We handle the concrete and stone: the patio, the pad an island or fireplace sits on, block or stone bases, seat walls and steps. Appliances, gas, electric and countertops come from their own trades, and the hardscape has to be built for them: pad thickness, sleeves and conduit placed before the pour, and clearances held.
One independent, insured North Texas contractor will call or text within one business day to set a time to look at it. You get a written quote with the pattern, color, stone and slab spec on it.
Updated November 10, 2026
The quote shows each piece on its own line.
A manufacturer's contractor guide for modular outdoor kitchens calls for excavating and filling with compacted free-draining gravel at least 6 inches below the bottom of the pad, a reinforced concrete pad on concrete supports, a form that is perfectly level, utility conduits set at their approximate locations before pouring, and at least 72 hours of cure before building on it. All utilities go in conduit buried to local code, and a licensed gas fitter is arranged early.
Source: Unilock, how to build an outdoor kitchen (contractor guide)
An assembled masonry fireplace is heavy and tall. One manufacturer's installation manual specifies an excavation about 12 inches deep, 6 inches of clean compacted stone in 3-inch lifts, an 8-inch concrete slab with rebar set 4 inches from the bottom in a 4,000 psi mix, cured 48 hours before components are set. A gas fire pit kit is lighter but still wants its own reinforced pad or a thickened area of the patio and a gas sleeve placed before the pour. Verify clearances to the house, fence and overhangs with the unit's manual and your city.
Source: Cambridge Pavers, fully assembled fireplace installation manual (pad detail)
A seat wall is a short block or stone wall on a footing, capped in stone or concrete at seat height. It is quoted as its own line: footing, block, veneer, cap. Steps between patio levels are formed and poured or built in block and veneered, with matching risers. These pieces get the same stone or color as the patio so the yard reads as one design.
The patio under the kitchen is a 4-inch slab on compacted base with steel mid-slab; the kitchen pad is often poured monolithically with it or thickened under the island. Control joints are laid out around the island and fire pit rather than through them, at the Portland Cement Association's spacing of about two times the thickness in feet. Expansion material at the house line.
Source: Portland Cement Association, FAQ: joints, what type are used and where
The cheapest moment to run gas, water, drain and electrical is before concrete. The quote should list every sleeve and its location on the sketch, sized by the trades that will use them. A drilled slab is a sign the sequence went wrong.
Source: Unilock, how to build an outdoor kitchen (contractor guide)
Most newer DFW subdivisions require architectural approval for a kitchen, fireplace or pergola. Texas Property Code §209.00505 (for associations over 40 lots) requires a written denial that states the basis and tells you that you may request a hearing within 30 days, and the board must hold it within 30 days of your request. Build the HOA submittal into the schedule.
Source: Texas Property Code §209.00505, architectural review authority
No. We build the pad, base and walls; the appliance, gas, electrical and countertop trades do their part. We coordinate the sleeves and the sequence.
Thicker than a patio. One manufacturer's manual calls for an 8-inch reinforced pad over 6 inches of compacted stone. Follow the manual for your unit.
A light gas kit sometimes can if the slab is sound and the gas line can be run; a masonry fireplace needs its own pad. We check the slab first.
Often, for the gas and electrical, and sometimes as an accessory structure. Frisco, for example, requires a building permit for all accessory structures. Verify with your city.
Pattern, color method, sealer, stone and joint, or field thickness, edge, steel, base and membrane: one independent, insured North Texas contractor looks at the lot and writes it all down with dates.
Residential and acreage, in eight DFW counties. No price on this site, because the lot and the drawing decide the price.
One independent, insured North Texas contractor will call or text within one business day to set a time to look at it. You get a written quote with the pattern, color, stone and slab spec on it.