Can a gas fire pit stay outside all winter?
In Weaverville, where Reems Creek's new construction keeps adding backyard patios, yes — a gas fire pit is designed to stay outdoors all winter. At 2,252 feet in Buncombe County the cold is fine; standing water is the enemy. The local catch is our north-facing valley's slow spring warm-up, which stretches the season you keep the pit covered and shut down.
New patios, new gas lines
A lot of Weaverville's growth is fresh builds out Reems Creek and Ox Creek, and new outdoor living spaces are a natural place for a permanent gas pit. If yours is going in during construction, we tie it to the home's natural-gas line and permit the run with Buncombe County — cleaner than retrofitting later. A gas pit hard-piped this way has no tank to winterize; you close the valve and cover it.
A north-valley spring runs late
Weaverville sits in a north-facing valley that warms up slower than Asheville each spring, so the freeze-thaw season lingers. That means more weeks where water can pool, freeze in the burner, and rust it if the pit's left open. Keep a breathable cover on and the pan draining right through those late-March cold snaps — the extra couple of weeks of diligence is what saves the burner.
A quick winter check
Choose a dry day, lift the cover, confirm nothing's holding water, and run it for a minute to keep things exercised. Spec'd with a stainless burner, a built-in Weaverville pit handles our winters for years. Portable tabletop units are the exception — those come inside. We're 15 minutes north; call (828) 545-0525 with questions.
Fireplace help in Weaverville
We install and service fireplaces throughout Weaverville and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes north from our Asheville-area showroom.