Grill Mat Material

[lcruzen]

Poured some new concrete outside of my garage service door that will become my new smoking / grilling area. It will hold a UDS, Weber Kettle, GOSM and a Weber gas grill. I want to protect the new concrete from any grease spills and looking at grill mats. I was wondering if there is a good material that I could purchase like say a 16-24 foot roll of that would work for this purpose. Any ideas?

[Richtee]

I use the backer board for tile Lou. Pretty disposable. Lasts a year at least. Non flammable.

And seal the 'crete before snow flies.

[1894]

Poured some new concrete outside of my garage service door that will become my new smoking / grilling area. It will hold a UDS, Weber Kettle, GOSM and a Weber gas grill. I want to protect the new concrete from any grease spills and looking at grill mats. I was wondering if there is a good material that I could purchase like say a 16-24 foot roll of that would work for this purpose. Any ideas?

I've been using durrarock from home dumpo. Just sits on the bare ground ( flat and leveled of course ) . Been years and the stuff has held up to hot summers , 10' avge / winter snow falls , rain and everything else it has been exposed to .
It's in the tile section , underlayment for tile floors . Cement board that is reinforced with a nylon'ish mesh , comes in 3 x 5 foot sheets . The ones I added this year were just aboot 10$ / sheet but they last and last.
Just food for thought .

[Richtee]

I've been using durrarock from home dumpo.

That's the stuff....

[1894]

This sheet was set down the first year I joined this forum. Note the scrap piece that is great for starter chimneys




Tolerates a bit of weather :



Moved it last year to a new spot and added one more . The wind around here can go round and round and the lil c/g is fussy about that .

[Richtee]

Ya know...now that I think on it... I have had a sheet for 5 years... and one for 3 under my outside faucet tap. Good stuff.

[MichChef]

Since you're not going to have to worry about heat because it's concrete, why not just put a good sealer on it and hose off any drips? I use a couple patio stones to set my charcoal chimney on.

[1894]

Rich , I never thought about using that stuff outdoors. We had a small powderoom that we tiled and had a bunch of scraps left over. I got ticked one day when the rain pouring off the g-rage ( too close to the house and I ain't moving either ) had just made a mud track where we walked . Gotta be going on 8-9 years since I tossed them scraps there , still there today.

michchef , not trying to say the backer board is the end all / be all , but if I just spent a chunk o' change and effort for some new crete I'd be pretty protective of it.

lcruzin , when that cement is cured , do as recommended in other posts and seal it ,even do it twice so ya know it's nice

[lcruzen]

Thanx all. Didn't know about sealing concrete. Is that a product that you get from like Home Depot? I like the Durarock idea.

[Richtee]

Thanx all. Didn't know about sealing concrete. Is that a product that you get from like Home Depot? I like the Durarock idea.

Yup...usually a latex/waterbase mix. Looks kinda milky but dries clear.