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…
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.
After some initial leveling – started laying concrete blocks
This is the entry to the smoker
More Blocks
And More blocks…
Okay the inner structure is done
Pictures of the completed structure
The pile of firebrick to line the inside with
Started the form for the smoker top…
Smoker Top – take one (I mixed the concrete wrong – too much plasticizer)
The initial burners built offsite (too many holes to drill)
The Grill surface – I got it right the first time
Started to apply the exterior stone
Dry fit of the burners – after the firebox was lined with fire brick
My models to give you an idea of size
Got the tops moved into place (they were around 400lbs a piece)
I grew up as a millwright working on grain elevators so welding the hoods was a blast from the past
The messy workshop area
All of the hoods were painted with heat resistant paint
The burners lit up for the first time
The finished Product…
Inside the smoker…
With the thermometers installed