How to Build a Grilling Station

By: Jennifer Stimpson, This Old House magazine

Shopping List

Supplies You Will Need

1. two 14-inch-square wood planter boxes

2. two cabinet door catches

3. 4-by-4-foot sheet of ½-inch plywood

4. 2-by-4-foot sheet of 0.09-mil galvanized sheet metal

5. hooks

6. two door pulls

7. four 4-inch strap hinges

8. four 3-inch casters with locks

9. 2½-inch deck screws

10. 1-inch deck screws

11. 4d galvanized nails

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Tools List
Tools You Will Need
- Circular saw
- Cordless drill with bit set
- Tin snips
- Pliers
- Clamps
- Hammer with nailset
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Photo: Tria Giovan

Introduction
Overview
Steps:
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3 hours
$150

Difficulty: Easy to moderate Wrapping the metal top and doors takes a little perseverance.

Come summer, Tony DiGangi of Wellesley, Mass., can invariably be found out on the deck, barbecuing steak and burgers for a crowd. "We entertain a lot, and our grill is the social hub," he says. So when This Old House asked readers to design their own Home Center Project, Tony let his inner grill master do the thinking. He came up with a great idea for a place to store his cooking tools and set his platters of food—a cart assembled from wood planters and metal-wrapped plywood—and won the right to build his creation with TOH general contractor Tom Silva. With a few tweaks—hooks, hinges, and wheels—Tom turned Tony's idea into barbecue brilliance. The pair built the handsome deck accessory for about $150, so now DiGangi can set aside the cooking clutter and put the emphasis back on the steaks. "I'm always trying to get the grill marks just right," he confesses.