Do I need a bigger propane tank if I add a gas fireplace?
In Arden, most homes in Royal Pines and Skyland sit on natural gas, so adding a fireplace is a branch line with no tank involved. And the common Arden project — dropping a sealed insert into a tired 1980s or 90s open masonry fireplace — draws so little fuel that even the propane homes off the mains rarely need a bigger tank.
Turning open fireboxes into real heaters
A lot of Arden's established Royal Pines and Skyland homes have drafty open masonry fireplaces that pull heat out of the room instead of adding it. A sealed gas insert reverses that — and because sealed units are efficient and low-draw, the fuel it adds is modest whether you're on gas or propane. That's a much lighter load than a big open firebox, which is why the tank rarely needs touching here.
On the main, or just past it
Much of Arden runs natural gas, so most inserts here are a permitted branch line — no propane tank to size, lease, or refill. For the homes past the mains on propane, an insert's roughly 20,000 to 40,000 BTU disappears into a whole-home 250- or 500-gallon tank. The only ones we flag for an upsize are small cylinders, already-marginal tanks, or a fireplace meant to carry the room as backup heat.
Buncombe County, 15 minutes south
We're 15 minutes south of the Asheville showroom. At the free assessment we confirm your fuel, size the line for the insert, pull the Buncombe County permit, and coordinate with your propane supplier only if the tank looks tight. They own the tank; we own the licensed line and the appliance. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Arden
We install and service fireplaces throughout Arden and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes south from our Asheville-area showroom.
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