Are gas fire pits worth it compared to wood-burning fire pits?
For Marshall, gas fits a town of tight, steep sites better than wood. Downtown's narrow multi-story buildings sit shoulder to shoulder against the mountainside, and hillside homes have little room to spare — a gas pit needs no woodpile, throws no drifting smoke onto a close neighbor, and lights clean in the damp gorge air.
Tight Sites, Close Neighbors
Marshall is built against the mountain — narrow downtown lots, steep hillside properties, limited room between buildings. Wood asks for a place to store and season a cord, and its smoke drifts straight onto whoever's downwind, which downtown is likely to be someone's window a few feet away. A gas pit needs no woodpile and sends up no plume, so it suits a cramped hillside patio or a downtown terrace where a wood fire would be a nuisance.
The French Broad gorge keeps evenings cool and damp, so the pit earns its keep — and gas lights the same regardless of the moisture that would fight a wood fire.
Fuel and the Madison Permit
Marshall is mixed-fuel: natural gas in parts, propane on the hillsides and out of town. We size the burner and orifice to what you've got, since propane and natural gas aren't interchangeable. Tight, steep lots also make the gas-line routing a real design question — exactly the kind of thing a licensed crew should plan, not improvise.
We permit the line with the Madison County office and pressure-test it. A landscaper can terrace the hillside; connecting the fuel is licensed work in North Carolina, and that's ours. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Marshall
We install and service fireplaces throughout Marshall and the rest of Madison County — just 25 minutes north from our Asheville-area showroom.