Can a propane fire pit be converted to natural gas later?
In Swannanoa, yes — the valley runs on natural-gas mains, and with so many homes being rebuilt and renovated after the storm, converting a propane pit onto a plumbed line fits naturally into the work. The one thing we watch is that river-valley damp, and any flood exposure, hasn't compromised the old burner before we re-fuel it.
Building it into the rebuild
A lot of Swannanoa is under renovation right now, with homes around Grovemont and the Owen area — many of them 1940s-to-60s builds with original masonry — being rebuilt after storm damage. That's actually the easiest moment to plumb an outdoor gas line: while yards are already opened up and other work is in progress, trenching a new line to a fire pit is far less disruptive than cutting into a finished landscape later.
If you're rebuilding anyway, it's worth deciding on the pit now so the line goes in once.
Damp valley and the fuel change
The Swannanoa valley traps fog, pools cold air, and stays damp much of the year, which is rough on outdoor metal — so we use outdoor-rated buried line and fittings that resist corrosion. If a burner saw floodwater, we inspect the gas train before re-fueling rather than just re-jetting it.
The conversion itself swaps propane orifices for natural-gas ones and tunes the flame clean. We pull the Buncombe County permit and pressure-test the line. We're 15 minutes east — call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Swannanoa
We install and service fireplaces throughout Swannanoa and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes east from our Asheville-area showroom.
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