[img]/forums/images/icons/blush.gif[/img] Wow, time sure flies when you're having fun. I had no idea it has been that long since I checked in here. I hope you're still around and it's not too late...

Most built-in grill units have a drip pan under them, which pulls out at the front. There is plenty of room around the pan for air to get in. 64K BTU's is for 4 burners; usually around 15K - 16K per burner.

This may be the right time and place for the little lecture I used to give my customers about "What makes a built-in grill". There are four basic attributes:

(1) There is a pull-out drip pan. A regular grill that needs a can under it just won't work unless you want to crawl into the cabinet to change the can. We always made the grill opening solid, we didn't want propane to get inside the cabinet if someone left a burner turned on but unlit (propane is heavier than air and settles, rather than rising).

(2) The controls/valves are part of the grill body, not part of the stand like on many popular grills. In other words, the controls are part of the front panel of the grill.

(3) The sides of the grill are straight, rather than tapered. It's really difficult to mount tapered grills into a cabinet; several manufacturers who have tried dual-purpose grills have an installation sleeve that does have straight sides.

(4) The grill lid is in two pieces, a lid and a backsplash, and the hinges is in the center, so the lid rotates around the backsplash. Conventional grills hinge in the rear, and require a lot more space behind them for the lid to open fully.

In your case, you'll be using NG, so there will be no portable cylinders. In other cases, there may be a bulk supply of propane from a remote tank. These are prefereable. If a portable cylinder must be used, we always tried to get it outside and plumb it to the grill. In the rare case where we were forced to put the cylinders in the cabinet, remember that the cabinet must be vented. There needs to be about 100 sq inches of intake air near the top of the cabinet, and the same for outgoing air near the very bottom of the cabinet. Remember, propane settles, and if it leaks from the enclosed cylinder, it will find it's way out the bottom vents. Otherwise, you may have a Floomph.