Creative Edge Outdoor Living has built a stacked stone outdoor kitchen and white concrete countertops in Bradenton. We are based in Sarasota. Call 941-879-4777 or send the form with a photo of your space, and tell us your street address, because a Bradenton address can be inside the city or out in Manatee County, and each has its own permit office.
L-shaped kitchen in gray stacked stone under an aluminum patio cover, Bradenton
Our own Bradenton jobs, photographed when we finished them. Captions name Bradenton only.
An L-shaped kitchen faced in gray split-face stacked stone with a speckled stone countertop, a built-in grill, a wine fridge and a stainless access door, under an aluminum patio cover on a wood-look tile floor. The stacked stone veneer is the same kind we set on fireplace walls.
(Open photo larger)White concrete countertops cast with the sink in the same piece, a black faucet and a veined panel on the island end, against a white painted brick wall on a screened patio. More of our concrete countertops are on their own page.
(Open photo larger)A straight grill island in white and gray split-face stacked stone with a speckled stone top, a raised back ledge, a built-in grill and stainless access doors, with a palm in a planter beside it.
(Open photo larger)A Bradenton mailing address can be inside the City of Bradenton or in unincorporated Manatee County, and each has its own building office. Inside the city, permits come from the City of Bradenton Building and Permitting Division (cityofbradenton.com/permitting, Accela portal, (941) 932-9414). Outside the city limits they come from the Manatee County Building Division (Manatee County Building Division, Accela portal, 941-748-4501 ext. 3800). Palmetto is a third city with its own Building Department (City of Palmetto, 941-721-2166). If you are not sure which side of the line you are on, call the city's permitting line with your address and ask.
| Where your home is | Office | Online portal | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bradenton | Building and Permitting Division | Accela | (941) 932-9414 |
| Unincorporated Manatee County | Building Division | Accela | 941-748-4501 ext. 3800 |
| City of Palmetto | Building Department | Access My Gov | 941-721-2166 |
Two city rules come up on outdoor kitchen and fire pit jobs. First, the permit exemption. Florida's new exemption for work valued at less than $7,500 excludes gas, electrical, plumbing, structural and mechanical work and any property in a flood hazard area (s. 553.79, F.S.); the City of Bradenton also excludes "Zoning permits" and requires "Approval from the Building Official ... before exempt work begins" (City of Bradenton, House Bill 803 Permit Exemptions), so even an exempt project starts with a request to the city's Building Official. Second, fire. The Bradenton Fire Department's rules for the "temporary use of mobile fireplaces, chimineas, barbecue grills, and fire pits" say they "Shall not be used on a lanai or balcony", "Shall not be operated within 15 feet of a structure nor combustible material" and "Shall not have a total fuel area larger than three feet in diameter and two feet in height", and must be attended by an adult (Bradenton Fire Department). Those rules are written for temporary fire pits and portable fireplaces; how they apply to a built-in gas fire pit or a lanai fireplace is not stated, so ask the fire department before you plan one, and tell us what it says. The fireplaces in our outdoor fireplaces and fire pits gallery all burn gas.
In unincorporated Manatee County, "Natural Gas Line install", "Propane Tank install", "Any alteration of electrical" and "Concrete slab with footers" need a permit, and a "Non-structural concrete/paver patio" does not (Manatee County, what does not require a permit). During a county burn ban, gas fire pits attended by an adult are still allowed (Manatee County burn ban page). The rest of the county's rules, and every office in the area, are in our guide, Do you need a permit for an outdoor kitchen in Sarasota or Manatee County?
One of our Bradenton projects shows our concrete work: the white countertops with the sink cast in. Outdoors here a concrete top lives in sun and humidity all year, so what protects it is a sealer made for outdoor use, and the color comes from mineral pigments in the concrete itself, which hold up in UV light. How we cast them, what they cost and how to care for them is on our concrete countertops page.
The City of Bradenton if your home is inside the city limits, Manatee County if it is not. The city's Building and Permitting Division is at cityofbradenton.com/permitting, (941) 932-9414; the county's Building Division is at mymanatee.org, 941-748-4501 ext. 3800. A Bradenton mailing address does not settle it, so call the city with your street address if you are not sure.
Not a temporary one: the Bradenton Fire Department's rules for mobile fireplaces, chimineas, grills and fire pits say they "Shall not be used on a lanai or balcony" (Bradenton Fire Department). Whether the same rule applies to a built-in gas fire pit or a lanai fireplace is not stated, so ask the fire department before you plan one, and check the unit's own clearances against your ceiling height.
Not if it has gas, electrical or plumbing work, which most do. The state exemption excludes "Any electrical, plumbing, structural, mechanical, or gas work" (s. 553.79, F.S.), and inside the city, exempt work still needs "Approval from the Building Official ... before exempt work begins" (City of Bradenton, House Bill 803 Permit Exemptions). Confirm with the office for your address.
Yes. Bradenton is one of the two areas where most of our work is, with Sarasota. We take jobs inside the city and out in Manatee County; tell us your street address when you call, because it decides which office issues your permit.
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.
Tell us your street address, what you want built and where it goes, and send a photo. Call 941-879-4777 or send the form.
Owner: Jason White
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Grill islands, L-shaped kitchens and bars for lanais, pool decks and patios.
Charcoal grill island beside a pool
Lanai fireplaces in stone or stucco, fire pits and fire tables.
Lanai fireplace with a cream stone surround, at dusk
Boulder waterfalls and rock grottos on pools, some with fire in the rock.
Boulder grotto and waterfall inside a pool cage
Concrete tops we cast for outdoor kitchens and bars, some with veining or an integral sink.
Waterfront bar with white veined concrete countertops
Stacked stone veneer on islands and fireplaces, and flagstone pool decks.
Flagstone pool deck around a raised spa
Hand-troweled micro cement on showers, tubs, accent walls and outdoor kitchens, plus lime plaster and lime paint.
Media wall in gray micro cement with a linear fireplace
