Grill gazebos
A grill gazebo is a small roof over the cook, not a small gazebo: a footprint of about five by eight feet, a shelf on each side, hooks for the tongs and a two-tier roof that lets smoke out at the top. Buy a hardtop if it stays out all year; a soft top costs a fraction as much and comes down for winter. Every gazebo on this page comes from Sunjoy. The other brands sell the same idea with a louvered roof, and those are listed at the end.
The choice is the roof. Steel or polycarbonate hardtops shed rain, hold a snow load and take the heat of a lid opening under them. A fabric top does none of that for long, but the cheapest one here costs less than a tank of propane. The two 8×12 stations at the end of the grid are a different purchase: room for a smoker beside the grill, shelves rated for a full cooler, outlets in the post.
The Pergola Kit’s editorial page, updated Sep 16, 2026. Prices and specifications are the manufacturer’s, each with the date we last verified it.
- Gazebos
- 7
- Brands
- 1
- Starting prices
- $145.20 – $961
- Frame
- Steel (5), Wood (2)
- Roof
- Hardtop (5), Fabric canopy (2)
- Warranty published
- 6 of 7
Gazebos the manufacturer designs and sells as a grill shelter: a compact roof with prep shelves, utensil hooks and a vented top. A general-purpose gazebo a grill would fit under is not listed here. Grill pergolas with louvered roofs are shown separately below.
7 gazebos
What makes a grill gazebo, and what does not
A grill gazebo is a cooking station first. It is sized to the grill, not to a dining table. The shelves are where the platter and the sauces go. The hooks hold the tools you would otherwise set on the lid. The roof is two tiers with a gap between them, so heat and smoke leave at the top instead of collecting under a solid panel. Take any one of those away and you are looking at a pop-up canopy or a patio gazebo with a grill parked under it.
Sellers blur this. Some brands put "grill gazebo" in the title of every hardtop they make, up to 12×20 with mosquito netting, and a few put it in the web address of an ordinary louvered pergola. The grid here holds only the kits the manufacturer classes as grill shelters. If you want a full-size gazebo to cook and eat under, the gazebo section is the right page, and the gazebo vs pergola guide explains what a bigger roof buys you.
Hardtop or soft top
The hardtop to start with: steel two-tier roof, steel bar shelves both sides, and the lower hardtop price in this footprint. It ships with a ceiling hook and no light. Skip it only if you want the brown frame and cutlery hooks of the Classic Urban.
The same 5×8 hardtop idea with reinforcement beams on both sides and hooks built into the shelves. Sunjoy states a wind rating and a snow load for it, which the soft tops do not carry. It costs more than the Hanscom for the same roof.
The soft top to buy if the shelter comes down for winter: two shelves, three hooks, a double-tier canopy on spring-loaded poles. Fabric over a grill is a seasonal purchase, and the one-year warranty excludes weather.
The cheapest way to put a roof, two shelves and hooks over a grill. Steel frame, fabric canopy, anchoring plates in the box. No warranty text is published for it, so treat it as a season and be pleased if it lasts three.
The hardtop pays for itself the first winter you do not take it down. A steel roof takes rain, snow and the heat that rolls off a lid; a canopy fades, sags and eventually tears, and the warranty on the fabric models excludes weather damage in so many words. The soft tops win on one thing, and it is a big thing: price. The two fabric shelters together cost less than either hardtop.
Choose by how you grill. Every weekend, year round, on a patio you can see from the kitchen: hardtop. Summer only, or a rental, or a grill that moves: soft top, and put the difference toward the grill.
