Performance is key to selecting outdoor grills
May 19, 2012 | Bill Vighetti, manager of Dormont Appliance, sees interest in the huge market in
outdoor stoves as being the reason prices for outdoor kitchens "creep ever upward. Vighetti and Mike Buckiso, co-owner of the
Fireplace & Patioplace store in Mt. Lebanon, say outdoor chefs no longer are satisfied with cooking a few burgers on a Saturday evening. While a chef can get good results with a $179 Weber grill, Vighetti says, it also is possible to spend $7,800 to get an outdoor Viking stove and put it in a setting that costs thousands more. That leads to more money being spent on equipment as well as outdoor areas housing the gear, Vighetti says. The Virginia-based Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association reports the increasing number of grills is a reflection of what outdoor cooking writer Jamie Purviance calls a "multi-zone" mentality that dominates the market. --> Outdoor cooking has become a force in household design as well as meal-time lifestyle.
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Aug 14, 2011 | One of the newest products is the Inspiration, a ventless, indoor-outdoor fireplace that uses a clean-burning gel fuel that serves as an alternative to natural gas. The Inspiration fireplace incorporates the company's patented Venturi Flame technology,
Aug 24, 2011 | “Our intention was to create an outdoor environment wherein our guests can truly unwind and enjoy life,” said Anderson. It was crucial to us that our courtyard provide our guests with various amenities — a wood-burning pizza oven, an outdoor fireplace
Aug 24, 2011 | The four-bedroom, five-bathroom home has wainscotting in the 26.5-foot-long foyer, a main-floor powder room, a gas fireplace in the living room and swing doors in the dining room. The main-floor library has wainscotting. The kitchen has a walkout to a
Aug 24, 2011 | A wood-burning fire pit outdoors and gas-burning faux fireplace inside made from recycled materials, will make a cozy atmosphere for celebratory toasts during the chilly October opening. 9. Oh, Yes, There Will Be Beer! Mann told us there will be 40
Aug 22, 2011 | Whether entertaining clients or toasting marshmallows with the kids, area homeowners enjoy the warmth and beauty of their outdoor fireplaces almost year-round. By Gabriele McCormick Mary Thrasher, pictured at left center, says parties at her house are
I have an indoor fireplace, can I open it up from the outside and have a functional indoor/outdoor fireplace?
Apr 25, 2008 by pattysemail2001
My livingroom fireplace is on an exterior wall that faces my pool. I've always wanted to break an opening from the outside of the house so it can function both as and indoor and outdoor fireplace. Is my idea possible?
Most construction/remodeling type companies offer free estimates (especially now with the housing market in decline) so I would call a few. Have them out and explain what you want. See if they say it's possible or not, or if the cost would be worth doing it anyway.
Sounds like a cool idea! I bet it's possible, with some sort of hinged-metal door on both sides. You'd have to be able to close it up on the inside if you were using it outside, I think, due to winds and the strong possibilty of your living room catching on fire. Even with this door-type thing, it would make your LR drafty in the winter probably.
But just ask, because someone, somewhere can probably figure out a way to do this. If you hear "it can't be done" from two companies, I'd try again because they may just not know how, or may not want to undertake such a unique task. Good luck to you, though, I hope it can be done!
How can I remove rust from an outdoor fireplace screen?
Apr 22, 2006 by inquiryminds
I have a Coleman outdoor fireplace with a metal screen that has become very rusty. I would like to paint it but I know that I have to remove ALL of the rust or it will return. I would order a new screen but it has been discontinued.
how about dont paint it or remove the rust......spray the screen with Pam cooking spray of even better rub it with lard or butter....it will turn a pleasant dark red to black color. there is really no paint other than a powder coat that will last....if you want to have a nice pretty black screen rub it down with warm beeswax and bake it in the oven at 500 degrees for a few hours....of course this will set off the smoke alarm and stink pretty bad.