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In July of 2012 – I embarked upon a project to build a grill and smoker.  Mind you I had never smoked a piece of meat before and I had never laid a single concrete block – so with the Internet by my side I designed an built the project below…

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This was the area that I laid out for the grill.  I added a small pad off the side of our patio in the back.

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After some initial leveling – started laying concrete blocks

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This is the entry to the smoker

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More Blocks

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And More blocks…

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Okay the inner structure is done

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Pictures of the completed structure

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The pile of firebrick to line the inside with

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Started the form for the smoker top…

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Smoker Top – take one (I mixed the concrete wrong – too much plasticizer)

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The initial burners built offsite (too many holes to drill)

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The Grill surface – I got it right the first time

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Started to apply the exterior stone

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Dry fit of the burners – after the firebox was lined with fire brick

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My models to give you an idea of size

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Got the tops moved into place (they were around 400lbs a piece)

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I grew up as a millwright working on grain elevators so welding the hoods was a blast from the past

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The messy workshop area

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All of the hoods were painted with heat resistant paint

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The burners lit up for the first time

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The finished Product…

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Inside the smoker…

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With the thermometers installed

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