Propane grilling on roofs?
For Christmas I bought my boyfriend a tiny propane grill to use on our apartment’s roof. Looking for someplace to buy propane, we learned instead that it’s actually illegal to use propane grills on rooftops. Is this a law people take seriously or tend to disobey? We’d never leave the grill unattended, of course… http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/safety/barbeque.shtml
For Christmas I bought my boyfriend a tiny propane grill to use on our apartment’s roof. Looking for someplace to buy propane, we learned instead that it’s actually illegal to use propane grills on rooftops.
Is this a law people take seriously or tend to disobey? We’d never leave the grill unattended, of course…
http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/safety/barbeque.shtml
I personally know of two fires last summer from propane gas grills being used on roofs and one from a charcoal grill on a balcony DIBS. The Fire Department responded quickly and extinguished the fires before they got out of control. The Fire Marshalls did issue summonses in all cases but there would have been harsher penalties if their were injuries or deaths.
Every year many people are injured and some killed in fires started by barbeque grills. This doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t barbeque, it means that we should be smart about it and a barbeque on a roof just isn’t smart. Better to go by your local Firehouse though and ask them how they feel about this. I wouldn’t do it alsawo.
jp2, you are correct about the propane/tunnel thing.
alsawao…yes, ANY hardware store and maybe even a good paint store will carry those. They are primarily used for plumbing (sweating copper pipes) burning off paint and crisping the top layer of creme brulee.
i always heard that propane cannot be transported in any of the tunnels, not sure that is worthy info. I think they are technically illegal when used on a building:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/safety/barbeque.shtml
Thanks, MAT and daveinbedstuy. I do indeed need one of those small canisters. Good to know finding one shouldn’t be terribly difficult.
MAT…those use the propane cannisters for a propane torch. You can get them at ANY hardware store.
Yes, Chosen, a grilled burger or steak is really worth it. A propane barbecue is not going to start a fire like that. When’s the last time you heard about one???
Is this one of those teeny peeny grills that uses the small canisters of propane, not the larger/regular sizes? Not sure if a Home Depot carries those.
I see many people disobey this law without consequence. However, what if a fire started and burned down not only your house but the entire block? What if people were killed? I deal with people all day long who never thought that a small action on their part would lead to disaster. Maybe I am over reacting but I wouldn’t do it. Is a grilled burger really worth it? I would just get a George Foreman or similar type grill.
Lowe’s has them too. This law is definitely honored in the breach.
home depot sells them