My house doesn't have natural gas service — can I still get a permanently plumbed fire pit with a dedicated propane tank?
Yes — and out here propane is the everyday fuel. Beyond the university area, the rural homes up Spring Creek and Gabriels Creek run on propane or wood, not a gas main, so a permanently plumbed pit off a dedicated tank is right at home. We run and pressure-test the buried outdoor-rated line; your propane supplier owns and fills the tank.
Rural valleys mean propane
Mars Hill's outlying valleys — Spring Creek, Gabriels Creek, out toward Forks of Ivy — sit off the natural-gas main, so a dedicated tank is simply how a fire feature gets its fuel. A fixed propane pit performs exactly like a natural-gas one: steady flame, instant on. Many of these properties already keep a tank for the house, and in that case we can usually branch the pit off it rather than set a second.
A cold spot that rewards a permanent pit
Mars Hill runs colder than most of the towns around it, which stretches the season a fire feature is useful. A fixed, tank-fed pit gives you a warm outdoor gathering spot from early fall well into spring — no wood to split, no little bottles to keep swapping — which is exactly why the easy-use gas approach lands so well here.
The gas side is ours
Your propane company owns and services the tank. The regulator, buried line, and burner setup are licensed gas work, and in North Carolina a hardscaper legally can't connect it. We pull the permit with Madison County, meet the inspector, and pressure-test the run. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Mars Hill
We install and service fireplaces throughout Mars Hill and the rest of Madison County — just 30 minutes north from our Asheville-area showroom.