If your home doesn’t feature an outdoor kitchen, you might want to ask yourself why not.
It’s not that you absolutely need one. Most homeowners across the United States don’t have outdoor kitchens offering most or all the functionality of their indoor kitchens. But that doesn’t mean they wouldn’t be better off with dedicated outdoor living spaces where they can prep meals, cook, eat, socialize, and enjoy more of the outdoors rather than remain captive indoors.
Getting an outdoor kitchen can cost five figures, so companies that supply them aren’t exactly giving them away. Even so, the return on investment and the benefits can make the cost to get an outdoor kitchen money well-spent. You might even wonder what took you so long.
Consider these three reasons why it makes sense to invest in an outdoor kitchen for your home.
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Increases Home Value
When spending to enhance your home, one consideration is the ROI. You want to know that any money you sink into your residence will be worth it short term and long term. The good news is an outdoor kitchen can afford a tangible return on investment that can justify the cost.
According to RTA Outdoor Living, the ROI for an outdoor kitchen project can range from 100% to 300%. So, if you won’t pull the trigger on a deal unless you believe there’s a good chance of achieving an ROI, an outdoor kitchen is worth adding to your shortlist of home improvement projects. You’ll want to book a consultation with a company that offers them so you know what it entails, how much it costs, and what kind of ROI you could potentially get.
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Keeps Indoor Spaces Cooler and Cleaner
An outdoor kitchen also helps keep your interior kitchen cooler and cleaner. Cooking indoors during the summer can generate more heat than you and your family want to deal with. If you order out every time the weather is too hot, that can burn a hole in your wallet. It can also be unhealthy to eat too much takeout and too few home-cooked meals.
You can, by cooking outside in an outdoor kitchen, keep the interior of your home more comfortable. Doing so means you won’t have to crank the HVAC, which will increase your utility bills and contribute to more wear and tear on the HVAC.
An outdoor kitchen also means you can keep the inside of your home cleaner. You can prep, cook, and eat outside. Scraping scraps after meals into a compost pile can further reduce mess. Cooking outside will also be beneficial if you’d rather not have your home smell like what you ate for breakfast, lunch, and supper.
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Encourages More Time Outdoors
People spend way too much time indoors. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in fact, says people spend around 90% of their time inside. It adds that air pollution indoors can reach levels rivaling or exceeding outdoor levels. An outdoor kitchen can help you get outside more.
When you create an outdoor living space that makes it fun to bet outdoors, spending time under the open sky won’t be a chore. It’ll be a privilege. Everyone in your family, even the kiddos, will want to enjoy their meals on the back deck.
Again, you can prep meals, cook them, and enjoy them outside without staring at the kitchen walls. Getting out of the stuffy kitchen now and again can be beneficial.
Investing in an online kitchen can be a game-changer for your property. It’s worth exploring how getting one can benefit you and your loved ones while offering a more useful outdoor living space.