diff --git a/src/components/grid.ts b/src/components/grid.ts
index 45df12c..424602e 100644
--- a/src/components/grid.ts
+++ b/src/components/grid.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { GridOptions } from '../types';
+import { GridOptions, SvgElOptions } from '../types';
 
 
 // we import only d3 types here
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ const DEFAULT_GRID_OPTIONS = {
     ticksCount: DEFAULT_GRID_TICK_COUNT,
   },
 }
-export type SvgElOptions = {
-  height: number,
-  width: number,
-  xScale: d3.ScaleLinear<number, number>,
-  yScale: d3.ScaleLinear<number, number>,
-}
 
 
 // Grid Class - is a core component, which can be a separate Pod in the future. (but not in current Pod terminology)
@@ -31,25 +25,22 @@ export type SvgElOptions = {
 // svgElement should be a separate class with its own height, width, xScale, yScale params to avoid SvgElOptions as argument.
 // We have a general problem with passing d3 as argument everywhere. Fix it, and remove from arg in constructor here.
 export class Grid {
-  _gridOptions: GridOptions;
+  protected gridOptions: GridOptions;
 
   constructor(
     private _d3: typeof d3,
     private _svgEl: d3.Selection<SVGElement, unknown, null, undefined>,
     private _svgElOptions: SvgElOptions,
-    gridOptions: GridOptions,
+    _gridOptions: GridOptions,
   ) {
-    this._gridOptions = this.setOptionDefaults(gridOptions);
-
-    // TODO: or public method that will be called outside
-    this.render();
+    this.gridOptions = this.setOptionDefaults(_gridOptions);
   }
 
   protected setOptionDefaults(gridOptions: GridOptions): GridOptions {
     return defaultsDeep(gridOptions, DEFAULT_GRID_OPTIONS);
   }
 
-  render(): void {
+  public render(): void {
     // TODO: temporary. Move out of here
     this._svgEl.selectAll('.grid').remove();
   
@@ -59,7 +50,7 @@ export class Grid {
   }
 
   renderGridLinesX(): void {
-    if(!this._gridOptions.x.isActive) {
+    if(!this.gridOptions.x.isActive) {
       return;
     }
     this._svgEl
@@ -69,14 +60,14 @@ export class Grid {
       .style('pointer-events', 'none')
       .call(
         this._d3.axisBottom(this._svgElOptions.xScale)
-          .ticks(this._gridOptions.x.ticksCount)
+          .ticks(this.gridOptions.x.ticksCount)
           .tickSize(-this._svgElOptions.height)
           .tickFormat(() => '')
       );
   }
 
   renderGridLinesY(): void {
-    if(!this._gridOptions.y.isActive) {
+    if(!this.gridOptions.y.isActive) {
       return;
     }
     this._svgEl
@@ -85,7 +76,7 @@ export class Grid {
       .style('pointer-events', 'none')
       .call(
         this._d3.axisLeft(this._svgElOptions.yScale)
-          .ticks(this._gridOptions.y.ticksCount)
+          .ticks(this.gridOptions.y.ticksCount)
           .tickSize(-this._svgElOptions)
           .tickFormat(() => '')
       );
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b1f7704..e966ff3 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import VueChartwerkPodMixin from './VueChartwerkPodMixin';
 import { PodState } from './state';
+import { Grid } from './components/grid';
 
 import styles from './css/style.css';
 
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ import {
   PanOrientation,
   yAxisOrientation,
   ScrollPanOrientation,
-  AxisOption
+  AxisOption,
+  SvgElOptions,
 } from './types';
 import { uid } from './utils';
 import { palette } from './colors';
@@ -101,16 +103,6 @@ const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: Options = {
       format: AxisFormat.NUMERIC
     }
   },
-  grid: {
-    x: {
-      isActive: true,
-      ticksCount: 5,
-    },
-    y: {
-      isActive: true,
-      ticksCount: 5,
-    },
-  },
   crosshair: {
     orientation: CrosshairOrientation.VERTICAL,
     color: 'red'
@@ -146,6 +138,9 @@ abstract class ChartwerkPod<T extends TimeSerie, O extends Options> {
   protected deltaYTransform = 0;
   protected debouncedRender = debounce(this.render.bind(this), 100);
 
+  // components
+  protected grid: Grid;
+
   // TODO: test variables instead of functions with cache
   private _xScale: d3.ScaleLinear<number, number> | null = null;
   private _yScale: d3.ScaleLinear<number, number> | null = null;
@@ -172,6 +167,9 @@ abstract class ChartwerkPod<T extends TimeSerie, O extends Options> {
 
     this.d3Node = this.d3.select(this.el);
     this.addEventListeners();
+
+    this.createSvg();
+    this.initComponents();
   }
 
   protected addEventListeners(): void {
@@ -185,7 +183,6 @@ abstract class ChartwerkPod<T extends TimeSerie, O extends Options> {
   public render(): void {
     this.clearScaleCache();
 
-    this.renderSvg();
     this.renderAxes();
     this.renderGrid();
 
@@ -237,11 +234,23 @@ abstract class ChartwerkPod<T extends TimeSerie, O extends Options> {
   public abstract renderSharedCrosshair(values: { x?: number, y?: number }): void;
   public abstract hideSharedCrosshair(): void;
 
-  protected initPodState() {
+  protected initPodState(): void {
     this.state = new PodState(this.options);
   }
 
-  protected renderSvg(): void {
+  protected initComponents(): void {
+    // TODO: make chartContainer a separate class with SvgElOptions inside to avoid duplication
+    const svgElOptions = {
+      height: this.height,
+      width: this.width,
+      xScale: this.xScale,
+      yScale: this.yScale,
+    }
+  
+    this.grid = new Grid(this.d3, this.chartContainer, svgElOptions, this.options.grid);
+  }
+
+  protected createSvg(): void {
     this.d3Node.select('svg').remove();
     this.svg = this.d3Node
       .append('svg')
@@ -254,40 +263,7 @@ abstract class ChartwerkPod<T extends TimeSerie, O extends Options> {
   }
 
   protected renderGrid(): void {
-    this.chartContainer.selectAll('.grid').remove();
-
-    if(this.options.grid.x.isActive) {
-      this.chartContainer
-        .append('g')
-        .attr('transform', `translate(0,${this.height})`)
-        .attr('class', 'grid x-grid')
-        .style('pointer-events', 'none')
-        .call(
-          this.d3.axisBottom(this.xScale)
-            .ticks(this.options.grid.x.ticksCount)
-            .tickSize(-this.height)
-            .tickFormat(() => '')
-        );
-    }
-
-    if(this.options.grid.y.isActive) {
-      this.chartContainer
-        .append('g')
-        .attr('class', 'grid y-grid')
-        .style('pointer-events', 'none')
-        .call(
-          this.d3.axisLeft(this.yScale)
-            .ticks(this.options.grid.y.ticksCount)
-            .tickSize(-this.width)
-            .tickFormat(() => '')
-        );
-    }
-
-    this.chartContainer.selectAll('.grid').selectAll('.tick')
-      .attr('opacity', '0.5');
-
-    this.chartContainer.selectAll('.grid').select('.domain')
-      .style('pointer-events', 'none');
+    this.grid.render();
   }
 
   protected renderAxes(): void {
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index e2dfbcd..a082abb 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -165,3 +165,9 @@ export enum yAxisOrientation {
   RIGHT = 'right',
   BOTH = 'both'
 }
+export type SvgElOptions = {
+  height: number,
+  width: number,
+  xScale: d3.ScaleLinear<number, number>,
+  yScale: d3.ScaleLinear<number, number>,
+}