Size: 5×8 shelters and the bigger stations
| Product | Size | Roof | Price | Per sq ft | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunjoy BBQ 2-Tier Grill CanopySoft top, steel frame | 5×8 ft | Canopy | $145.20 | $3.63 | Sep 15, 2026Sunjoy ↗ |
| Sunjoy Classic Double-Roof Soft-Top Grill StationSoft top, woodgrain steel frame | 5×8 ft | Canopy | $228 | $5.70 | Sep 15, 2026Sunjoy ↗ |
| Sunjoy Hanscom Hardtop Grill GazeboSteel hardtop | 5×8 ft | Hardtop | $616 | $15.40 | Sep 15, 2026Sunjoy ↗ |
| Sunjoy Classic Urban Grill StationSteel hardtop, reinforced frame | 5×8 ft | Hardtop | $961 | $24.02 | Sep 15, 2026Sunjoy ↗ |
| Sunjoy Rochdale Grill GazeboSteel hardtop, side screen | 7×9 ft | Hardtop | $802.50 | $12.74 | Sep 15, 2026Sunjoy ↗ |
| Sunjoy Pro-Grill Fenced StationWood frame, steel hardtop, fence panel, power | 8×12 ft | Hardtop | $836.55 | $8.71 | Sep 15, 2026Sunjoy ↗ |
| Sunjoy Pro-Grill Performance StationWood frame, steel hardtop, power | 8×12 ft | Hardtop | $848.25 | $8.84 | Sep 15, 2026Sunjoy ↗ |
Prices are the manufacturer’s published list price on the verified date, before tax and delivery. A price shown for one size is that size only. Per-square-foot figures divide the price by the nominal footprint and are computed by us; they are omitted for bracket kits, which have no footprint of their own. Per-square-foot figures use the roof size the manufacturer markets. The cooking space between the posts is smaller on every model.
Measure the grill before the patio. A 5×8 shelter is built around a standard cart grill with the side tables folded; Sunjoy tells buyers to leave a foot or two clear on every side, and the space between the posts is only about four and a half feet deep. A wide grill with both side tables up, or a grill and a smoker, wants the 7×9 Rochdale or one of the 8×12 stations.
Price per square foot falls as the footprint grows, which is the usual pattern with posts and roofs: the frame costs the same whether it covers forty square feet or ninety-six. The 8×12 stations are the cheapest cover per square foot on the page and the most expensive kits on it. Buy the size your cooking needs, not the best ratio.
The 8×12 grill stations: an outdoor kitchen without the masonry
The station for a grill and a smoker side by side: wood posts, a two-tier steel roof and shelves rated to 150 pounds each. Pick the variant with mains outlets and USB in the post, or the solar panel if there is no outlet nearby. It needs a level 8×12 pad and two people to build.
The same station with a slatted fence panel down one side, which is a windbreak for the cook and a wall to hang things on. Buy this one if the grill faces a neighbour or the prevailing wind; buy the open version if you want to walk around it.
These are the point where a grill shelter becomes a small pavilion. Ninety-six square feet is about the floor of a garden shed, and the shelves are counters rather than ledges. The power module is the feature that matters: a rotisserie, a light and a phone charger all want an outlet, and running one to a post is an electrician’s job on any other kit here. The solar variants trade that for a USB lead and no wiring.
What they are not is a full gazebo. There is no room for a table, the roof is a sloping shed profile rather than a peak, and the wood frame wants a coat of sealer where the steel kits want a hose. If you would rather have a roof over the grill and the table together, a 10×12 hardtop from the gazebo section costs about the same and covers more.
Grilling under a roof: what the fire-safety and grill-maker guidance says
Two documents govern where a grill can stand, and neither is written by the shelter’s manufacturer. The first is the grill’s own manual, which sets clearances to anything that can burn and says whether the grill may be used under a roof at all. The second is the fire-safety guidance for your area, which for most US buyers starts with the National Fire Protection Association. Read both before you read the shelter listing.
