now. Project manager walked us through every appliance choice and the install was on-time, on-budget.”
— Roseville homeowner
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Grab the free 2026 Sacramento Remodel Planning Kit — the same scope worksheet, contractor question list, and material spec sheet we use on builds like this outdoor kitchen in Roseville.
- Scope-Built Quote Worksheet — for apples-to-apples bids
- 10 questions every Sacramento contractor should answer
- Sacramento permit reality check by jurisdiction
- The 5 line items that blow most remodel budgets
- Material + finish cheat sheet (what to spec, what to skip)
About the number on a project like this:
We don't publish project totals because the same build can cost very differently depending on the home, the existing conditions, the finish level you actually want, and how much custom millwork or stone the design calls for. The right number for your project lives in your itemized written estimate, which we deliver within 48 hours of your in-home walk-through.
On the walk we bring the same scope-checklist approach you see above. By the end of the visit you'll know exactly which line items are fixed scope, which are selections, and where the real budget pressure lives.
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