Should I get a natural gas or propane fire pit?

Tank Country, and Proud of Its Wood Heat

Fairview sits among Asheville's propane pockets — like Candler and out toward Brevard — because the natural-gas main doesn't reach these large wooded lots. So a fire pit here is an LP appliance: propane burns hotter per unit and at a different pressure than gas, and the burner needs propane-specific orifices and a proper regulator, or you get sooting and a lazy flame instead of a clean, hot one.

Wood heat is deep in Fairview's habits — steady demand for stoves and inserts, and yards where a wood fire feels natural. A gas pit doesn't replace that; it complements it. For the weeknight when you want fire without splitting and hauling, the propane pit lights at the key, and the woodpile stays for the nights you want the ritual.

Wooded Lots, Placement, and Refills

Those same wooded lots shape the install. There's usually room to place the pit well relative to the house, the tank, and the breeze — and placement does as much for real warmth as burner size does. Your existing propane tank can often feed the pit, sparing a second one; if it can't, we size a dedicated tank and coordinate it with your supplier.

Buncombe County Permit, Close to Home

The propane connection and regulator are our licensed lane, not a hardscaper's. We pull the Buncombe County permit, pressure-test the line, and meet the inspector. We're just 15 minutes east of the showroom at 629 Emma Rd. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free in-home assessment.

Refills become part of the rhythm out here, same as they are for the house — worth knowing up front so a January gathering never catches you with an empty tank.