Are gas fire pits worth it compared to wood-burning fire pits?
In Waynesville, a gas fire pit earns its keep more than in most towns. At nearly 2,650 feet your evenings run 10 to 15 degrees colder than Asheville and the outdoor season stretches long, so an easy-to-light pit gets used far more nights. Wood still gives the crackle, but gas gets lit when wood wouldn't.
Cold Evenings, More Use
Waynesville sits high, and it shows after sundown — cool nights stretch across three seasons and the heating stretch runs weeks longer than the valley towns below. That's the exact case for gas: when firing up means kindling, a match, and waiting on coals, the pit sits cold on a chilly night. When it's a five-second turn of a key, you actually use it.
The pits that get lit are the easy ones. At this elevation, that convenience is the difference between sitting out on the patio and just looking at it through the window.
Fuel and the Permit in Haywood
Waynesville is mixed-fuel country — natural gas reaches parts of town, but plenty of homes, especially up the slopes and out toward Hazelwood, run on propane. We size the burner and orifice to whichever fuel you have; propane burns hotter per unit and needs its own setup, so it's not a swap you eyeball.
Either way the outdoor gas line is licensed work. We permit it with the Haywood County office and pressure-test it, because a mason or landscaper legally can't connect fuel in North Carolina — we can. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Waynesville
We install and service fireplaces throughout Waynesville and the rest of Haywood County — just 35 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.