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The Best Multi-User Patio Grills for Apartments and Condos

Posted: March 22, 2024 at 08:00 AM

8 minute read | Grills

One of the best ways to add value to multi-family dwellings such as apartments, condos, or multi-family construction is by installing multi-user patio grills in outdoor living spaces and patios. During moderate and warm-weather months, residents love to cook outside on high-end grills for fresher-tasting meats, veggies, and even grilled fruits. Family-friendly and adult parties are enhanced with the addition of excellent quality grills that allow for everything from rotisserie meats to chef-level meal preparation. With the installation of multi-user grills on your properties, your residents will enjoy the warmer weather with friends and family.

Installing Grills that are Made for Vigorous Use

When selecting grills to install at your apartment or condominium properties, it's important to consider how much the grills will be used. Keeping tenants happy means grills must stand up to multiple uses on a daily and weekly basis. Not every resident will be a four-star chef nor will they all know the best way to use and maintain a patio grill. With this in mind, the multi-user grills you install need to withstand the rigors of being used on a day-to-day basis. After all, if grills break down in the middle of being used, families will become upset and frustrated. In that case, the grill no longer adds value to your setting. Instead, it takes value away.

Even if your properties are smaller multi-family units like duplexes or triplexes, they will still benefit with the addition of a multi-user patio grill that can take the wear and tear.

What is the Solution When Installing Patio Grills in Multi-User Settings?

When you install multi-user grills for your residents, you can have peace of mind knowing that the grills are durable enough to be used regularly at apartments and condos. Grills that are designed to be used by many people are more durable than single-user grills.

The solution is to install a multi-user grill like a T-Series Grill from PGS who has over 40 years of experience manufacturing patio grills. T-Series commercial patio grills:

• Are specifically designed and manufactured to be used by multiple cooks and families without the worry of failing in any multi-family setting.
• Are already installed and used in numerous apartments and condos across the country.
• Are favorites of developers and contractors who build multi-family properties due to their simplicity, reliability, and durability.
• Are sought after for the features that are standard on all our T-Series grills like the 60-minute automatic gas shutoff grill timer.
• Are commercial grills made to be used in multi-family residential settings such as condos, apartments, and du/tri/quadplexes.

T-Series Commercial Grills Product Information

T-Series commercial grills come in two types, cast aluminum and stainless steel. Both materials are designed and manufactured to withstand continued use by multiple families. They are also very resistant to rust and corrosion.

Cast Aluminum Multi-User Grills

We have two sizes of cast aluminum patio grills, which are both smaller and cost-effective, but still pack a punch. Their smaller size allows room to install more than one grill in a single outdoor grilling area, serving more than one group at a time. Even within the cast aluminum grill models, we still use stainless steel for key internal grill components, like the burners and cooking grids, for longer-lasting and higher-quality grilling experiences.

Cast aluminum, like stainless steel, is an metal alloy made by mixing various amounts of metal together at high temperatures and pouring into a grill-shaped cast. Once cooled, the cast aluminum is incredible tough and shaped into the top and bottom of our cast aluminum grills. Aluminum is naturally corrosive resistant but prone to scratching; mixing it with some iron and other metals during casting keeps its corrosion-resistant properties while making it stronger and more durable. Making it a perfect choice for a patio grill.

T-Series Stainless Steel Grills

The T-Series has three sizes of stainless steel patio grills, all of which are larger than the cast aluminum models. Stainless steel offers a sharp, high-end look and is favored by apartment and condo managers. With three distinct sizes, you can find the perfect-sized grill for your particular patio size and layout, and for the size of your multi-family property. Larger properties often have more than just one outdoor grilling area for residents to use, each with multiple commercial grills situated conveniently for residents.

Choose Between Natural Gas and Propane with T-Series Grills

All the T-Series grills are multi-user grills, made to with stand constant use at multi-family properties like apartments. Each T-Series multi-user grill has both a natural gas and propane model available. Both fuel sources are great for grilling, eco-friendly, and cost-efficient compared to alternatives. We’ll highligh the main difference between each type of fuel below, but have a more detailed break down of using natural gas vs liquid propane for grilling.

Natural Gas T-Series Grills

Natural gas grills are installed or mounted on location and connect directly to your property's unmoveable natural gas utility line. This means that a natural gas grill is required to be stationary and cannot be moved. With the direct connection to the natural gas fuel line, you never need to replace a fuel tank.

Propane T-Series Grills

Propane grills, also called liquid propane grills, can be either installed stationary or be a portable grill. For a portable grill installation, mount the propane grill on a grill cart with wheels, offering the option to move the grill from place to place. This level of flexibility can be a huge benefit in any multi-family setting, because the grill can be repositioned, stored out of the way when not in use, and be used in any location without a connection to natural gas.

Whether built in place or portable, the propane grill's fuel is held in a separate propane tank stored under the grill which needs to be swapped out when it empties. Best practices are to keep spare propane tanks on-site so your grills can be used by multiple users without interruption.

T-Series Commercial Grills Offer Options for Multi-Family Property Owners

Regardless of the size or layout of your multi-family property with all the available combinations of options for our T-Series commercial grills you can find the perfect grill/s for your setting. There are lots of reasons PGS’s T-Series grills have been a cornerstone of the multi-family grilling industry for over 40 years, but here are a few:

• They have various mounting options like pedestal mounts, prefab grill islands, and grill carts/bases
• They are very durable.
• They withstand wear and tear in multi-family settings.
• They look sharp and professional.
• They come in several sizes to help fit into different-sized patio grilling spaces.
• They have safety features like the 60-minute gas shutoff timer, on every single T-Series grill
• They have a variety of other standard and optional grill accessories, like an infrared rotisserie burner
• They can be stationary or portable.
• You can choose natural gas or propane fuel.
• Natural gas grills can be tied directly to your natural gas line.
• They are designed and manufactured for vigorous, consistent, and constant use.
• They work in both large and small multi-family dwellings.

Getting the Most Value from Your Multi-Family Properties

Property owners and residents alike gain value with the installation of high-quality, durable, multi-user commercial T-Series grills. Property owners are thrilled with the professional look and durability of these T-Series grills because they know they can install them and rely on them to work consistantly without breaking down. Residents love T-Series grills due to the versatility and ability to cook almost any type of food outdoors with ease and safely.

Having a well-stocked outdoor grilling area is a key selling point when potential residents are considering your multi-family property for renting or purchasing. With durable commercial-quality T-Series grills, residents can have outdoor parties all season long or use the grills for crafting many spring, summer, and fall family meals. A useful and beautiful grilling area lends itself to many types of gatherings, bringing friends and family, potential future residents to any-sized multi-family property. It is a great way to promote and advertise your available living spaces to potential residents. And of course, cooking and eating outdoors is just plain fun.