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A covered outdoor room with a wood ceiling, two TVs, a bar and a fire table
Outdoor living design and construction

Outdoor Kitchens, Patio Covers and Outdoor Rooms in Las Vegas

Designed and built by Josh and Nicole Skinner's family company for 22 years, almost entirely by our own crews.

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No design fee. Building in Summerlin, Henderson, MacDonald Ranch and across the Las Vegas Valley.

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Our story

It started with barbecue islands, 22 years ago

Josh Skinner has lived in Las Vegas since 2001. Twenty-two years ago he started building barbecue islands, fire pits and fireplaces, because he saw that our weather is made for entertaining in the backyard.

Today Custom Outdoor Living is a full design-build company. We design your backyard, show it to you in 3D, and build it: patio covers, outdoor kitchens, media walls, fire pits and fireplaces, and complete outdoor rooms. We don't charge a design fee.

We're family-run, and we treat everyone who works here as family. Josh runs the field and the whole operation; Nicole Skinner, who left teaching about seven years ago to help grow the business, runs operations. Almost all of the work is done by our own crews. The only pieces we subcontract are the electrical work and the slab countertops.

Meet Josh, Nicole and the team
An outdoor kitchen under a pergola beside a lit pool and a fire feature at night
  • 22 yearsbuilding outdoor spaces in Las Vegas
  • Our own crewson almost every part of the job
  • No design feeconcept plan and 3D renderings first
  • About 2 monthsconsult to done on a $40,000 to $50,000 project
Project stories

Backyards we're proud of

Every project is custom-fitted to the yard. Three of our favorites, from a blank dirt lot to a two-sided remodel:

A covered outdoor room with a wood ceiling, two TVs, a bar and a fire table Full remodel

An outdoor room on one side, a sports yard on the other

A complete remodel of two sides of one property: a covered outdoor room for entertaining, and a large turf yard for the kids.

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Covered outdoor bar and barbecue with decorative panels at dusk A-frame cover

A 25 by 25 foot rustic modern A-frame

A blank spot in the backyard turned into a whole new destination, under a large A-frame structure with a rustic modern feel.

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Outdoor kitchen under a pergola beside a pool at night Repeat client

From bare dirt to a full backyard

A large backyard that was nothing but dirt, turned into a patio cover, kitchen, fire pit, breakfast nook and fireplace, for a client who had hired us before.

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How we work

Our design process, in four steps

You see your outdoor space from every angle, and choose the materials, before construction begins. For a $40,000 to $50,000 project, plan on about two months from the first meeting to done, permits and engineering included.

What two months looks like
3D CAD rendering of a covered outdoor kitchen and dining area Concept plan of a backyard layout
A 3D CAD rendering and a concept plan from our design process.
  1. 01

    Initial consultation

    We meet with you to understand your vision, your lifestyle and how you plan to use your outdoor space.

  2. 02

    Concept development

    Our design team creates a concept plan: the layout, and features such as patio covers, outdoor kitchens, media walls, fire pits and seating.

  3. 03

    3D CAD renderings

    Detailed renderings let you view your space from several angles, select materials and make changes.

  4. 04

    Engineering, permits, construction

    After you approve the final design, we handle engineering and permitting, and our own crews build it.

Services

What we build

Everything outside the back door except the pool and the plants. We don't build pools or do landscaping; we work hand in hand with your pool builder and landscaper.

Outdoor kitchen with built-in grills, refrigerator and storage

Outdoor kitchens

Where we started 22 years ago: barbecue islands built around Coyote, Hestan and Hestan Aspire grills and appliances.

Aluminum pergola over an outdoor lounge beside a pool

Patio covers and louvered roofs

Aluminum covers built for Las Vegas heat, wind and monsoon storms, engineered and permitted.

4K AluminumDuralumAzenco
Outdoor media wall with a TV and a linear fireplace

Media walls

TVs, a fireplace and storage in one wall, so the game and the movie come outside with you.

Fire feature set into a pool deck at dusk

Fire pits and fireplaces

Fire pits and outdoor fireplaces, one of the first things we ever built, and still one of the best.

Paver walkway leading to a pergola and outdoor dining area

Pavers and hardscape

The hardscape around your pool, built alongside your pool builder and landscaper.

Lit outdoor bar under a pergola at night

Lighting, heaters and privacy walls

Lighting and heaters that make the backyard usable after dark and well into the cooler months.

Showroom

See outdoor kitchens in person on Pilot Road

Three outdoor kitchen displays with appliances, pizza ovens and an outdoor fireplace. Coyote, Hestan, Hestan Aspire and PCM. Grills and appliances are also sold on their own.

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Client stories

We just completed a custom BBQ, Firepit, decorative panels and shade structure in our new home in Lake Las Vegas. Josh Skinner and the team at Custom Outdoor Living did an outstanding job. The end product is better than we imagined and it was on budget and ahead of schedule. The entire process was well managed and helped get the HOA approvals needed. They worked closely with our landscaper to make an integrated final product. We would highly recommend Custom Outdoor Living.

A homeowner in Lake Las Vegas

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FAQs

Common questions

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How much does an outdoor kitchen or backyard project cost in Las Vegas?

Every project is priced after we design it, because every yard is different. Our average project right now is about $40,000. The work we focus on is the full outdoor room, which typically lands around $100,000: a patio cover, a media wall, an outdoor kitchen, a fire pit or fireplace, and the hardscape that ties them together.

Do you charge a design fee?

No. We don't charge a design fee. We meet with you, design the space, and show you the plan before you commit to building it.

How long does a project take from first meeting to finished?

It depends on the size of the project. For a project in the $40,000 to $50,000 range, plan on about two months from the first consultation to completion, and that includes permitting and engineering. Larger outdoor rooms take longer.

Outdoor bar with stone wall and pergola at dusk
Get started

Start with a design consultation

There's no design fee. Tell us how you want to live outside, and we'll design it: a concept plan, then 3D renderings, before anything is built.

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Financing is available through GreenSky and HFS, subject to credit approval.