SERVICES / OUTDOOR KITCHENS
FSI builds custom aluminum outdoor kitchens for Puget Sound homeowners who want a real cooking and entertaining setup that matches the home and holds up in this climate.

the difference
Most outdoor kitchen kits sit against the fence and match nothing. FSI builds custom aluminum kitchens designed around your space, matched to your home's finishes, and built to hold up in Pacific Northwest weather.

We do not spec products because they are available. We spec them because they solve the specific problems outdoor kitchens face in the Pacific Northwest.

Your kitchen should still look right in ten years.
Most outdoor kitchen frames are wood. Wood rots in this climate. FSI builds with Challenger Designs aluminum-welded cabinetry because aluminum does not rust, swell, or degrade through Pacific Northwest winters. The result is a kitchen that looks and functions the same in year ten as it did on install day.

Your grill should perform in October the same way it does in July.
Not every grill is built for the Pacific Northwest, and not every grill is built for the same cook. FSI carries options across every style and tier. Fire Magic and Twin Eagles for high-performance stainless burner cooking. AOG and Delta Heat for premium performance at a more accessible price point. Weber for the homeowner who wants a reliable everyday grill. Big Green Egg for the cook who wants a ceramic kamado that holds heat exceptionally well in cold weather.
FSI matches the right grill to how you actually cook and what your kitchen calls for. Every option on our list is specified because it performs in cold, wet Pacific Northwest conditions.

Your countertop should outlast everything around it.
Standard countertop materials crack under temperature swings and stain under moisture exposure. FSI builds with Challenger Designs and Tru Innovative Outdoor, both of which use premium granite countertops as their standard specification. Granite handles the weight, moisture, and temperature variance of outdoor use without cracking, shifting, or staining. You get a surface that looks as good in year five as on day one.

Your outdoor kitchen should work like an indoor kitchen.
FSI specs and installs every appliance for outdoor use in this climate. Sink, refrigerator, warming drawer, side burner, kegerator. Every connection handled by one team. You get a kitchen that works the way a kitchen should, without coordinating a single contractor yourself.
WHAT YOU ACTUALLY GET
Every outdoor kitchen FSI builds is custom. Here is what that covers.
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Layout, cabinet configuration, appliance placement, and finish facing all designed around your property and your home. Not a kit. Not a template.
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Stone, tile, stucco, or board and batten. FSI sources facing material to match your home's exterior. The kitchen looks like it belongs because it was designed to.
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Material selected by you. Installed flush with the structure. Built to handle Pacific Northwest weather without cracking, staining, or shifting.
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Every kitchen starts with a gas grill. Add a sink, refrigerator, warming drawer, side burner, or kegerator. FSI specifies appliances based on how you actually cook and entertain.
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Electrical rough-in handled by FSI. Gas line coordination through FSI's vetted sub network. You do not manage a separate contractor for either.
From the first site visit to the final walkthrough, FSI manages every trade and every detail of your outdoor space.
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Most contractors build one piece of the space. FSI can design and build the entire outdoor room — pergola, kitchen, screens, heaters, lighting, and AV — as one cohesive system, coordinating with vetted contractors if needed.
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No contractor coordination. No missed handoffs. No blame-shifting when something does not fit. FSI manages every trade, employs the people doing the work, or subs out to vetted partners.
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FSI has been operating in this market since 2005. This climate, these jurisdictions, these materials. Not a new dealer figuring it out. A team with over 340 completed projects.
From First Call to Finished Space

One call. Describe your cooking setup, your appliance wishlist, and how the kitchen will be used. FSI asks the right questions before any site visit.

FSI assesses your existing or planned structure, your home's architecture, and the surrounding hardscape. The kitchen is designed to fit, not placed where it is convenient.

Full design with layout, facing material, countertop, and appliance list. You approve before anything is fabricated or ordered.

Aluminum frame fabricated. Countertop ordered. Appliances and materials procured. Your install date confirmed.

Frame, cabinets, facing, countertop, and appliances. Electrical and gas coordinated. One team from start to finish.

Every appliance tested and confirmed before FSI leaves. The kitchen is ready. Use it.
QUESTIONS?
FSI outdoor kitchens can be built to include any combination of the following: BBQ and grill in multiple brands and configurations, outdoor sink with hot and cold water, outdoor-rated refrigerator, warming drawer, side burner, kegerator, ice maker, and any other appliance with an outdoor-rated model available. The appliance selection is made during the design consultation based on how you plan to use the kitchen, what your covered structure can support in terms of electrical and gas connections, and your project budget. FSI does not maintain a fixed appliance catalog — the kitchen is designed around the customer's actual use case.
Countertop material for an outdoor kitchen in the Pacific Northwest must be rated for outdoor use, resistant to moisture penetration, and able to handle the freeze-thaw cycle without cracking. FSI recommends and installs porcelain tile (low water absorption, freeze-resistant, available in stone-look formats), natural granite (dense enough for outdoor use when properly sealed), and concrete (custom-formed, holds up well when sealed annually). Materials FSI recommends against for Pacific Northwest outdoor use include standard ceramic tile, marble, and manufactured stone veneer countertops not rated for outdoor installation. The right countertop is also selected to coordinate with the kitchen facing material, the pergola hardware finish, and the adjacent hardscape — aesthetic continuity is part of the design process, not an afterthought.
FSI's complete outdoor living package is a fully managed outdoor construction engagement that covers every element of an outdoor living space under one contract. The standard scope includes: full design consultation and property walkthrough, 3D design renderings of the complete finished space, structural base coordination including deck construction or concrete subcontractor coordination, Azenco pergola system supply and installation, MagnaTrack motorized screen installation, custom outdoor kitchen with aluminum-welded frame, cabinetry, countertop, appliances, and finish facing, outdoor technology integration including TV, patio speakers, landscape speakers, infrared heaters, LED lighting, and smart home integration, permit coordination across all applicable trades, and a final walkthrough and system activation. One team manages every element from design approval to the day FSI hands you the keys.
When one contractor manages the full outdoor scope, every design decision is made with full knowledge of every other element in the space. The kitchen is designed to wrap the pergola post — which is only possible if the same team knows both the kitchen dimensions and the post location before either is fabricated. The MagnaTrack screens are sized to the pergola opening dimensions — which only works if the same team specified both. The technology wiring is run inside the structural framing — which only happens if the technology is planned before the structure is completed. None of these integrations happen by accident. They happen because one team owns the design, the materials, and the installation of every element. The alternative — hiring separate vendors for the pergola, the kitchen, the screens, and the technology — produces a backyard where each element was done by someone who never spoke to the others. FSI eliminates that sequence entirely.
The process starts with one phone call. Describe your space, your budget range, and what you are imagining. FSI asks questions to determine whether a full design engagement is the right path — not every project fits the complete outdoor living package, and FSI is direct about that. If it is the right fit, the next step is an on-site property walkthrough. FSI's team comes to your property, walks the space, measures, assesses sun exposure and wind conditions, reviews existing structures, and discusses intended use in detail. From that walkthrough, FSI produces a complete design and 3D rendering of the finished space. You review the design, request any changes, and approve the final version. FSI then delivers a complete written proposal covering every trade, every material, and every line item. You approve the proposal, the deposit is collected, materials are ordered, and the project schedule is confirmed. From that point, FSI owns the full execution.