Should I get a natural gas or propane fire pit?

Rural, and Mostly on Propane

Leicester's big rural lots — out Sandy Mush, Turkey Creek, Newfound — largely sit past the natural-gas main, so propane is the everyday fuel. For a pit that means an LP burner with propane-specific orifices and a regulator, because propane burns hotter per unit and at a higher pressure than natural gas. Your existing house tank can often feed it; if not, we size a dedicated one.

A gas pit also plays nicely with the limited electrical capacity some remote Leicester properties have. Unlike a lot of powered gadgets, a gas fire pit needs little to nothing from your panel — the flame runs on fuel, not amps — so it's a fire feature that works even where the electrical service is stretched thin.

Wood heat is popular out here, and a gas pit is the easy companion to it — the low-effort fire for a weeknight, no splitting or hauling, when you don't feel like building one from scratch.

Cold-Air Drainage Runs the Nights Colder

On clear winter nights, cold air drains down Leicester's rural valleys and runs them 5 to 8 degrees colder than Asheville. That's more evenings where an outdoor fire genuinely earns its place, and it's a reason to size the burner with a little headroom — a pit that shrugs off a cold, still night beats one that feels thin the moment the temperature drops.

Buncombe County Permit

The propane connection and regulator are licensed work; the tank we coordinate with your supplier. We pull the Buncombe County permit, pressure-test the line, and meet the inspector. We're 15 minutes west of the showroom. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free in-home assessment of fuel and placement.