Grill/smokers on kool decking


 
LarryR

LarryR

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Chris, couldn't think of a great place for this so I thought I'd put it here vs just conversation, feel free to relocate if you feel there is a more appropriate location.

Just wrapped-up Phase I of our backyard in the new house - Pool, simple landscaping (more to come next year), 22 tons of decorative rock and 2,200 sq ft of concrete sprayed with spray deck (similar to Kool Deck). We wanted to do pavers but in the Vegas sun they' just get too hot. Travertine was also an option but too slippery when wet.

Does anyone have kool deck or spray decking and have placed their grills on it? I put a rubber mat in front of one of my grills so embers or food drop-age wouldn't damage the cool deck and three days later when I pulled the rubber mat up it left spots of black rubber all over the area it was covering. Decking guy had to come out and scrape it and reapply the spray deck. What are others using under their grills on spray decking?

This is a temporary solution as next spring we plan on building and outdoor kitchen that will house a couple of my grills but I don't want to ruin or stain the decking where they're currently located. Will probably replace my Genesis with a new one, throw my KK and a kettle in there. Due to the portability of the WSM she is stored in garage and I pull her out as needed.

Thanks in advance for any feedback you can provide. I've attached a picture so you can see what I'm working with. In one of the pictures on you can one of my grills and the area I'm going to keep them for now. As you can see I went with a light color due to the higher level of cooling under this Vegas sun. Color is called baja sand and it shows EVERY speck of dirt.



 
Larry;
You have an enviable set up there - gorgeous! I would certainly look into a grill mat that will protect the deck surface and not "melt in". Surely, there is something readily available (check out Home Depot and Lowe's as well as Menard's - whatever is in your area). The biggest problem you'll have is grease. If your surface is grease resistant then you're probably ok.

Keep on smokin',
Dale53:wsm:
 
Robert McGee said:
Larry;
You have an enviable set up there - gorgeous! I would certainly look into a grill mat that will protect the deck surface and not "melt in". Surely, there is something readily available (check out Home Depot and Lowe's as well as Menard's - whatever is in your area). The biggest problem you'll have is grease. If your surface is grease resistant then you're probably ok.

Keep on smokin',
Dale53:wsm:
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Thanks Robert, another gentleman suggested I contact the decking manufacture since they're probably asked this question all the time. Duh, why didn't I think of that? Going to give them a call once they open and will report back to help others who may go down the same path.

Don't know if it's a regional thing or not but there is a lot of this spray/kool deck here in Vegas. It doesn't start getting uncomfortably hot on bare feet until you hit around 108 ish in my short experience with it. Once fully cured I've heard it stays even cooler so we'll see.
 
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