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markwilliams82

markwilliams82

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I’ve got a shelter built in the garden with some seating that I’ve temporarily put out gas BBQ whilst I changed the furniture on our patio

Now it’s in there, it looks a good home for it but I’m wondering if it would be suitable

Could it the BBQ be used in the shelter?

 
As long as your sensible from a fire risk point of view should be fine.

What you will find is that the smoke will go into your chipboard roof bit, and you'll get a nasty sticky black patch of smokey grease you'll never get off.
 
markwilliams82 said:
I was wondering if it would be worth putting a chimney on the roof to let smoke / heat out? Would that help
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Something like a gutted out cooker hood would probably work... Would need a simple cap on the outside to stop water coming in when not in use.

You just need to make sure there is sufficient clearance above the exit point to allow a draft of air across the top which will then draw the fumes up the hood and out.
 
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I have a bbq shack, I don't get any noticeable marks on the roof from the smoke. It is ventilated around the top of the walls, so it kind of blows out anyway.

Pizza oven however was a different matter. Having the chimney close to roof and cooking on wood, that did make a dark mark. I always move the pizza oven out of the shack when using it now.
 
deviation said:
That looks really smart what you've done with that space, the outside picture looks really inviting and cosy.
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Thanks, it was somewhere for Covid. Was more open at the front to start but developed for more privacy the longer we’ve had it

I’ll give it a go, see how it goes. We don’t generally go to extravagant with what we cook and see how it goes
 
markwilliams82 said:
Thanks, it was somewhere for Covid. Was more open at the front to start but developed for more privacy the longer we’ve had it

I’ll give it a go, see how it goes. We don’t generally go to extravagant with what we cook and see how it goes
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You need an opening on the other side to the slats - preferably up high - to create a cross draft. Or as mentioned, open the roof and plop a gutted out kitchen extractor over the bbq to give the smoke multiple escape routes (eBay maybe for a cheapo non working unit) As it is currently I’m pretty sure you’ll get smoked out, unfortunately.
 
markwilliams82 said:
I’ve got a shelter built in the garden with some seating that I’ve temporarily put out gas BBQ whilst I changed the furniture on our patio

Now it’s in there, it looks a good home for it but I’m wondering if it would be suitable

Could it the BBQ be used in the shelter?

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A carbon monoxide monitor would be a good idea while it is in use. You may have plenty of ventilation but bang a nail in high up on the wall and hang a monitor on it.
 
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Spicy chicken kebabs, sausages with mulled ale, wine or cider in the depth of winter with the heat of the barbecue in the shelter. Sounds magic.
 
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