Gas Grill Under Roofs

Kalamazoo recommends using a grill under a roof only with a hood vent or with a ceiling made of fireproof material.

Gas grill under roofs.

You should look at a commercial rooftop blower of 1800 cfm or more. Most grill manufacturers will tell you to keep a minimum of two feet from your gas grill. 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.

Building codes definitely apply when a gas distribution system from the home is extended to permanently serve the outdoor grill. Best a well known hood manufacturer produces a 1 500 cfm blower which will still be underpowered. 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. 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.

You should keep an even wider berth for both charcoal grills and portable propane grills. 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. They mean exposed wood rafters wood soffit boards plywood decking and so forth. In fact the united states consumer product safety commission recommends you place the grill at least 10 feet from any standing structure source.

Grill maker weber offers similar advice. It is hard piped to the building gas supply. The balcony was open on 3 sides so there was plenty of airflow. For a grill enthusiast with a professional 36 or 48 inch grill you should buy a big enough blower.

Permits for the deck and piping are required with inspections.