Which size BBQ hut do you actually need?
This is the first question worth answering, because it decides your budget, your foundation and your planning position. Size is set by how many people sit around the grill, not by how much garden you have.
| Floor area |
Seats comfortably |
Typically suits |
From |
| 4.5 m² |
6–8 |
Couples and small families; compact gardens |
€3,200 |
| 6.9–7.0 m² |
8–10 |
The usual choice for a family that entertains |
€4,450 |
| 9.2 m² |
10–12 |
Regular hosting; room to move behind the benches |
€4,800 |
| 14.9 m² |
16–18 |
Large households, holiday lets, small venues |
€6,000 |
| 16.5 m² |
18–20 |
Commercial use, clubs, event hire |
€5,285 (open-front) |
Open-front models cost less than enclosed cabins of a similar size, which is why the 16.5 m² hut sits below the 14.9 m² one here.
A note from experience: the size people regret is the one below the one they wanted. Benches around a hexagonal cabin fill up faster than the floor plan suggests, because nobody sits directly in front of the door or the flue. If you are choosing between two sizes and the larger one fits your foundation, take the larger one.
Our full walkthrough: How to Choose the Perfect BBQ Hut for Your Backyard.
The seven ranges we build
Every model on this page belongs to one of seven ranges. They differ in how enclosed they are, how they are finished inside, and how much space sits around the grill.
- Standard BBQ Huts (7 models): The classic hexagonal and octagonal cabins. Fully enclosed, fixed benches, central grill. The right starting point for most gardens.
- Exclusive BBQ Huts (7 models): The same footprints with upgraded interiors and premium grill setups. Choose these if the hut will be visible from the house and needs to look the part.
- Open BBQ Huts (2 models): Open-fronted. Better airflow and a stronger connection to the garden, less shelter in winter. Popular where the hut sits under existing tree cover.
- BBQ Huts with Extensions (10 models): A grill cabin joined to a separate room — used for dining away from the smoke, for storage, or as a changing room next to a hot tub.
- Double Grill Cabins (6 models): Two cabins connected. One side cooks, the other seats. The usual choice for holiday rentals and event use.
- BBQ Pavilions (4 models): Open-sided timber pavilions with a grill. Shelter overhead rather than all round.
- BBQ Sets (5 models): Grill, benches and table supplied as a package for an existing structure.
Still deciding between the first two? Standard vs. Exclusive BBQ Huts: What’s the Difference?
What you are actually buying
Timber cabins vary enormously in specification, and the differences are not visible in photographs. Ours are built to the following:
- Timber: Premium Nordic pinewood — 45 mm wall boards, 18 mm floor and ceiling boards, with a 28 mm or insulated floor available as an upgrade.
- Roof: Finnish bitumen shingles over timber roof boarding, in black, green, red or grey. An insulated roof is available as an option for year-round use.
- Grill and flue: A central steel grill with a wooden table around it and an extendable steel chimney hood above. Upgrade to our Premium, Flame or Large Flame BBQ sets, or add a smoke extractor.
- Glazing: Double-glazed windows as standard, with one opening window (two or three on request) and a door with a hexagon glass panel.
- Finish on arrival: Huts arrive in natural, untreated pinewood so you can choose your own colour. Apply an exterior wood protection immediately after assembly and before the first winter.
- Warranty: 2 years on materials and manufacturing defects. Parts that are missing or damaged in transit are replaced free of charge when reported on delivery.
Wall thickness is the specification worth checking against any quote you compare us to. It governs how the cabin holds heat in winter and how it behaves as the timber moves.
Options and accessories
- Interior finish: Rustic or modern, depending on whether the hut should read as a garden building or an extension of the house.
- Scandinavian accessories: Granite tabletops, handcrafted woodwork, fitted weatherproof covers.
- Bundles: Grill, cover and essentials supplied together rather than specified piece by piece.
- Comfort add-ons: Lighting, power, sound and additional insulation.
- Multi-use fit-out: Huts sold as garden rooms, studios and guest space as often as for cooking — the fit-out changes, the shell does not.
