Can you run a natural gas line out to a patio for a fire pit?
Yes — and out on Leicester's rural properties that usually means propane. We run the fire-pit line off your LP system, size it to the burner, bury it outdoor-rated to the pit, and coordinate the tank with your supplier. A gas fire pit draws no electricity to burn, which suits the remote lots out here where power capacity is tight.
Propane on the big rural lots
Leicester is large-property country — Sandy Mush, Turkey Creek, Newfound Road — and many homes run on propane with wood heat alongside. We tie the pit into the LP system with the right pressure and orifice, since propane burns hotter per unit than natural gas; where gas reaches, we tap that instead. The open acreage usually gives us a clean trench route from the tank or house out to the patio.
No power needed to light it
Some remote Leicester properties have limited electrical capacity, and a gas fire pit doesn't care — the flame runs on fuel alone, with a manual key valve and no circuit involved. On the clear winter nights when cold-air drainage runs these valleys 5 to 8 degrees colder than Asheville, that's a pit that simply works, no matter what the power's doing.
Licensed to connect the propane
In North Carolina, putting fuel to a fire pit is licensed work — a landscaper can build the surround, but only a licensed gas contractor can legally connect the propane, pull the Buncombe County permit, and pressure-test the run. We're 15 minutes west of Emma Road. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free in-home assessment.
Fireplace help in Leicester
We install and service fireplaces throughout Leicester and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.
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