Bespoke Outdoor Kitchens in Sussex & Kent

An outdoor kitchen should feel like a considered extension of your home, rather than simply somewhere to place a barbecue.

With over 50 years of construction experience and skilled carpenters and joiners within our team, we approach outdoor spaces with the same understanding of materials, structure and finish that we bring to our homes, extensions and refurbishments.

Layout, materials, levels, drainage, access and services all need to work together. The relationship between the kitchen, house, terrace and wider garden is equally important if the finished space is going to look right and perform well for years to come.

We treat an outdoor kitchen as part of the wider built environment, bringing together the construction elements needed to create a practical, durable and beautifully finished space.

An outdoor kitchen is about much more than the appliances themselves. The most successful spaces bring together the kitchen, terrace, landscaping, services and surrounding architecture as one considered design.

We can deliver the construction required to create a complete outdoor kitchen and entertaining space, bringing together groundwork, services, paving, structures, joinery and finishing details as one carefully managed project. Where specialist kitchen or appliance expertise is required, we work alongside the appropriate suppliers as part of that wider build.

Depending on the project, we can also work alongside your architect, designer or chosen specialist supplier so the different elements come together as one coherent scheme.

• Bespoke cooking and preparation areas
• Integrated barbecues, grills or pizza ovens
• Worktops, storage and cabinetry
• Islands, bars and entertaining areas

• Sinks, refrigeration and appliances
• Lighting and electrical provision
• Water and other required services
• Patios and terraces

• Pergolas and covered structures
• Bespoke timber elements and joinery
• Seating and dining areas
• Retaining walls, steps and changes in level
• Wider landscaping and garden construction

The most successful outdoor kitchens complement the architecture and materials of the property around them.

For a traditional country home, this might mean natural stone, oak, brick and carefully detailed joinery. For a contemporary extension or new build, cleaner lines, large-format paving and modern finishes may create a more natural connection between indoors and out.

Our experience across new builds, extensions, refurbishments and heritage properties allows us to consider the outdoor kitchen as part of the property as a whole.

The result should not simply be impressive in isolation. It should feel as though it belongs.

Many of the homes we work on are designed around a stronger connection between internal and external living spaces.

Large areas of glazing, sliding and bi-fold doors, terraces and patios can transform the way a home opens onto the garden. An outdoor kitchen can take that idea further, creating a genuine destination for dining and entertaining outside.

If you are already considering an extension or refurbishment, incorporating the outdoor areas into the project from the outset can also allow levels, drainage, services and finishes to be planned together.

Our extensive Wadhurst project combined a major house extension and refurbishment with the transformation of the surrounding outdoor spaces. Raj Blend Indian sandstone paving and carefully considered external works helped create a strong connection between the house, terrace and garden.

At this Grade II listed property near Tunbridge Wells, our external works included hand-laid granite setts, handmade clay paviors and the careful reconstruction of the historic boundary wall, alongside bespoke gates and other external features. Every element was considered in relation to the architecture and heritage of the property.

Based in Crowborough, we work across East Sussex, West Sussex and Kent, with projects taking us to Tunbridge Wells, Wadhurst, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, East Grinstead and the surrounding towns and countryside.

Our experience extends across new builds, extensions, refurbishments, listed and heritage properties, landscaping and other substantial construction work. So if your outdoor kitchen forms part of a larger scheme, we can consider it in the context of the project as a whole.

Whether you are planning a dedicated outdoor space or something much more extensive, talk to our team about what you have in mind.

From planning considerations to how an outdoor kitchen can fit into a wider renovation or landscaping project, here are some of the practical questions worth considering at the early stages.