A terrace with a pellet grill and gray slab cabinets, seen close at the grill's knobs.

Santa Clara County, San Francisco Bay Area

Grill repair in Los Altos Hills.

Santa Clara County Fire, which serves Los Altos Hills, has adopted the Fire Code's barbecue rules for balconies, patios and decks of buildings with more than two dwelling units.

(844) 660-6426

Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm

Santa Clara County
Three things about Los Altos Hills
10 repairs we do here

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What Los Altos Hills does
to a grill.

Under those rules a charcoal or other open-flame grill may not run on a combustible balcony or within 10 feet of combustible construction unless automatic sprinklers protect it, and one- and two-family homes are exempt.

A propane grill whose tank holds more than one pound may be neither stored nor used on such a balcony, with no sprinkler exception, while electric grills carry no restriction.

The hills of Los Altos Hills are typically green in winter and brown in summer.

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Gated communities

Clubhouse and pool grills in gated communities serve many members and often run on natural gas, and wear piles up fast at shared grills: loose knobs, igniter buttons pressed thousands of times and grease trays left full.

Premium built-in grill heads

Premium grill heads set in stone often carry infrared sear burners, a rotisserie, a back burner and lit knobs, each a separate system with its own igniter and valve, so a technician checks every one on a visit rather than only the one that stopped.

Family houses

Suburban grills used for weekly family dinners wear their igniters and grates steadily, and grass clippings and leaves drift into the grease tray, which can turn a routine flare-up into a lasting grease fire if the tray is left full.

A visit in
Los Altos Hills.

Four steps from the call to a working grill in Los Altos Hills, Santa Clara County.

What repairs cost

01The gas and the grill, checked first
02What failed, and what it costs
03Parts on the truck
04Lit before we leave

When a grill
cannot wait in Los Altos Hills.

In Los Altos Hills as anywhere, these four put the people at the grill in danger and mean the gas stays closed until we come: a gas smell at the grill, the hose or the tank, a grease fire that keeps burning with the knobs down, flame curling out behind the control panel, or a knob that turns to off while the burner stays lit.

All 17 problems