How long does it take to install a gas fire pit or outdoor fireplace?
In Weaverville, a gas fire pit usually installs in a single day once the patio is built and the natural-gas line is run — and in the newer Reems Creek construction, gas is often already stubbed near the yard, which shortens the trench. A masonry outdoor fireplace takes longer, commonly several days of stonework before we connect and light.
New builds vs. older downtown
Weaverville is really two jobs depending on where you are. In the fast-growing Reems Creek developments, the newer homes often have natural gas run to or near the house already, so the trench from the meter to a backyard fire pit is short and the fuel side goes quickly. On a still-under-construction lot, we coordinate with the builder to drop the outdoor line in before the yard and hardscape are finished, which saves everyone a re-dig later.
Older downtown and Ox Creek homes — many still heating on original masonry fireboxes — sometimes need a longer line extended out to the patio, which adds a little trenching time but nothing dramatic. Either way it's licensed gas work: we tap the line, pull the Buncombe County permit, pressure-test, and meet the inspector.
What stretches the timeline
Once fuel is sorted, the appliance sets the pace. A gas fire pit or fire table drops in and connects in about a day after the enclosure has cured. A stacked-stone outdoor fireplace is a multi-day build — footing, block, stone, cure — and the north-facing valley here warms up slowly in spring, so in the cooler months we give the mason's mortar extra time to set before we connect gas rather than building on uncured masonry.
We're only about 15 minutes north of the Emma Road showroom, which keeps scheduling and any inspection return quick. If your patio isn't poured yet, the cheapest time to run the outdoor gas line is now, before the concrete goes down — a point worth raising with your builder in the Reems Creek developments. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free assessment and a real schedule.
Fireplace help in Weaverville
We install and service fireplaces throughout Weaverville and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes north from our Asheville-area showroom.