FREILUFT kitchens made to order in Germany, prepared for local review, and installed by Florida-licensed contractors.
01 Miami-Dade
An outdoor kitchen in Miami-Dade is planned for two sets of rules: the county's climate and building code, and the rules of the city your home is in.
02 Cities
Each city has its own building official and its own rules. Our city pages explain what they mean for an outdoor kitchen.
For ideas, see our built-in outdoor kitchens, the wood-fired grill and the aluminum outdoor kitchen cabinets. Further north, see our Broward County and Palm Beach County pages. Every kitchen is made by FREILUFT.
Kitchens for homes on Biscayne Bay, in historic districts and in new construction, with pages for Coconut Grove and Morningside.
Kitchens for Mediterranean homes, reviewed by the Board of Architects.
Kitchens for large estate lots under the Village's tree canopy.
Kitchens for single-family streets, planned for design review.
Kitchens for island gardens between the Atlantic and Biscayne Bay.
Kitchens for the gardens of an island city.
03 County-wide
Some things apply everywhere in the county, whichever city your home is in.
Miami-Dade County lies in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone and has the most advanced requirements of the Florida Building Code. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. A FREILUFT kitchen is built to stay outside year-round and has storm hooks in the plinth that secure the doors; before a storm, secure everything loose.
In South Florida, the rainy season typically runs from late May to mid-October and brings about 69 percent of Miami's annual rainfall. Near the bay and the ocean, salt air reaches the garden: FREILUFT cabinets use 5/16 in (8 mm) marine-grade aluminum, finished with Off-Shore powder coating with a chromate-free, nano-ceramic pre-treatment. Miami-Dade County explains how to check whether a property lies in a Special Flood Hazard Area, and in flood zones, structures must be built high enough and designed to resist flood damage.
Coral Gables, Pinecrest, Key Biscayne, South Miami and Miami Beach are separate municipalities in Miami-Dade County, each with its own building official for permits. For unincorporated Miami-Dade, building permits are issued by Miami-Dade County's Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources; the County identifies these properties by folio numbers that start with 30. Under the Florida Building Code, a permit from the building official is needed before a structure is built or altered and before electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing systems are installed or altered.
In Miami-Dade County, removing or relocating a tree needs a permit unless the County's environmental code exempts it, and several cities, among them Miami and Coral Gables, have their own tree ordinances. We check the rules for your address at the start of every project and prepare the documents the licensed contractor needs for the permits. Our guide to outdoor kitchen permits in Miami-Dade explains the steps.
Under the Florida Building Code, a permit from the building official is needed before a structure is built or altered and before electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing systems are installed or altered. Which ones apply depends on the gas, water and power connections, any roof and your city; we prepare the documents, and the licensed contractor applies for them.
For unincorporated Miami-Dade, building permits are issued by Miami-Dade County's Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources; the County identifies these properties by folio numbers that start with 30.
Yes, throughout the county. We deliver the kitchen, set and level the cabinet modules and place the stone worktops. Foundations, anchoring and the gas, electrical and plumbing connections are made by Florida-licensed contractors engaged by you or your builder, who also apply for the permits.
Planned for your garden in Miami-Dade, made to order in Germany, with one contact from design to handover.
Tell us where your home is and what you plan. We reply personally within one business day.
