Should I stub in a gas line for a future fireplace while my house is being built?
Yes — a Mars Hill build should stub the line now, and out in the Spring Creek and Gabriels Creek valleys that usually means planning for propane. Many homes here run on tanks or wood rather than a gas main, so coordinate the tank during construction and rough a capped, pressure-tested stub to the future fireplace while the walls are open.
Propane and wood country
Away from the university, much of Mars Hill's rural valley housing relies on propane or wood heat. If you're building on one of those lots, construction is when to set the tank with your supplier, run the regulator and piping, and stub to the fireplace wall.
We convert the appliance for LP's hotter burn so it runs clean at this colder elevation. Deciding the fuel at framing means the line is sized right the first time rather than reworked later.
One of Madison's colder spots
At 2,350 feet, Mars Hill sits among the colder places we serve, so the fireplace you rough in for should be a real heater — and the university-area rentals want gas that's simple to operate.
We size the stub for a unit that warms the room on top of your furnace, water heater, and range, not a minimal log set that runs short on a cold winter night. Tell us the room and we run pipe for that load.
Permitted with Madison County
Connecting propane or gas is licensed work in North Carolina — your builder can't legally do it himself. We run and cap the line at rough-in, pressure-test it, and pull the Madison County permit so the inspector signs off before drywall.
Thirty minutes north of our Asheville showroom, we plan the rough-in around your framing. 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.