Should I get a natural gas or propane fire pit?

Rebuilding? Run the Line Now

Recovery from the storm damage has meant a lot of new fireplace and stove work in rebuilt Swannanoa homes, and the same window applies outdoors. When the landscape's torn up and crews are already on site, trenching a gas line to the patio is far cheaper and cleaner than cutting into a finished yard a year later. If you're rebuilding, decide on the pit before the sod goes back down.

The Grovemont area's 1940s-to-60s homes often still have their original masonry fireboxes indoors — charming, not efficient — but out back the yard is open ground. Tying a pit into the same natural-gas main that already serves the house is usually a short, tidy run, and gas off the main never asks for a refill.

A Damp River Valley

Swannanoa's river-valley fog, cold-air pooling, and damp air are hard on masonry chimneys, and they're no kinder to exposed gas hardware. We run the buried line in outdoor-rated pipe and place the regulator and fittings clear of standing damp, so the moisture that settles into this valley overnight doesn't get a foothold on your pit's connections.

Buncombe County Permit, Close By

We're 15 minutes east of the showroom, so Swannanoa is close-in work. We pull the Buncombe County permit, pressure-test the line, and meet the inspector — the licensed step a mason or hardscaper legally can't do. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free in-home assessment.

On a rebuilt home especially, that permit and inspection protect your insurance and resale — proof the gas work was done and verified right, which matters more than ever when the house is new again.