Garden / Outdoor Kitchen worktop ideas

[sidekickdmr]

Good morning,

I’m starting my garden kitchen build this weekend, all very exciting.

Ill do a proper build thread next week, should be a fun project .

I’m doing a grey patio floor and the kitchen its self will have a slate stone finish, a bit like this:



So that’s most of the materials sorted, however the one thing I am struggling with is the worktop.

I don’t want stone/concrete as I think it needs something different to contrast the sea of grey. The budget wont stretch to granite and for obvious reasons laminate and wood kitchen worktops are out.

So the idea I’ve come up with is Reclaimed scaffold boards, rustic and dented, with a few MM gap between each one for drainage and expansion, with a good coat of varnish. The finished article should look something like this:





I know they won’t last forever, but if I had to replace it every 5-10 years that would be fine.

There will be a canvas roof, so it won’t be rained on all year, but might get the odd shower when the roof is off and drips.

Good idea?

Any other ideas?

Thanks

[sidekickdmr]

Nobody?

I thought garden wood was a popular subject here, Ho hum.

[sidekickdmr]

Well I went for the scaffold boards in the end. I couldn’t find any used old ones, so purchased brand new and will be attacking them with a sander, hammer, chains, screws, high heels and fire, then a splash of old paint and a good dark stain. sounds like a fun day

I do like the Irroco and I know its a fantastic wood for outside but I wanted something a lot more "rustic".

Pics to follow