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Journal

Guides from the workshop.

Practical articles on outdoor kitchens — what they cost, what materials last, what appliances are worth building around, and how planning works. Written by the people who make them.

Cost guide

What a bespoke outdoor kitchen costs in 2026

How much to budget, what affects price, how we quote.

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Big Green Egg

Building a table for the Egg: sizes, clearances and timber

The dimensions you need, the heat shielding required, and what timber lasts.

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Materials

Which worktops survive an English winter

Dekton, granite, marble, timber — what works outside and what does not.

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Planning

Do you need planning permission for an outdoor kitchen?

Permitted development rules for outdoor structures and kitchens in England.

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Appliances

Big Green Egg or Kamado Joe — which to build around

An honest comparison from the people who build both.

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Appliances

The Gozney Dome or the Arc XL — what fits your kitchen

Size, heat, installation requirements.

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Design

Matching your outdoor kitchen to the house

Materials, finishes and how to make it feel like it belongs.

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Outdoor rooms

The difference between a pavilion and a garden room

Open versus enclosed, what each is for.

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Suffolk & Norfolk

Outdoor kitchens in Suffolk and Norfolk — what we build most

The projects we do most often in the Eastern counties.

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Care

Looking after your outdoor kitchen through winter

Covers, treatments, what to do before the cold arrives.

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Five names, one workshop

Square & True, Bryn Hall, Sporting Cabinetmakers and Fire & Oak are trading names of Reeve & Co Interiors Ltd. Old Fashioned Bathrooms is the bathroom company in the same yard at Mickfield. The drawings, the bench, the spray shop and the fitting team are the same.

Reeve & Co InteriorsBespoke joinery & interiors Square & TrueBespoke English kitchens Bryn HallFurniture Sporting CabinetmakersGun cabinets & sporting storage Old Fashioned BathroomsTraditional & period bathrooms