How to Build an Outdoor Slate Barbecue

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Building a slate barbecue in your backyard or on your patio will add a beautiful and entertaining element to your home. You don't have to bring in professionals to get the job done right. It is possible to do it yourself. Read on to learn how to build an outdoor slate barbecue.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

Plywood
Grout
Trowel
Slate tiles
Hammer

Step1

Pick a location for your slate barbecue. You will want to place it somewhere it will both look good and serve your family and friends well. They can be built on a patio or in the backyard. Select the place that is best for you.

Step2

Decide how much space you want your slate barbecue to occupy. You can build one to simply house the barbecue, but you can also build one that has a countertop and cabinets. Measure the dimensions you want and note them on paper.

Step3

Select the kind of slate for your barbecue. Slate comes in several shades and colors. Buy enough wood to build the barbecue and enough slate to cover the outside.

Step4

Build the barbecue. Cut the wood to the dimension you want and build the skeleton of the barbecue.

Step5

Nail plywood to make walls on the barbecue frame you just built. Make sure that it is attached well. Use plenty of nails. Use some additional adhesive if you want. Slate is pretty heavy so you want this to be sturdy.

Step6

Cover the walls with slate by fixing the tiles to the walls with grout. Grey grout usually looks good with most slate.

Step7

Use a wet towel to wipe off any grout that gets on the outside of the slate. Allow everything to dry.