Venting through patio roof

[ewphares10]

I am about to have a roof installed over my patio. Is there a preferred method for venting my Treager up and through the roof to prevent smoke from accumulating under.

 

[MidwestSmoker]

My suggestion is to place the Traeger on the edge of the patio. That should ensure most of the smoke goes out. If you wish to completely keep the smoke out, running a box fan will do that.

 

[Slimpicker]

Mine is under a roof, the wind caries it away before it even reaches the roof.

 

[RayClem]

Remember that you might not always have a grill with a smokestack. my Ironwood vents through slots in the back rather than a stack. Also if you sell the house, the new owner might not wat a hole in the roof. So avoid making holes unless absolutely necessary.

If you do have an issue with smoke discoloring the roof, you could always extend the smokestack up and around the edge of the roof, but try not to go through it.

 

[Don C]

Mine is under a roof, the wind caries it away before it even reaches the roof. View attachment 10152

Would that depend on how many "sides" are open ???

 

[Slimpicker]

Would that depend on how many "sides" are open ???

I only have 2 sides open and railing with lattice and a shade on the 3rd side, smoke has never gotten trapped on my porch

 

[Don C]

I only have 2 sides open and railing with lattice and a shade on the 3rd side, smoke has never gotten trapped on my porch

THANKS for the additional info

That is still pretty open for the wind to pass through & take the smoke with it.

Mine has solid walls on 3 sides with only the front being open

But I have a ceiling fan on the patio & if I put the Traeger as close to the open edge as possible, I should be OK.

If not, 2 oscillating fans on the floor pointed at the Traeger should make up the difference.

My Silverton 620 vents out of the back

 

[Oryx]

I have a covered deck, and put up louvers
Smoke is never an issue,

 

[Keystone]

I am about to have a roof installed over my patio. Is there a preferred method for venting my Treager up and through the roof to prevent smoke from accumulating under.

There is a science behind vents and chimneys to prevent the outgasses from entering living spaces. this involves the height of the stack, the distance from a wall or clearance above a roof and from openings. Check a few websites on Home Inspections there are graphical displays and short discussions on how to properly place a vent tube in relation to the structure.
Ben Gromicko's InterNACHI School has come of the best information. (a Home Inspection Education and Accreditation website)

 

[Clint62]

My Dad had a similar situation.. he had a fan/hood installed in the ceiling over the grill area and it worked great

 

[Shedd]

When I was building my house about five years ago (I’m a builder) I closed in one section on the end of my screen porch for an outdoor kitchen. I built the section with my grills with metal studs and tin walls and roof in case of a fire. Originally I had my egg between the older gas grill (I recently replaced with new) and my Blackstone griddle. I used a gable fan and have two roof vents above the roof. The egg usually overwhelmed my fan and vents so I moved it outside. However a pellet grill doesn’t put out the smoke near as much as the egg, I could use this setup but after my friend gave me a new pro 780, I recently built a enclosed area for my egg just outside of my porch so I don’t have to worry about the smoke. I left my gable ends open as well as a vented ridge cap so the smoke flows out.

 

[MidwestSmoker]

When I was building my house about five years ago (I’m a builder) I closed in one section on the end of my screen porch for an outdoor kitchen. I built the section with my grills with metal studs and tin walls and roof in case of a fire. Originally I had my egg between the older gas grill (I recently replaced with new) and my Blackstone griddle. I used a gable fan and have two roof vents above the roof. The egg usually overwhelmed my fan and vents so I moved it outside. However a pellet grill doesn’t put out the smoke near as much as the egg, I could use this setup but after my friend gave me a new pro 780, I recently built a enclosed area for my egg just outside of my porch so I don’t have to worry about the smoke. I left my gable ends open as well as a vented ridge cap so the smoke flows out.

You really have a sweet set up. I am so jealous! Yours and GrillMeister's.