[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

My grill is located under the lanai stucco ceiling but close to the open screened ceiling which is connected to the lanai roof. I've been grilling in this location for nearly three years and have had no problems at all. The ceiling directly above the grill looks clean and looks the same as the rest of the ceiling. As I said, the open screen ceiling is very close to the grill. When it rains, I and the food stay dry but the side table on the gill does get hit with rain. That is how close it is to the screen ceiling.

OP, we have a similar setup, except, we have 50% sun reduction screening on the roof area of the bird cage, have never had smoke or fumes build up.