Do I need a bigger propane tank if I add a gas fireplace?
In Swannanoa, a lot of these questions come up mid-rebuild — storm recovery has homeowners installing new fireplaces and stoves in reconstructed houses. Swannanoa runs natural gas, so many of those homes need no tank at all. Where a rebuilt home is on propane, sizing the tank correctly during the rebuild beats discovering a weak flame later.
Building it right the second time
The storm damage across Swannanoa put real demand behind new fireplace and stove installs in rebuilt homes, and a rebuild is the ideal moment to get fuel supply right. If the home is on the natural-gas main — much of the Grovemont and village area is — a fireplace is simply a permitted branch line, no propane tank to size. We run and pressure-test the licensed line as part of the reconstructed home's gas system.
For the propane rebuilds
Where a rebuilt Swannanoa home runs on propane instead, the standard math holds: a fireplace adds only 20,000 to 40,000 BTU, and a 250- or 500-gallon tank already feeding the furnace absorbs it. The time to size up is if the tank is small, marginal, or the fireplace is meant as backup heat you'll run hard — an especially fair question in a valley that learned what days without power feel like.
Buncombe County, 15 minutes east
Fifteen minutes from the showroom, we handle the fireplace, venting, licensed line, and Buncombe County permit as one accountable company, and coordinate the tank with your propane supplier when the rebuild calls for it. They own the tank; we own the line and the appliance. 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.
Related questions
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- How much does it cost to buy or lease a propane tank when adding a gas fireplace?