by the way,
@bwarbiany , the bar and cooking pit are coming along.
the bar is under the cover of a steel building (the awning across the back of it) and allows a pass through between it and the cooking pit. I did something i wasn't so sure about when i used 4x4x8 douglas firs for the bar surface... I pinched 6 together for the bar, and 4 together for the serving area of the pit. I ran a planer down the unions, and used a drum sander to smooth the surface out starting with 36 grit, then 80, and finishing with 120... it's almost ready for the epoxy now, which will add about a 1/8" 'glass' appearing surface on it.. . I'm thinking about embedding some of my old Marine Corps challenge coins in it.
i dressed both the bar and the cooking pit with fence boards... I'll end up staining them like the privacy fence in effort to tie it all together.
one thing i did i don't like is the regular propane grill (two burner, small) and the griddle have been left free standing on a little platform.. it looks okay, but is functional... I made a concrete pad 30"x 30" to sit the ecoque on... it is kinda the focus area of the pit. if you're standing in front of the serving area you'll be facing the ecoque.
i've got to put a roof over the pit and integrate it into the bar... the bar has four posts close to the inner portion of the surface. I have one 4x4 inside, a 4x4 between the posts, and 4 4x4's to the edge.. behind the bar the taps will be the focal point with the tv above it.
it gets hot down here in the summer... for that i've got 4 9" stainless fans that will mount about seats at the bar, and a ceiling fan over the server. the cooking pit will also have a ceiling fan (and lights) as well as having an 8" evacuation fan and ducts. the stove pipe out of the ecoque will penetrate the roof, i hope.
i've still got to build a 12'x12' deck in front of the bar outside the awning/covered area, where i'm going to put a 6' round table and umbrella i've had for some time. this will go quickly- i don't expect it to take more than a day to complete start to finish... more like maybe four hours, actually. it's literally a platform only high enough off the ground to be level.
i'm getting closer....lots of work done and lots more to go... tonight i plan on wiring it... kegerator, drink fridge, ice maker, ceiling fan/fans/lights, and electric smoker (will be used as a food warmer) all hoping 60a on a dedicated 8 breaker box is enough for it.. pulling off a 200a box i just had installed. i also have to pour the concrete counters for the pit's prep area and the bar's prep area.
I have less than a week to complete this...