Of course, this task requires a little bit of craftsmanship. In addition, before starting this work, you should carefully consider how the balcony grill should be designed. More precisely, how big should it be? Do you want a certain shape, such as long and narrow or round and high? Should the self-made grill be placed on the floor of the balcony or perhaps hung on the balcony railing?
Convert the flower box made of hot-dip galvanized sheet metal into a grill
They require very little space Balcony grillsthat you can hang on the railing like a flower box. So why not a hot-dip galvanized balcony box?
painted sheet metal for Convert balcony grill? The following is required for this:- A Flower box made of hot-dip galvanized sheet metal or a piece of gutter with corresponding end pieces,
- Balcony box holder made of metal,
- elongated grill grate or robust wire mesh (e.g. B. for gabions) slightly larger than the top of the balcony box plus several (one-way) -Grill bowls,
- Metal file and saw as well as
- Aluminum foil or a metal plate that is slightly larger than the bottom of the flower box.
And this is how it is done
- Usually, a rectangular grill grate has four metal pins with which it can be attached to a standard grill.
- Place the grate or wire mesh on the flower box or lay the gutter. Mark the four anchorages provided on the box.
- Make four notches with the metal file at the points indicated.
- The metal plate is inserted into the flower box to reinforce the floor. Therefore, it should be a little larger than the ground so that it doesn't fall through all the way to the bottom.
- Alternatively, you can cover the floor with several layers of aluminum foil or with a layer of old disposable grill dishes.
- If you use a wire mesh instead of a grill, then you leave four anchors and shorten the remaining bars with a metal file. In this way, the grille can also be hung in the box later.
Build a BBQ grill bucket
If you prefer a round grill, you can also build a BBQ grill bucket. The procedure is similar to that above
described. Sometimes the round grill grates available in hardware stores are only provided with three metal pins. The wooden handle, which may be on the zinc bucket, should be removed as a precaution, otherwise it could scorch. To do this, you unhook the handle from the bucket, remove the handle and put the handle back on.You shouldn't do without the metal plate or the aluminum foil for reinforcement. Alternatively, a second, smaller zinc bucket without a handle can be placed in the larger bucket as a charcoal container. To avoid damage to the bottom of the Balconies To avoid it, a stand for the self-made BBQ bucket is also advisable. This should of course be stable so that the grill cannot tip over. In addition, the stand must not be made of a flammable material. If you want and can, you can use two pliers to bend a sturdy stand for your barbecue bucket from a thick wire. Depending on the diameter of the bucket, a few gutter sieves (leaf catchers) can also be installed on the bottom of the bucket.
