Outdoor · Sammamish, WA
An outdoor kitchen in Sammamish with Emerald Green quartzite countertops, a grill cutout and a sink cutout. The yard's uneven ground and heavy slabs shaped the plan.
The countertop needed cutouts for a barbecue and a sink, so the template had to be exact. The backyard sloped and the surfaces were uneven, and the quartzite slabs were large and heavy. The open spans also needed solid support under the stone.
We captured the layout with StoneEx digital laser templating and planned the cutouts from the template. The countertops got an eased and polished edge and mitered edge backsplashes to match. A steel support plate sits under the stone and stays out of sight.
The grill and sink sit cleanly in the stone, and the mitered backsplash and polished edges finish the run. The backyard now works as a proper outdoor cooking area.
The challenge in detail
This outdoor kitchen in Sammamish brought conditions that an indoor job does not. The countertop had to take more than one cutout, one for the barbecue and one for the sink, and both depended on accurate digital templating. The natural slope of the backyard made the installation harder still.
Emerald Green quartzite needs careful handling to avoid damage, both in transport and during installation. The size and weight of the slabs called for detailed planning, especially because the outdoor surfaces around the kitchen were uneven.
Support was the other concern. The countertop layout is large, and heavy quartzite over open spans needs reinforcement underneath, so a 3/8 inch steel support plate was part of the plan. The structure had to stay sound across the whole countertop while still looking right and lasting outdoors.
How we approached it
Our team began with StoneEx digital laser scanning to record the dimensions of the outdoor kitchen. From that scan we designed the template, with the barbecue and sink cutouts placed in it before any stone was cut.
CNC cutting followed the digital template and produced the eased and polished edge profile. Machine cutting keeps the profile uniform along the full run, which is important with natural stone because the edge is a large part of how the surface looks. The same process produced the mitered edge backsplashes, so they match the countertop.
For structure, the 3/8 inch steel support plate reinforces the quartzite over the large, open spans of the outdoor kitchen. Our team set it discreetly into the design, so it carries the stone without showing and supports both the form and the function of the counter.
The finished project
In the finished Sammamish kitchen, the Emerald Green quartzite gives the outdoor area a durable natural stone surface, and its color suits the green surroundings of the yard.
The barbecue and sink cutouts are worked into the stone, so the cooking and cleanup areas function as parts of one counter. Along the front, the eased and polished edges give a soft, finished line, and the mitered backsplash continues the same stone above the countertop for a refined, consistent look.
The project turned the backyard into a working outdoor cooking area. Careful templating, steel support under the open spans and edges cut to the digital template together produced a surface that meets the practical needs of outdoor cooking and the look the homeowners wanted.
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