DIY Wet Bar / Outdoor Kitchen Complete

[matthewsunshineflorida]

14ga galvanized steel tubing welded together. Lot of work but very happy with how it turned out.

Wet Bar Tour:


Full Pool Tour:





Put in dry wells on both sides a few years ago to deal with both side yards yard flooding once the pool was built. Kept a line for a sink ready knowing we would want to put one in eventually



Fortunately I had my very best helper. Always on the job site early every weekend. So early that she wakes me up when I'd rather sleep for another 15. Her little brother is due on Thanksgiving!



Used cold galvanizing spray over the welds to prevent them from rusting in the intense humidity



Frame built and inside painted



Gotta have paper towels near the sink!



Wife requested outlets for crock pots and warmers




I used cheap standard back-vented mini fridges and then added circulation fans inside them to stop the issue of some drinks being frozen while others aren't cold enough. Added a motion light while I was at it. Then there is a fan behind the fridge that pulls air through the cracks on the sides and top to cool the compressor and dump the air out through the vents



Couldn't find any standard sized pull out trash that would fit so I built this one out of angle steel and wrapped in aluminum. The top is PVC, used a table saw to hollow out a couple inches inside so that it hugs the trash can holding the bag in place.



Brand Man Rustler grill - very happy with it. Tons of storage and a dedicated corner so you're not in the way of everybody. 12 wheels so it's so easy to move under the patio if you want to grill while raining.

 

[bljamison]

Wow! Great set up. You put a lot of thought into the plan. Fun times!

 

[Turbo1Ton]

This looks great! My only question/concern is on the receptacle. Is that a GFI receptacle, or is it on a dedicated GFI breaker? Being in a wet area, (near the sink, not only outdoors) it needs to be.

--Jeff

 

[matthewsunshineflorida]

Definitely! I didn't want to bomb the thread with boring detailed photos any more than I already did lol

When we built the pool, I put in a separate 20a home run that also feeds the hanging LEDs and TVs. The circuit itself is not a GFCI breaker. Instead, the hanging lights and TV receptacles run to the load side of a GFCI around waist height for easy access, and each of the fridges has its own GFCI under the counter with easy access under the sink and above the trash pull out. These also then power the pop ups. The idea is if water caused one GFCI to trip, it doesn't affect the others and you're going to know exactly what set it off and where to reset it once you've fixed the issue.

Actually have surprisingly never had the hanging lights trip the GFCI, but it wouldn't shock me (ha) if that happens once in a blue moon with the counter top receptacle by the sink. It's IP rated for splash/rain when in the down position but I still didn't want to put them in the middle of the field because they wouldn't be protected from rain when in use or if the seals ever fail, so each corner behind block seemed like the best compromise overall.

 

[Turbo1Ton]

each of the fridges has its own GFCI under the counter with easy access under the sink and above the trash pull out.

Be careful having fridges on GFCI's, as the compressor startup can cause them to trip.

--Jeff

 

[matthewsunshineflorida]

So true - I had a friend build a house that was subject to the latest code so which included GFCI breakers... caused problems on fridges and power tools, anything with a compressor or motor. The electricians couldn't fix it in a code compliant way so he ended up just swapping the breaker on his own. But I've had these and other fridges on GFCIs for years and never had issues - wonder if the breakers are just more sensitive than the receptacles?

 

[kimkats]

Love it all!! Well done!!