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   FastEddie | Apr 20, 2007 11:38pm | #1

   Probably need to check with the permit office.  Sometimes if you put in a second kithen they think you qualify for two-family status, which may not be allowed.

   "Put your creed in your deed."   Emerson

   "When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it."  T. Roosevelt

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   Trevor1 | Apr 20, 2007 11:44pm | #2

   My initial thought was to just buy an upscale gas grill (propane) with a granite countertop, etc. and install a very good vent system.  I could convert the grill to natural gas.  Any worry about smoke issues or CO?  Do modern gas grills burn as efficiently as gas stoves or gas cooking tops?

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   rjw | Apr 20, 2007 11:48pm | #3

   Don't do it. No how, no way. Uhn un. Nope. Dinna do it, laddie.Gas grills inherently produce a lot of CO: the flame heats the rock which cooks the food: the flame impingement on the rock is what causes the COYou can use an electric grill, but even that should have very good ventilation.

   With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord; I will praise Him in the midst of the throng. For He stands at the right hand of the needy, to save them from those who would condemn them to death.

   - Psalms 109:30-31

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   DanH | Apr 20, 2007 11:51pm | #4

   What you're talking about is technically a "stove" or "cooktop". There may be regulations limiting the number of kitchens, as suggested (though you may be able to squeek through even then by calling this a "bar" or some such). Whatever cooktop you use must be designed to be used indoors. And there will generally be code issues requiring some type of hood or ventillation device.

   So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable Creature, since it enables one to find or make a Reason for everything one has a mind to do. --Benjamin Franklin

   
   

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   rjw | Apr 21, 2007 12:26am | #6

   >>What you're talking about is technically a "stove" or "cooktop". TUmmm, I think the technical word you're thinking of is "deathtrap"Not really of course, but I don't think it would be correct to call a gas grill either a stove or cooktop.

   With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord; I will praise Him in the midst of the throng. For He stands at the right hand of the needy, to save them from those who would condemn them to death.

   - Psalms 109:30-31

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   DanH | Apr 21, 2007 12:39am | #7

   I think there are a number of manufacturers of very expensive kitchen appliances who would disagree with you.
   So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable Creature, since it enables one to find or make a Reason for everything one has a mind to do. --Benjamin Franklin

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   CapnMac | Apr 20, 2007 11:52pm | #5

   in my walk-out basement with a grilling station so I can grill all year long.  Is that permissible?

   Depends on the details.  Might be as simple as having an exhaust fan.  Might be "no way, no how."  That can depend on your AHJ (Authority Having Jusridiction), and what they say.

   Do you mean that you want an equivalent to the outdoor grill I'm guessing is outside the w/o/b door?  That can be different than a gas-fired grill unit for a counter-top cooktop. 

   Or, maybe, are you thinking of one of the outdoor cooktops under some sort of cover adjacent to the outside of your basement?  Then, it's likely down to your climate (which "we" here could know about, if you'd either click on your handle in blue, or the "Update Profile" there in the brown band at the top right of the screen).

   Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
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   VTNorm | Apr 21, 2007 01:54am | #8

   I had one of these Jenn-Airs in my house with the gas grill built into the top http://jennair.com/catalog/category.jsp?cat=69&N=56  (the other side is two gas burners). Nice concept but the down draft was so strong it pulled the flame/heat away from the grille area.

   There's lots of commercial grill's available for interior cooking but you need a commercial grade exhaust system to match...they both equal $$$.

   -Norm

    

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   seb | Apr 21, 2007 02:15am | #9

   Here is one I put in. Its about 40k btu and the hood has a 1200cfm fan..Use it all year .. Hope pic is not to big...maybe someone could shrink it if so...
   Bud

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   FastEddie | Apr 21, 2007 04:23am | #10

   pictures up to roughly 100k are usually a good size."Put your creed in your deed."   Emerson

   "When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it."  T. Roosevelt

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   WINSTALL | Apr 21, 2007 03:32pm | #11

   I have my natural gas grille hooked up 2 feet from the back door. I cook on it 24/7 x 365 if I want. Love it. It sits on my treated wood deck and backs up to a small privacy fence so I don't have to look at the neighbor while I cook.

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   Trevor1 | Apr 22, 2007 03:26am | #12

   Thanks for all the great input.  I guess I will install a conventional cooktop in the kitchen and a gas grill just outside.  No problem with the AHJ thinking it is a 2 family home.  A basement rec room with a 2nd kitchen is just fine according to the BI (Building Inspector).