Can I convert my wood-burning fire pit to gas?
Yes — and in Flat Rock, a village of homes dating to the 1800s, a conversion is often about honoring old stonework while making it usable. These historic properties carry oversized masonry fire features built for wood; we can drop a sized gas burner into a sound outdoor pit and feed it from Flat Rock's natural-gas mains.
Old masonry, checked first
Flat Rock's fire features are frequently a century or more old, with the settling and weathering that comes with age. Before we set a burner pan, we confirm the outdoor shell is structurally sound — the same care we'd give the aging clay flue liners inside these houses. If the stonework is solid, converting preserves the character homeowners here prize; if it isn't, we'll say so rather than build a gas flame on a failing base.
Draft-free warmth, on demand
The old open hearths in Flat Rock are famous for pulling cold air into a room; outdoors, a wood pit has its own version of that — smoke that shifts with the wind and a fire that takes real work to build. A converted gas pit sidesteps all of it: steady flame at the turn of a key, no draft to fight, no ash to haul out of a grand old enclosure.
Licensed gas, permitted in Henderson County
Connecting the fuel is the piece North Carolina law reserves for a licensed gas contractor — a mason can restore the stone, but only we can legally run and connect the line. We permit it through Henderson County, meet the inspector, and pressure-test before first flame. We're 30 minutes south. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Flat Rock
We install and service fireplaces throughout Flat Rock and the rest of Henderson County — just 30 minutes south from our Asheville-area showroom.
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