GODGS in a cook shed

[GMUSSER]

I have a question? I want to move my Great Outdoor Gas Smoker inside my shed, this will portect it against rain and hi winds, something we have a lot of in florida. My question is how far from the wall should I set it? I want it as close as possible because of limited space, but I don't want to burn down my cook shed. Can anyone out there help me? :?:

[vabbq]

You need to be sure you have adequate airflow in there so you don't get carbon monoxide poisoning. :shock:

[Mic]

I have a question? I want to move my Great Outdoor Gas Smoker inside my shed, this will portect it against rain and hi winds, something we have a lot of in florida. My question is how far from the wall should I set it? I want it as close as possible because of limited space, but I don't want to burn down my cook shed. Can anyone out there help me? :?:

I would keep it at least 16" from adjacent combustible walls and also would ensure there be plenty of ventilation. Might even consider a non-combustible material of some sort on the walls to get it closer. IMHO!

Mic

[GMUSSER]

I do it has a set of double doors about 6' total opening I leave open most of the time, and a window that I never close

[Mic]

Shouldn't be an real issue then. Putting a non combustible on the walls would give ya some more room.

Mic

[Mic]

BTW! Welcome to the asylum! :shock: :shock: :wink:

Mic

[Buckeye]

Howdy GMUSSER......I'd git a few sheets of alumimun flashin....one fer tha floor.....maybe 3'x3'...an then sum fer tha walls that it sits next to. I don't noe tha demensions of tha cooker but I'd extend tha flashin at leest 12" more on each side of tha cooker...az well az 12" higher than tha cooker.

[GMUSSER]

Thanks guys, that will be my weekend project

[Dieselmh]

Instead of putting metal between the cooker and the wall, what about buying a sheet of that hardipanel stuff? It's basically like sheetrock, but it's concrete based, and doesn't have paper backing on it to catch fire. It's not real cheap, but it won't conduct heat at all, like metal would, and I think that would be pretty cheap insurance against a fire. Just thinking out loud here.

[TexLaw]

Like Diesel, I'm concerned that aluminum will conduct heat too well and still pose a fire hazard. While it will protect against embers, whatever it contacts on the other side could still catch. Maybe you could put an extra later or two of drywall in as insulation?


TL

[TAR RIVER RAT]

That thing should not get that hot if cooking low and slow, max of 300*?
Sounds like you have plenty of ventilation so I would put that flashing or the concrete stuff on the wall and under it and you should be able to get fairly close to the wall. I personally would put a vent above it too.
Tar

[Buckeye]

Yeah I imagine tha alum flashin wood git hot if tha cooker wuz pressed direcklee against it so ta speek....but if tha cooker iz 12"-16" from tha wall....I can't see it conductin any more heet than if tha sun were beet'n down on it on a 100° day. Embers fallin ta tha floor shoodn't pose a problem cuz if u spill sum while changin coals or wood....yer rite there ta pick em up. But I do understand tha concerns mentioned an if one don't feel comfertable uzin' alum flashin...by all meens don't. Don't have nuthin burn down on my cavaleer approach. :roll: :lol: :lol:

[Buckeye]

How bout lining tha wall with thoze cinder blocks that got tha 2 holes in em'?..an make a platform also? :roll: . Them blocks cost bout 97 cents at HD or Lowes. If'n yer goin fer a beauty statement in there....fergit this ideer. :oops: :wink:

[herper]

if not cinder blocks, plain old bricks
Herper

[Uncle Al]

Ya might wanna put a window fan in the window to suck out the smoke !!

Al

[Lalo]

I think you might be better of with old bricks and make the area look more rustic.

[TexLaw]

I'm not worried about the wall if the cooker is 12"-16" away. I thought y'all were talking about putting stuff up so that he could get it closer than that.

If you have any power out to the shed, you might want to think about putting a carbon monoxide monitor in there. The danger with CO is that, once you realize that there's too much of it, you might not be able to do anything about it.


TL

[Dieselmh]

OK, I've thought it over, and here's what you need to do. Take the cooker out of the shed. Build another, smaller, shed right beside the larger shed. Then connect the two using metal flashing, with an opening in between. Now, light a fire in the smaller shed, and hang your meat in the larger shed. Voila, you've got yourself the largest smoker in your town, and you don't have to worry about where to put your little cooker anymore! :lol:

[TexLaw]

That's what they used to call a smokehouse! I dare anyone to find a cooker that works better.


TL

[Dieselmh]

Yeah, we used to have a smokehouse, but it was only about 10'X10'. I remember being a kid, staying up all night with Dad and his friends, smoking sausage in it. Of course, that was after we spent all day butchering the hogs and deer, and stuffing the sausage. The good ol' days! :D