Custom outdoor kitchens, fireplaces and pool waterfalls in Sarasota

Creative Edge Outdoor Living designs and builds outdoor kitchens, outdoor fireplaces and fire pits, pool waterfalls and grottos, concrete countertops, stonework such as stacked stone veneer and flagstone pool decks, and micro cement and accent walls, from its base in Sarasota, Florida. One company does all six, so a kitchen and its countertop come from the same builder.

Yes. Creative Edge Outdoor Living has built outdoor kitchens and fireplaces under lanai roofs and on screened lanais, and a boulder grotto inside a pool cage. Start with the lanai kitchens in our outdoor kitchen photos. When you call, tell us what covers your space.

Creative Edge Outdoor Living is based in Sarasota, Florida, and builds at the customer's home. Tell us where your home is when you call 941-879-4777 or send the form, and we will tell you if we can take the job. See where we build.

To get a price from Creative Edge Outdoor Living, call 941-879-4777 or send the estimate form with a few photos of the space. The price depends on the size of the project, the materials and the appliances, so tell us what you have in mind and where it goes.

Usually, yes. Gas, electrical and plumbing work needs a building permit in the City of Sarasota, in Manatee County and in Holmes Beach, which publish lists, and Florida's new exemption for work valued at less than $7,500 does not cover that work or any property in a flood hazard area (s. 553.79, F.S.). Which office issues the permit depends on your address. Our guide, Do you need a permit for an outdoor kitchen in Sarasota or Manatee County?, lists every office in the area with its phone number and the sources. Confirm with the office for your address before you build.

Usually not, and we would rather say so up front. When we did not build something, we cannot see what steps the first builder took or what we would be getting into, so we keep to our own work. There are small exceptions: Jason has replaced a few pieces of flagstone, made a small repair on a fireplace and fixed a waterfall here and there. Storm damage to an outdoor fireplace is different, and we do take that on; see rebuilding a storm-damaged fireplace. Send photos and we will tell you what we can do.

It depends on the job, so here are real ranges rather than one number. Most of our outdoor kitchens land between $8,000 and $45,000 or more, depending on the appliances, the countertops and the finish. Fireplaces and fire pits run from $4,000 to $30,000 or more, depending on how custom they are and the fuel type. Smaller pool waterfalls run about $4,000 to $10,000 or more, and larger grotto types $10,000 to $40,000 or more, with size moving the price. Concrete countertops run about $100 to $150 a square foot, and stonework $12 to $110 or more a square foot. There is no job too small. Estimates are free, so call 941-879-4777 or send the form with photos. For kitchens, our guide What an outdoor kitchen costs in Sarasota goes into more detail.

Licensed trades do. We do not do gas, electrical or plumbing work ourselves, and we do not pull permits. We work hand in hand with the trades who do, to get the job completed. We do prepare the paperwork for your HOA. Which office issues the permit, and who may apply for it, depends on your address; our permit guide lists each office.

Our jobs run from two days to four weeks or more, depending on the job. Your start date is locked in when the deposit is received, and from then on we work on your project every day until it is finished, except for the days spent waiting on countertops or stone, or on your color and finish choices.

Insurance: Insured.

We take jobs in Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Anna Maria Island, Parrish and Venice. Tell us where your home is when you call 941-879-4777 or send the form.

Estimates are free.

We warranty our work, and most appliances carry their own warranties.