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I ask because I want to know and not be snarky: why a built-in grill? With a portable unit you can take it with you or can upgrade in a few years.
I know someone with several grills and brings the grill he thinks is best for the occasion with him. One for tailgating, one for the camping trip, etc. He couldn't do that with a built-in home only grill.
I've been looking at houses and literally no homes have built-ins. Most homes don't even have decent sized concrete pads to build one out either. Why not?
Built in BBQ's are very rare here. Lot of work, and as already posted, very little ROI.
You might consider putting in a Built in Grill instead.
In all seriousness (because that was typed with a smile), your best bet would be to focus on having the gas-line piped in first. They you have options to put in your GRILL per your own specs and desires.
EDIT: I see that this joke was already made. All in fun, we take our BBQ seriously here.
In significant portions of the triangle you'll need a propane tank. Unfortunately as far as I know there is no map that will tell you what it whether or not a street has gas lines or not.
The house we bought in Heritage the previous owners dumped a ton of money into hardscaping the backyard; or at least a good portion of it (882 square ft).
Left to Right in the backyard. Static photos from Zillow listing when we bought it in March of 2017.
1. Paver patio, cedar pergola with Hammock.
2. 2000 gallon Koi pond. No Photo available, but you can see the "deck" of it in the above picture.
3. Paver patio, cedar pergolas with 2 sections. Section 1 is an open seating area (we have a 6 person outdoor sectional couch and a four piece chair, couch, table setup there). Area has a gas line fed Copper "Fire Wall" and moveable outdoor TV mount.
4. The other end of this paver patio is a 6 person granite topped bar with built in, gas line fed stainless steel grill with under bar storage and additional TV Mount.
The home was bought new in 2007 and between the original purchase price and what they dropped to finish the backyard, we bought it for 59K less than what they put into it...as others have said, probably why builders dont do it short of a buyer customizing the final parts of a build.
it's not very hard to find a house with natural gas service, and running an extra line to the backyard for a grill isn't difficult or that expensive. I would hazard that 95% of homes with gas service have gas furnaces; if the listing agent has taken the time to label it correctly, they're easy to find.
There are plenty of folks here who grill 330+ days a year. But yes, it's not going to be the 365 day potential 55-75 degree daytime temp range. There are many days you're not going to get a group of folks to hang out on the back patio at 6 pm having a cookout.
The house we bought in Heritage the previous owners dumped a ton of money into hardscaping the backyard; or at least a good portion of it (882 square ft).
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2. 2000 gallon Koi pond. No Photo available, but you can see the "deck" of it in the above picture.
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Did the feral cats and raccoons enjoy the koi pond?
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