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Real outdoor kitchen pricing from a Fort Myers contractor: $8,000 to $80,000 by tier, with the permits, gas, and electrical already in the number.
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Bonita Springs > Outdoor Kitchens
Bonita Springs sits between the Gulf and the preserves, and an outdoor kitchen here has to be built for that geography. Salt air off Estero Bay and the Imperial River is hard on standard appliances and hardware, the City of Bonita Springs runs its own permitting department, and half the town plans every project around the winter season. HomeWorks handles all of it: the design, the HOA submission, the city permits, the gas and electrical, and material choices that hold up on the coastal side of town, with the full price on the table before work starts.
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Bonita Springs is really two building environments. On the coastal side, along Bonita Beach Road, the Imperial River, and the communities around Estero Bay, salt air works on an outdoor kitchen every day of the year. Standard stainless appliances and fasteners that would be fine a few miles inland will pit and corrode near the water, which is why we specify marine-grade materials where the location calls for them. Inland, in communities like Spanish Wells, Worthington, and Highland Woods, the salt load drops and the calculation changes, so we spec to your actual address instead of selling every homeowner the coastal package. Permitting is its own local detail: the City of Bonita Springs issues building permits through its own Community Development department, so your gas, electrical, and structural permits are a city process, not a county one, and we handle those applications and inspections directly. And because so many Bonita Springs homeowners are here from fall through spring, we plan construction calendars around the season. A summer build means the crew works while you are away and the kitchen is ready for your first cookout when you get back. We put the schedule in writing either way, and 81 percent of our projects finish on schedule. If you are still comparing options and want the full breakdown of costs, materials, and components first, start with our guide to outdoor kitchens near me across Southwest Florida.
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Salt exposure in Bonita Springs is real but not uniform. Waterfront and near-coastal homes get 316 marine-grade stainless for appliances and hardware, salt-tolerant countertop materials, and corrosion-resistant fasteners, because standard grades pit and rust near the water. Inland communities usually do not need the full marine package, and we will tell you so rather than upsell it. The spec follows your address, and every material choice is a line item you see before you sign.
Bonita Springs runs its own Community Development department, so outdoor kitchen permits here go to the city, not to Lee County. A typical build needs building, gas, and electrical permits, each with inspections, and the structure has to meet Florida Building Code wind requirements. We prepare the applications, schedule the inspections, and build to pass the first time. If your community also has an architectural review board, we prepare that submission too and run both approvals side by side.
A large share of Bonita Springs homeowners are seasonal, and an outdoor kitchen project should respect that. We build to a written schedule that works around when you are actually here: a summer build finished before you return, or an in-season build sequenced so the lanai stays usable on the days that matter. You get the timeline with the quote, and you are never the one coordinating trades from another state.
We visit your Bonita Springs home to evaluate your outdoor space, discuss cooking and entertaining goals, review your community's architectural guidelines, and assess salt exposure based on your distance from the water. You receive a design concept and realistic budget before committing.
We create detailed plans and submit the architectural review package to your Bonita Springs community. Simultaneously, we file the building, gas, and electrical permit applications with the City of Bonita Springs. Material and appliance orders are placed once approvals are secured.
Our crew builds the outdoor kitchen: concrete block structure, countertop fabrication and installation, gas line connections, electrical wiring, and appliance placement. Screened enclosure modifications are handled in-house. All work stays within your community's approved construction hours.
City of Bonita Springs final inspections are completed and passed. We walk through the finished outdoor kitchen, test every appliance and connection, and provide a full operating orientation. HOA completion documentation is filed with your community.



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