How To Protect Siding From Grill Heat

From your lumberyard get a 4 by 8 panel of fireproof rated drywall.

How to protect siding from grill heat.

Mounted a few inches off the ground will encourage airflow to keep the fence cool. How to protect vinyl siding from melting near a gas grill step 1. Lean it securely against the side of your home between it and the gas grill. The heat shield must be larger than grill.

The day after the cookout store it in a dry location indoors. Sheet metal is fine. The way metal is installed behind a wood burning appliance is it is mounted against the back wall with 1 inch stand offs to leave a space behind it. Place your panel properly so your vinyl siding stays protected.

If the heat shield is over a surface like siding i would have a bigger gap maybe 2 to help with the airflow. Move the grill out from the side of the house on a deck or patio while cooking. Your house is not designed to handle the intense heat from a grill and there is no way to put a heat shield on the side of your house. You should move your grill away from your house siding.

It can be rolled back. For your temporary shield siding repair pros recommend purchasing a 4 x8 panel of fireproof rated drywall. You can place the bottom of the panel at least two feet from the wall to keep it from falling. Roll the grill to the edge of the deck or patio or move the appliance into the backyard.

While we ve been pretty careful so far this season to keep the grill a reasonable distance from the siding it s starting to show signs of heat damage some warping. The grill should not be used. The most logical place for our gas grill a mid sized three burner grill on which we cook a couple of times per week happens to be alongside an exterior wall clad in vinyl siding. There is also a product called stove board that may come with fasteners for drywall but you will need to come up with your own fasteners for vinyl siding.

You also want to make sure that your grill doesn t deposit toxic levels of carbon monoxide into your house through a window. Keep it secured against the side of the building between the building and your gas grill.