Yes — in Arden, a permanently plumbed gas fire pit tends to help a home show, especially in the established Royal Pines and Skyland neighborhoods where 1980s-90s homes often have tired, drafty open fireplaces. A finished outdoor fire feature adds the kind of usable, move-in-ready living those buyers respond to, and Arden's on natural-gas mains, so plumbing one in is clean.
An upgrade the housing stock is ready for
Arden's established neighborhoods — Royal Pines, Skyland, the streets off Glenn Bridge and Avery Creek — are full of 1980s and '90s homes whose open masonry fireplaces pull heat out of the room more than they add it. Those are great candidates for indoor sealed-insert upgrades, but the same instinct extends outside: a permanent gas fire pit gives one of these homes a genuine, finished outdoor amenity that a plain patio lacks.
With upscale Biltmore Park nearby setting a high bar for finish, a professionally built fire feature helps an Arden listing read as move-in-ready rather than dated — usable outdoor living a buyer can enjoy the day they arrive.
Natural gas and the Buncombe permit
Arden sits on natural-gas mains, so a fire pit can draw off the same endless supply as the house — no tank, no refills, flame on demand. Running or extending that line is licensed work in North Carolina; a mason or hardscaper can build beautiful stone but can't legally connect the fuel. We can, and we pull the Buncombe County permit and meet the inspector on every line.
That paper trail protects the value. Permitted, pressure-tested gas work holds up at closing and on an insurance claim, while a rusting big-box pit becomes a liability a buyer wants gone. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free design consultation.
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.