Who supplies natural gas in the Asheville area, and how do I ask them about getting service to my home?
Leicester is rural and largely on propane, so for most homes the 'supplier' is a propane company you choose to own and fill the tank — not a utility. A few properties toward New Leicester Highway may border an Enbridge Gas North Carolina main worth checking. Given the limited electrical capacity on some remote lots, non-electric heat is often the right call anyway.
Propane, wood, and why not electric
Out across Sandy Mush, Turkey Creek, and Newfound Road, Leicester's large rural properties mostly sit without a gas main, so you'd pick a propane supplier for the tank and we handle the regulator, piping, and appliance from there. Wood heat is popular here too. What we steer people away from on the more remote lots is leaning on electric — some of these properties have limited electrical capacity, and an electric fireplace is dead the moment the power drops, which in these hollows can be a while.
A propane fireplace with millivolt or battery-backup ignition keeps throwing heat with the grid down, and a wood stove needs no power at all — real independence for a property at the end of a long line. If your stretch of New Leicester Highway happens to reach a main, call Enbridge with your address to confirm.
Cold hollows, and a Buncombe permit
Leicester's rural valleys drain cold air on clear winter nights and run five to eight degrees colder than Asheville, so the hearth here is genuine heat you depend on — size it to the room and the coldest nights, not to a showroom's biggest model. On wood, plan a fall chimney sweep, since creosote buildup up these coves is the leading cause of chimney fires without one.
Every connection past the meter or tank is licensed gas work, and we pull the Buncombe County permit and meet the inspector on all of it. Leicester is only about 15 minutes west of our Asheville shop. Call (828) 545-0525 and we'll walk the property and the fuel.
Fireplace help in Leicester
We install and service fireplaces throughout Leicester and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.
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