Charcoal embers burn my composite deck

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How can I protect my composite deck from burns caused by falling embers?

[Panhead John]

Here’s a good place to start…….

https://www.decks.com/blog/blogs/best-deck-grill-mats

[Spinaker]

These are the best I have found. I've got 4-5 of them on the patio.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003KAPI5O/?tag=amazingribs--20

[Spinaker]

Bummer looks like they do not make them anymore. These were the best! Looks like most of them now are silicone based mats.

[klflowers]

Those are the ones I have too

[coupster]

There's a bunch of choices on Ebay for ~ $20

[GolfGeezer]

I have this one under my MAK and Napoleon gasser. Very heavy duty.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D1SJLYS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

[Porkies]

I use pavers from HD/Lowes under my wsm. I grew tired of reading reviews on mats as they all seem to have episodes of melting and/or smoking, catching fire, etc... The only thing to be off concern with the pavers is your heat isn't touching them, imo.

If anyone else had bad experiences with pavers I would like to hear so I can do a little "preventative maintenance"

[Bob K]

Looks like ATBBQ has a decent mat: https://youtu.be/Uhd1aEU4WFc?feature=shared

I ordered one that looks identical from LSG when I got my smoker and love it. Don’t see it on LSG’s site anymore though.

[Purc]

+1 on the ATBBQ mat. Mine is 5 years old and I have dropped maybe 3 lit embers/coals on the mat with very little damage to the mat and none on my wooden deck. For me, it performs as advertised. I would recommend the mat to protect your deck. Mine is under my Weber Kettle.

[WayneT]

I’m not sure what your setup is but I have my gas grill and pellet smoker on my deck with both composite and natural wood boards. I bought two mats for the smoker and gasser but I put my charcoal kettle on the ground by my lower deck because embers don’t play well with plastic or wood.

[STEbbq]

https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/forum/sneak-preview-for-members/1482135-sneak-peek-new-review-mr-buddy-grill-mats