Once again, if you look at the most of bbq islands you'll see that walls made out of stucco. Some of them got crushed oyster shell in them or colored stones. But still-it's just stucco, about the same quality level that you would do for your scratch coat before installing synthetic (engineered) stones. Countertops done mostly in tile. This was not good enough. So, the only choice for trully outdoor island is natural stone - slates. It is not expensive (just a little over a dollar per 12"x12" piece), got beautiful colors, easy to work with and easy to seal. The only thing you'll need is wet tile saw or 12" chop saw with diamond blade. You can rent them for a day after all measurements are done and stones were laid out for installation, or you can get them on eBay (paid around $30 for 12" diamond blade delivered, used it on 4 jobs, still good). For mortar I've used synthetic blend (polymer) and Keracolor S Sanded Grout. Best part is to create nice pattern, so open several boxes to mix and match slates. Stones were sealed with Impregnator 511.
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