Can I convert my wood fireplace to gas myself?

The gas line is the wall you can't get past

Every wood-to-gas conversion, no matter how simple the appliance looks, hinges on getting fuel to the firebox. In North Carolina, running or extending that gas line is licensed work — we permit it, pressure-test it, and meet the county inspector. A homeowner can't legally do that step, and it's not the kind of thing you want to improvise; a gas leak isn't a small mistake.

So even the most basic conversion has a hard licensed requirement built into it. That's our lane and no one else's.

Two paths, both pro work

There are two ways to convert, and they trade off cost against heat. A gas log set is the simpler, lower-cost path — great ambiance, damper stays open, the closest gas comes to a real wood fire. A sealed gas insert is the other path: real, efficient, power-optional heat, but it needs a correctly sized liner run up the chimney and an inspection of the existing flue first.

Both paths still need the licensed gas line. There's no version of this that skips the pro.

Why one company matters here

The alternative to a single licensed installer is stitching the job across a showroom for the appliance and then hunting for someone licensed to actually make it burn — with no one accountable for how the pieces fit. We do the appliance, the line, the venting, the permit, and the inspection under one roof, backed by our workmanship guarantee. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free in-home assessment and we'll lay out which path fits your fireplace.