DIY BBQ - Poll - for Resale??

Marie27lol

Howdi All

I have started a post on "In my Home", but wanted to ask another Q from a different angle which I have copied below, and the original found at https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4625727

Evening All

Hubby is talking about making a BBQ as we have flattened our garage/outbuildingin the garden, and so have a chance to create what we will...

We are in Yorkshire! So to make it a permanent feature in the garden, it really has to be worth while (north facing and the evening sun is at the end of a long narrow garden -35') and attractive to future buyers.

So his (my) questions are:

• Have you made a brick BBQ?
• What design do you choose (pic would be fab)?
• Do they work?
• Do plants die in raised bed next to them?
• Any hints and tips?
• Did you use it?
• Will any future buyers appreciate it?

So my poll for you discerning folk is:

What would you do?

Any thoughts / ideas / even daft ones, please post.

M

Edwardia

I would find out which way your prevailing wind blows so you don't end up with smoke in your face.

I've only been to North Yorkshire which was lovely but so cold n wet compared to here in south I kinda think you're hopeful about barbecuing much with a North-facing garden.

ValHaller

I doubt it will add or detract from value.

Not many buyers will want YOUR barbeque. Very few will be put off by it if it is reasonably well executed. Most people will just see it as something which their sellers left

Do it for yourselves or not at all. But don't think about it in terms of value.

monty-doggy

Personally I wouldn't use someone else's BBQ. I don't know why but I would rather use a free standing BBQ that I can strip and clean. Although I am a bit of a clean freak!

Paul_the_Painter

Well, the flattened garage/outbuilding would have added much more value than any BBQ. Do it because you want it, not because of any value added. The only things that really add value are extra rooms/more square footage to the property, almost anything else just makes it easier to sell (or harder if you choose really badly)

LEJC

we created a simple bbq on our patio,and its been there years.

Simply constructed it from bricks and have a metal grill that we put over it to cook on and one that holds the charcoal etc

When we aren't using the bbq we have a slab of granite that was a offcut from the kitchen which we place over the top of the bricks and it acts as a potting table next to the greenhouse.

In terms of cost...not a lot really...in terms of adding value probably not...and does it singe the plants,yes a little but we didnt actually manage to use it once last year because of the weather so this year the hydrangea that its closest too is thriving well!

DRP

in terms of value it won't make any difference.

If it dominates a small garden it may have a negative effect on sale-ability

DKLS

If it was your bog standard brick BBQ it wouldnt put me off other than thinking theres a trip to the tip.

I like these:







Although how suitable they are in Yorkshire is another thing!