Foundations, delivery and assembly
The foundation is the part most people underestimate. A grill cabin is heavy, it carries a masonry or steel grill at its centre, and it must sit dead level or the doors will bind within a season.
Start here: Choosing the Perfect Foundation for Your BBQ Hut.
Before you order, settle three things:
- Ground preparation. Concrete slab, pad foundations or a screw-pile base, level and cured before the delivery date.
- Access. Delivered by truck as a flat-pack kit on a pallet — around 1,100 kg and 2.5 m long for a 9.2 m² hut. Unloading is not included as standard: you will need a forklift, telehandler or crane on site, or ask us to arrange unloading when you order.
- Assembly. Every hut arrives as a kit with pre-made elements, plans and step-by-step assembly instructions, and most customers build it themselves without professional help. If you would rather not, ask us — we can arrange installation in Lithuania and recommend installers in other countries. Flue clearances and ventilation are the two details worth having done by someone who has built one before.
Looking after it
A BBQ hut is a timber building with a fire in it. Treated as such, it lasts decades.
- Wood treatment: Re-treat the exterior every 2–3 years, and sooner on the weather side if the finish starts to look dry or faded.
- Flue and grill: Sweep the flue annually and check the grill fixings each season. Creosote build-up is the single most common cause of problems in an enclosed cabin.
- Movement: Check door and window fixings after the first winter. Timber settles, and a five-minute adjustment prevents a warped frame.
- Ventilation: Keep vents clear year-round, including when the hut is not in use.
The full routine: The Ultimate Guide to Maintaining Your BBQ Hut / Grill Cabin.
Questions buyers ask us most
Do I need planning permission for a BBQ hut?
In most European countries a garden building under a certain footprint and ridge height falls under permitted development, but the thresholds differ by country and often by municipality, and a permanent flue can change the answer. Check before you order rather than after. We cover the common cases here: Do You Need Planning Permission for a BBQ Hut?
Can you use one in winter?
That is what they are designed for. An enclosed cabin with the grill lit holds a comfortable temperature well below freezing — the Scandinavian originals exist precisely because the cooking season there is short otherwise. Open-fronted models and pavilions are a different proposition and are better suited to three-season use.
Is it smoky inside?
Not when the flue is correctly installed and the vents are clear. The central grill sits directly beneath the flue and draws upward. Smoke problems in grill cabins almost always trace back to a blocked vent, an unswept flue, or wet fuel.
Does it add value to the property?
We will not promise that it does — property values depend on your local market, and we have no valuation data to point to. What we can say is that it adds a room you will use in every season, and holiday-let owners tell us a grill cabin is one of the features guests mention most in reviews.
How long does one last?
On a level foundation, with the exterior re-treated every few years and the flue swept annually, a pinewood grill cabin lasts 25 years or more. We have been supplying grill cabins to Scandinavian customers since 2012, and huts from our first seasons are still in use today.
Why buy from us
- Who we are: Wooden Me is a project of UAB Damagra, a Lithuanian company founded in 2012 and based in Utena. Our huts are made in Lithuania and sold direct — no middlemen between the workshop and your garden.
- Track record: Over a decade selling timber buildings across Scandinavia through our sister sites dihc.dk (Denmark), hytte-land.no (Norway) and favorittrad.se (Sweden), and now across Europe through Wooden Me.
- Where we deliver: Every European country, including non-EU destinations such as Norway, Switzerland and the UK. You can order any hut on this page from wherever you are. If you would rather buy in your own language, we also run local sites in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, France and the Benelux — ask us and we will point you to the right one.
- Aftercare: Spare parts, replacement grill components and care kits are available for every model we sell. Warranty questions go straight to the same team that sold you the hut — send photos to info@woodenme.com and we will take it from there.
- Talk to someone: Email info@woodenme.com, or call, WhatsApp or Viber +370 671 99655 (Monday–Friday 9:00–18:00, Saturday 10:00–14:00, Lithuanian time). Showroom viewings in Lithuania are possible by appointment.
Written by Jonas K., Head of Constructions at Wooden Me, who coordinates grill cabin deliveries and assembly across Europe. Last reviewed September 2026. Questions about a specific model? Get in touch — we would rather talk you into the right size than sell you the wrong one.
