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LP Gas grill on porch / roof.
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Builder Bob
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IS the building protected by a fire sprinkler system, especially the deck/patio overhang?
Builder Bob
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IFC 2012.
308.1.4 Open-flame cooking devices.
Charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices shall not be operated on combustible balconies or within 10 feet (3048 mm) of combustible construction.
Exceptions:1. One- and two-family dwellings.2. Where buildings, balconies and decks are protected by an automatic sprinkler system.3. LP-gas cooking devices having LP-gas container with a water capacity not greater than 21/2 pounds [nominal 1 pound (0.454 kg) LP-gas capacity].
308.1.4 Open-flame cooking devices.
Charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices shall not be operated on combustible balconies or within 10 feet (3048 mm) of combustible construction.
Exceptions:1. One- and two-family dwellings.2. Where buildings, balconies and decks are protected by an automatic sprinkler system.3. LP-gas cooking devices having LP-gas container with a water capacity not greater than 21/2 pounds [nominal 1 pound (0.454 kg) LP-gas capacity].
mark handler
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wfd1366
Depends on where you Are? some local jurisdictions will not allow LP on combustible decks even when allowed by the IFC.
Some allow them but require them to be listed for the intended use.
Depends on where you Are? some local jurisdictions will not allow LP on combustible decks even when allowed by the IFC.
Some allow them but require them to be listed for the intended use.
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FM William Burns
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Not unless meeting the protection criteria of the code for "open-flame cooking appliances"
mtlogcabin
SAWHORSE
Our Fire Department had one on the roof for years
Their answer was the roof is not a balcony
Remodel a few years back and they piped in natural gas for the grille and installed stone patio pavers or the roof membrane.
Their answer was the roof is not a balcony
Remodel a few years back and they piped in natural gas for the grille and installed stone patio pavers or the roof membrane.
TheCommish
SAWHORSE
in my area while the gas grill may not be prohibited on the roof or balcony, transporting propane cylinder through the building is prohibited
Msradell
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Nothing a rope down the side of the building won't solve! I would say that some good old redneck engineering but since you're in Massachusetts I guess it will have to be in the engineering!TheCommish said:
JBI
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Code or no, my gas grill is on my brick patio several feet away from my wood deck. NYS has historically exempted owner-occupied single family from the prohibition, but I was cursed at birth with a lick of common sense. Not a whole lot, but enough to know the propane fired uninsulated steel oven belongs on something other than a wooden base.