Custom stone-built outdoor kitchens designed for how you actually cook and entertain.
An outdoor kitchen built right turns a backyard into a destination. We design and build full outdoor kitchens from real stone — with integrated grills, refrigerators, sinks, granite countertops, and storage. Built to handle Midwest winters and look incredible year after year.
Bob has been building outdoor kitchens across Sister Lakes, MI and Palos Heights, IL for over two decades. Every project starts with a conversation about how you cook — do you grill year-round, do you host big family gatherings, do you want a pizza oven, a smoker, an ice well for drinks? The kitchen gets designed around your life, not pulled off a template.
We don't use prefab metal cabinetry that rusts and warps. Every Zeiler outdoor kitchen is real masonry — stacked stone or brick veneer over reinforced block, capped with full-slab granite. The grill, refrigerator, sink, and storage drawers are integrated into the structure so it looks like one finished piece, not a bunch of appliances dropped onto a counter.
And because Bob handles the patio, fire pit, seating wall, and landscaping in the same project, everything flows together. No mismatched contractors, no awkward seams between phases. One crew, one timeline, one finished outdoor room.
From foundation to finish, a Zeiler outdoor kitchen is a complete project — not a patchwork.
Real stacked stone or brick veneer built over reinforced block — engineered to outlast Midwest freeze-thaw cycles. No prefab metal cabinets.
Full-slab granite tops, custom-cut to your layout. We handle template, fabrication, and installation — including cutouts for grills, sinks, and side burners.
Built-in grill seats, smoker pits, pizza ovens, side burners — whatever fits how you cook. We source and install the grill or integrate yours.
Outdoor-rated fridges, ice wells, prep sinks with hot-and-cold water hookup, weatherproof stainless storage. Plumbed and wired to code.
Bob sits down with you first. Big family pizza nights? Smoker fanatic? Cocktail bar setup? Every layout is built around how you actually use the space.
Outdoor kitchens work best as part of a full outdoor room. Bob can build the patio, fire feature, seating wall, and landscaping together — one project, one finished look.
Outdoor kitchens are part masonry, part cabinetry, part plumbing, part gas line. Most contractors sub two or three of those out. Bob handles all of it personally.
Bob is on-site every day. The masonry, the granite, the gas, the plumbing — it all goes through one person. No subcontractor mystery crews, no finger-pointing when something goes wrong.
Outdoor kitchens live or die on the stonework. Bob has been laying stone for two decades — the structure won't shift, crack, or settle. It's built like a building, not a patio decoration.
Sister Lakes and Palos Heights don't go easy on outdoor builds. Bob's drainage details, frost-depth footings, and freeze-thaw construction methods mean your kitchen survives January untouched.
No "ballpark" pricing. Bob walks the space, talks through what you want, and writes a clear estimate listing every material, every appliance, and the full schedule.
See location-specific outdoor kitchen pages for the two primary service areas.
Quick answers about outdoor kitchens, service areas, licensing, and how Bob runs every project.
Zeiler Construction is based in Sister Lakes, MI and also serves the Palos Heights, IL area. We regularly work in Dowagiac, Niles, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Frankfort, and Homer Glen. Call (708) 549-3180 to confirm we cover your address.
Yes — fully licensed for residential and commercial work in both Michigan and Illinois, bonded, and carrying full liability insurance. Bob can email a copy of the certificate before any project starts.
A paver patio is usually 3–7 working days. An outdoor kitchen is 2–4 weeks. Home additions run 6–12 weeks depending on scope. Bob gives you a realistic schedule in your written estimate and sticks to it.
Yes — every estimate is free and no-obligation. Bob walks the property with you, talks through what you want, and gives you a detailed written estimate. Call (708) 549-3180 or fill out the contact form.