My house doesn't have natural gas service — can I still get a permanently plumbed fire pit with a dedicated propane tank?
Yes. Weaverville's downtown has natural gas, but the fast-growing Reems Creek subdivisions and outlying lots frequently run on propane instead — and a permanently plumbed pit off a dedicated tank performs identically. If you're building, the best move is to plumb it during construction. We run and pressure-test the buried line; your propane supplier owns and fills the tank.
Plumb it while the ground is open
With all the new construction going up around Reems Creek, we get a lot of Weaverville homeowners who want a patio fire feature. If your home or hardscape is still being built, stubbing the gas line and setting the pit location during the project is far cleaner than trenching a finished yard later — one dig, one pressure test, done before the sod goes down.
Older downtown homes with original masonry fireboxes add a permanent pit just as easily; it's simply a retrofit trench instead.
Natural gas or propane — either works
Right in town you may reach the main; out in the newer developments and up the surrounding valleys, propane off a dedicated tank is the norm. A fixed propane pit lights and burns exactly like a natural-gas one. If you already keep a tank for the house, we can often branch the pit off it rather than set a second vessel.
The licensed connection
The tank stays with your propane company; the regulator, buried outdoor-rated run, and burner belong to us. North Carolina reserves gas-line work for a licensed gas contractor — a landscaper legally can't connect it. We pull the Buncombe County permit, meet the inspector, and test the line. Call (828) 545-0525.
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.