Gas Grill Under Roofs

I grilled under a 9 treated lumber deck once or twice a week for a summer and a couple times in the snow and have had no damage with my weber genesis gas grill.

Gas grill under roofs.

In fact the united states consumer product safety commission recommends you place the grill at least 10 feet from any standing structure source. The manufacturers installation instructions for both mobile and built in grills state that you should not locate a grill under any unprotected combustible roof or eave. Grill maker weber offers similar advice. It is hard piped to the building gas supply.

For a grill enthusiast with a professional 36 or 48 inch grill you should buy a big enough blower. Roconnor just to further clarify it is a large fixed open gas grill set in masonry on the side of the deck directly under an unprotected combustible roof projection. Discover and save your own pins on pinterest. Best a well known hood manufacturer produces a 1 500 cfm blower which will still be underpowered.

Permits for the deck and piping are required with inspections. It has a cast enclosure probably more heat dissipated than your egg but much less than a sheet metal cheap grill. Sep 16 2011 this pin was discovered by lia huem. They mean exposed wood rafters wood soffit boards plywood decking and so forth.

Most grill manufacturers will tell you to keep a minimum of two feet from your gas grill. An exhaust hood can be expensive but it is effective at managing smoke when the grill is under a roof or near a window and may prevent smoke from entering the home and triggering the alarm system. Building codes definitely apply when a gas distribution system from the home is extended to permanently serve the outdoor grill. Kalamazoo recommends using a grill under a roof only with a hood vent or with a ceiling made of fireproof material.

Always keep your grill at least 5 feet.