| Claim | As published | Source | What it does not cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where a grill belongs | “Propane and charcoal BBQ grills should only be used outdoors.” “The grill should be placed well away from the home, deck railings and out from under eaves and overhanging branches.” “Keep children and pets at least three feet away from the grill area.” | NFPA, Grilling Safety tip sheetRead Sep 16, 2026 | Published 2019. General guidance; it does not address grill shelters as a product. |
| Clearance to anything that can burn, gas cart grill | “Combustible materials should never be within 24 inches of the back or sides of your Weber gas barbecue.” The manual also states the grill is for outdoor use only and is not to be used under overhead combustible construction. | Weber, Genesis owner’s manualRead Sep 16, 2026 | One maker, one model line. Your grill’s manual is the figure that applies to your grill. |
| Clearance for a built-in gas grill | 18 inches from the edge of the cookbox to any combustible surface; the surrounding structure and countertops “must be constructed from noncombustible materials only.” | Weber, 3600 built-in installation guideRead Sep 16, 2026 | Built-in grills only. Relevant if you plan to set a grill into a counter under a wood-framed station. |
| What the shelter maker recommends | “Measure your setup and allow at least 1-2 feet of clearance on all sides of your grill.” The two-tier roof is described as designed “to facilitate smoke ventilation.” | Sunjoy, grill gazebo collection pageRead Sep 16, 2026 | Marketing copy, not an installation instruction. It sets a spacing for the shelter; it does not override the grill manual. |
These are claims as published by the named source on the date given. We have read the documents; we have not independently tested or certified any figure in this table, and figures from different publishers are not necessarily measured the same way.
Put the two together and the shelter shopping rule writes itself. A steel or aluminum frame and a steel roof are not combustible, which is why the class is built that way; a wood-post station is, and the posts are what the 24-inch figure is measured to. The roof height matters too: the entering height under a 5×8 hardtop is about seven and a half feet, and a lid opens upward. If your grill’s manual says no overhead construction, that is the answer, and no shelter changes it.
Anchor it. Every kit here ships with anchoring plates or pre-drilled feet, and a steel roof on four thin posts is a sail. Sunjoy lists a wind rating on some models and none on others; read it as a claim, and bolt the feet down either way.
What to watch for
- No kit on this page was confirmed in stock when last read. Sunjoy’s prices move week to week; the figure shown is the list price on the date on the row.
- The BBQ 2-Tier Grill Canopy publishes no warranty text. Every other kit carries one year, and the fabric models exclude weather damage.
- Sunjoy’s one-year term treats scratched-coating rust on steel as not a defect. A grill shelter gets scratched. Touch-up paint is a cheaper habit than a claim.
- The grill, the pizza oven and the furniture in every photograph are not included, and Sunjoy says so on each listing.
- The Classic Urban and Pro-Grill stations were sold out at the manufacturer in some finishes when last read. The list price stands.
Grill pergola alternatives
These are pergolas, not gazebos: the same compact cooking footprint with shelves and hooks, but under an aluminum louvered roof that opens to let smoke straight out and closes against rain. Mirador and Erommy build them, so this is also where the brand choice is. You pay more for the louvers and the aluminum, and you get a roof you can adjust while the lid is up.
Questions
Can you grill under a gazebo?
Under a grill gazebo built for it, with the clearances your grill’s manual sets, and outdoors in the open air: that is what the class exists for, and the vented two-tier roof is there to let heat and smoke out. Under a general-purpose gazebo with a solid roof, netting and curtains, the grill manual and the NFPA guidance above are the documents to read first, and many grill manuals rule out any overhead construction that can burn.
What size grill gazebo do I need?
A 5×8 shelter fits one standard cart grill with room to stand and work, as long as you allow the foot or two of clearance Sunjoy recommends on each side and remember the posts sit inside the roof line. A wide grill with side tables up, or a grill plus a smoker or pizza oven, needs the 7×9 or an 8×12 station.
Is a hardtop grill gazebo better than a soft top?
For a shelter that stays up all year, yes: a steel roof takes rain, snow and heat that a fabric canopy will not, and the fabric warranties exclude weather damage. A soft top is the right buy for seasonal use or a tight budget, and on this page it costs a fraction of the hardtop price.
How much clearance should a grill have under a shelter?
The figure in your grill’s manual, measured to anything that can burn. Weber’s cart-grill manuals give 24 inches to the back and sides, and Sunjoy suggests one to two feet on all sides of the grill inside its shelters. Steel posts are not combustible; wood posts are. Follow the manual, not the shelter listing.