Start with the appliance
Gas BBQs, electric appliances, pizza ovens and live-fire cooking create different heat, smoke, clearance and ventilation requirements.
Outdoor Living & Architecture · Cooking answer
Can You Cook Under an Outdoor Roof?
Outdoor cooking should be planned as a heat, ventilation and service issue—not simply as furniture placed under a pergola.
Planning guidance — final supplied configuration remains project-specific.
Coordinate roof and ventilation
Openable roofs and side screens can change airflow. The final arrangement should not trap heat or smoke in a way the appliance or local project requirements do not support.
Keep fire and local compliance separate
Apollo can coordinate product information, but appliance installation, extraction, gas, electrical work, fire-safety review and local approvals remain project-specific.
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