Can a gas fireplace be converted between natural gas and propane?

Propane and wood on wooded lots

Fairview's big wooded properties — Cane Creek Valley, Garren Creek, out the Charlotte Highway corridor — sit off the natural-gas mains, so propane and wood heat are the norm. Propane runs at higher pressure and carries more energy per cubic foot than natural gas, so it needs smaller orifices and a different regulator setting; a natural-gas unit dropped onto a propane tank over-fires and soots. The conversion kit resets the orifices, pilot, and pressure, and we coordinate the tank side with your supplier.

Where gas fits alongside wood

Wood heat is natural on these lots, but creosote buildup is the leading cause of chimney fires without a fall sweep — so plenty of Fairview owners add a sealed, low-maintenance gas unit as an easier everyday heater and convert it to their propane. Whichever fuel, connecting gas is licensed work: we confirm the model, reset the orifices and pressure, pull the Buncombe County permit, and pressure-test.

A delivery crew legally can't make that connection in North Carolina — we can. We're 15 minutes west; call (828) 545-0525.