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Does anyone here have a suggestion of what to put under a charcoal grill on a deck? Although there's several companies that make grill pads/mats for gas grills, only one for charcoal, and I'm not real convinced it's what we need. I'd hate to burn the deck down.

pooflady wrote:Does anyone here have a suggestion of what to put under a charcoal grill on a deck? Although there's several companies that make grill pads/mats for gas grills, only one for charcoal, and I'm not real convinced it's what we need. I'd hate to burn the deck down.

what's wrong with the grill pad?

dontwantaname wrote:Cement blocks? If they aren't too heavy.

along the same vein, mabe you could just use some ceramic tiles.

no1 wrote:along the same vein, mabe you could just use some ceramic tiles.

It says "fire resistant." I'd kind of like fireproof.

pooflady wrote:It says "fire resistant." I'd kind of like fireproof.

according to the website of the "original grill pad," nothing is fireproof.

i still think you could use some bricks or tiles or something.

no1 wrote:according to the website of the "original grill pad," nothing is fireproof.

i still think you could use some bricks or tiles or something.

I'm with No1, get some tiles or bricks.

Yeah, I kind of like the idea of tiles or pavers. We could have pavers instead of decking for a portion of the deck, but that makes it permanent and we might want to change where the grill's going. I've have loved to have had pavers for the whole deck, but I'd have to win the lottery.

pooflady wrote:Does anyone here have a suggestion of what to put under a charcoal grill on a deck? Although there's several companies that make grill pads/mats for gas grills, only one for charcoal, and I'm not real convinced it's what we need. I'd hate to burn the deck down.

Nothing.
Usually the grill is elevated enough so that you don't need anything under it.

j5 wrote:Nothing.
Usually the grill is elevated enough so that you don't need anything under it.

You don't ever get sparks or little pieces of hot embers falling out of the grill?

Probably wouldn't be able to get a nice big sheet of asbestos, right?

A charcoal grill usually doesn't have any openings on the bottom, so the only way an ember is going to escape is due to windage. Those usually burn out before they land.

A gas grill will have a hole in the bottom, and many people hang an old soup can there to catch the drippings that escape.

With a wood deck or composite materials, I don't think you'll have any problems at all with embers.

Exterior-grade ceramic tiles adhered and grouted on a 4' x 4' piece of cement backer board. As "fireproof" as you can get and you can move it to any portion of the deck you wish.

Estimate $75-$100+ depending on tile selection.

AZGman wrote:Exterior-grade ceramic tiles adhered and grouted on a 4' x 4' piece of cement backer board. As "fireproof" as you can get and you can move it to any portion of the deck you wish.

Estimate $75-$100+ depending on tile selection.

That sounds good! I didn't know there was such a thing as exterior tiles.

GodfatherND wrote:A charcoal grill usually doesn't have any openings on the bottom, so the only way an ember is going to escape is due to windage. Those usually burn out before they land.

A gas grill will have a hole in the bottom, and many people hang an old soup can there to catch the drippings that escape.

With a wood deck or composite materials, I don't think you'll have any problems at all with embers.

except for when poofguy inadvertently knocks over the whole shebang

no1 wrote:except for when poofguy inadvertently knocks over the whole shebang

But then you get the insurance money!

FenStar wrote:But then you get the insurance money!

for the deck or poofguy or both?

no1 wrote:for the deck or poofguy or both?

It better be both.

pooflady wrote:It better be both.

Wait, what? Why do you want poofguy damaged?

FenStar wrote:Wait, what? Why do you want poofguy damaged?

if he damages her deck!

dontwantaname wrote:So, what are you going to do?

Not sure yet. Husband said something about a big piece of metal. But then he also said something about not needing anything. I guess I'll leave it up to the griller.

But thanks everybody for the suggestions. I love woot.

no1 wrote:except for when poofguy inadvertently knocks over the whole shebang

unless the whole deck is "fire proofed" it's unlikely that anyone would make the fire proofed area big enough to account for this proposed incident. As stated elsewhere, the odds of anything falling out of the grill that would stay hot enough long enough to actually damage the deck should be minuscule.

That said, if the Poofs think that the grill tipping over is a real possibility, then maybe having a grill on a deck isn't such a great idea ;o)