Gas Grill Under Covered Porch

I hate doing these and have always deterred clients from putting grills under overhead construction but this particular client wants a grill under an attached patio cover and on a concrete patio slab.

Gas grill under covered porch.

Additionally there may be local rules regulations and ordinances that prevent a grill from being used inside a screened in porch. For propane or gas barbecue grills the safest place to use them is on the ground away from patios decks terraces or roofs. Only a few listed models even allow for this. The burning gas could permanently stain your ceiling.

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. The balcony was open on 3 sides so there was plenty of airflow. Grill maker weber offers similar advice. The 10 foot recommended distance is a safe standard to apply anywhere.

Kalamazoo recommends using a grill under a roof only with a hood vent or with a ceiling made of fireproof material. It has a cast enclosure probably more heat dissipated than your egg but much less than a sheet metal cheap grill. A gas fire pit can often be installed under a covered patio but the fire pit must be pre approved by your city first. 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.

Look for eaves extending beyond sidewalls and possibly over the grill and be careful when designing a porch roof over a grill area. Some jurisdictions aka building inspectors will allow a grill under a roof if it has a hood over it. How would you treat a permanently built in natural gas grill under a new covered attached patio. Always keep your grill at least 5 feet.

The new york city fire department also cites breaking this rule as an illegal violation of the city s fire codes.