Yep. We get some very strong winds in Iowa that knocked my old Weber off our back deck a few times. It’s got a natural gas hose that’s not convenient to unhook and roll the grill to a protected place. When I got my new Stainless Steel Weber yesterday and a storm was coming through I knew that I needed to secure it down. Thought of placing a 40# patio paver on the bottom shelf but not sure the shelf is strong enough. Then decided to secure it down to my Trex Composite wood deck and when doing my research for ideas, I came upon your post. Perfect solution! I’ll use 4 Cargo Control D rings that you used, but I’ll order Stainless Steel. I’ll post a picture when I’m done. Thanks again!

My husband has decided on only getting the Green Egg and using it as a grill. According to him it's suppose to be the greatest invention ever! Yeah, we still have another grill hanging around, but the Egg is the only one we ever use any more. I think we're going to gift the charcoal grill to our daughter and new son-in-law. They're pretty much starting from nothing, so they'll appreciate it. Annette, I like your set-up. We're planning on something fairly similar. We intend to add a second, smaller Big Green Egg later. This'll allow us to use the smaller one when we want to cook just for us two, and when we have guests we can use the smaller one for an appetizer and the larger one for an entree. We also want a smaller one so we can take it camping. "If you want to cook on a covered porch, you must use a strong vent hood." ... i agree. Been there, done that. Won't do it again. Wondering how we're having such different experiences ... here's what I suspect: My covered porch, which works FINE with a no-hood grill is set up like the one on the left -- covered porch is attached to the house /is open to the air on three sides and gets a pretty good breeze. My porch is about 6' above ground level /steps on both ends -- could that make a difference? I wonder if people who are having a different experience have a porch more like the one to the right -- an "indented" porch? Or at least a porch that in some way gets less breeze.

You should have the elevation drawn up to match your selections. If it matters your door selection is arts and crafts style...

In answer to your question...yes, a horizontal bar across your front sliders to that they appear to look like the double hung near your door would be a good look. Even better, why not a vertical grid, too, on each slider, and then one on the double hung, so you have what appears to be a two over two window?