Pallet wood Weber grill table project on a budget

Pallet wood Weber grill table project on a budget

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Harry Flashman

19,366 posts

242 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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Disastrous said:
Impressed with all these. My Weber sits out the back of the flat at the moment but we're planning a move to a house with our own garden this year and something like this will be top of my agenda.

One question/immediate thought:

Is there any advantage/disadvantage to keeping the Webber on it's tripod and making a table to sort of sit along side it, with a semi-circular cutout so it butts up neatly to the kettle??

I guess it might not look quite so resolved but would give you a bit of flexibility in terms of being able to separate grill from table for re-varnishing or whatever...
Think I will do this - looking for an old teak garden table on eBay now.

Thanks OP. Not helping my addiction to house projects here. Great job, by the way.

pmanson

13,382 posts

253 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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I made a v2 earlier in the year


Tony Angelino

1,972 posts

113 months

Saturday 18th July 2020
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Looks good.

How does the wood react with the extreme heat from the kettle? Have you put anything between them to prevent it?

Thanks

hyphen

26,262 posts

90 months

Saturday 18th July 2020
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LaurasOtherHalf said:
Tickle said:
Just searched for 'granite' on the Weber Grill Table FB group.


Aye, that's the boy...

Off to find this FB group!
Looks too 'indoor kitchen' to me and so sanitised.

Wood or metal would be more outdoor looking perhaps than granite.

pmanson

13,382 posts

253 months

Saturday 18th July 2020
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Tony Angelino said:
Looks good.

How does the wood react with the extreme heat from the kettle? Have you put anything between them to prevent it?

Thanks
All good. V1 was around 2 years old when I changed it and I've reused all the same wood

tog

4,542 posts

228 months

Tuesday 21st July 2020
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pmanson said:
Made a start today...

Spend so far (£66):










I need another piece of 3x2 to finish the bracing for the actual BBQ and then some decking boards. Probably 8 should do it.

We had a spare piece of granite so i've made space on top so I can put the starter on it.

The only issue I have is that it's going to be difficult to get it from the garage to the back garden as i forgot to take into account the soil pipe whilst thinking about access. It's likely that i'll move the frame into the garden then put the top on once it's in position

Edited by pmanson on Sunday 28th May 22:05
Impressive work. V2 looks good also, but I only need a single one to start with so want to have a crack at one of these too. Are those main timbers 4x2?

tog

4,542 posts

228 months

Wednesday 30th September 2020
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I've just finished mine! Just in time for peak October bbq season..











Apart from the top frame timbers and the ply it is all second hand wood that was lying around and an old kitchen cupboard. A few coats of black Osmo should keep it from rotting away. The metal wire basket at the bottom is saved from my old Weber Performer that eventually rusted through the bottom after about 17 years outside. I may yet come to regret making the top of this one out of ply, but we'll see how it fares outdoors. If it fails terribly at least I now have a template to get one cut in stainless.

Thanks to all on this thread for inspiration!

ThunderSpook

3,612 posts

211 months

Saturday 3rd October 2020
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My table is getting there, I’ve just done the actual table top bit and lower shelf bit with some big sheets of OSB. I’m planning on tiling the top at some point, but in the mean time it’s getting wet.

OSB is water resistant to a point, but I’m thinking I should paint it (potentially the whole table) with something anyway. Any suggestions on what best to use? I’ve never bothered painting anything external before so am not really up on the options.

ade73

432 posts

109 months

Sunday 19th September 2021
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I just found this thread from the BBQ posts.

My effort built in 2018 just in time for the summer heat wave smile


LargeRed

1,654 posts

48 months

Sunday 19th September 2021
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Built this last year. It's a 'one man' BBQ/kitchen.

Consists of a 4ft data cabinet, lay on it's side, stainless steel bread bin with charcoal burner and a 1/4 stainless sink.


illmonkey

18,205 posts

198 months

Sunday 19th September 2021
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Cut my old workbench from the garage up today. Turning it into a outdoor kitchen bench. Shelf under for the kamado and pizza oven, so there is loads of space up top. Also have a rotisserie on route, so can build that in

What do people do, paint them and then seal? The top is covered in oil spots etc. So I’d like to paint and seal it

Had a moment of genius to cut the perfect circle! (Router is also screwed down)




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Mock up, I was trying to get the bracket on the edge, but ta too long, so will just make something.

Going to get some paint on it today. Went with a dark grey, match the patio!


illmonkey

18,205 posts

198 months

Wednesday 22nd September 2021
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More WIP

Found some cheap exterior paint in Homebase and slapped it on. Took about 6 coats!

The 3 holes are what used to hold my vice to the bench. Probably just leave them.






Tickle

4,922 posts

204 months

Wednesday 22nd September 2021
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Nice work, grey looking good too.

illmonkey

18,205 posts

198 months

Friday 24th September 2021
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Got my spit roast and made some brackets up.

Cover also arrived, not tried it yet as paint still wet!


FunkyCEO

157 posts

180 months

Tuesday 1st August 2023
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Following this thread for years, finally got round to building one of these.

I'm most defiantly amateur with very limited skills so if you are thinking of having a go it can made quite simply.

Frame first:



Bottom shelving



Top



Bit of stain and bbq to finish



Of course it's rained pretty much every day in July....

heisthegaffer

3,418 posts

198 months

Tuesday 1st August 2023
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Looks excellent. Maybe I'll do one at some point. Be good to have some work top to prep things.

Greendubber

13,216 posts

203 months

Tuesday 1st August 2023
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That looks great, well done. I really need to pull my finger out and make one for my BBQ and as somewhere to put my pizza oven!