Who supplies natural gas in the Asheville area, and how do I ask them about getting service to my home?
Around Mars Hill the answer forks. The university area and town streets may reach an Enbridge Gas North Carolina main — call them with your address to check — but the rural Spring Creek and Gabriels Creek valleys mostly run on propane or wood. If there's no main, you choose a propane supplier and we connect it. Same fireplaces either way.
Town gas, valley propane
Mars Hill splits cleanly between two worlds. Near Mars Hill University and the town core, utility gas may be available, so start with a call to Enbridge and your service address — they'll say whether there's a main, whether you have a meter, and what a tap costs. Out in the Spring Creek and Gabriels Creek valleys and toward Forks of Ivy, homes lean on propane and wood, where you pick the propane supplier for the tank and we handle the regulator, piping, and appliance.
The academic-year rentals near campus tend to want the easy option — a sealed gas fireplace that lights at the flip of a switch, no wood to haul, clean and low-maintenance for tenants. The rural properties often prefer the independence of wood or the reliability of a millivolt gas unit that keeps heating when a mountain storm drops the power.
A colder corner, and a Madison permit
Mars Hill runs colder than much of the area, so the hearth here is working heat, not ambiance — worth sizing to the room rather than overspending on output you can't use, since bigger isn't better. A rule of thumb is around twenty Btu per square foot in a moderate climate, and these mountains push that up. We'll size it to what your rooms actually need on the coldest nights.
Every connection past the meter or propane tank is licensed gas work we handle end to end, including the Madison County permit and the inspector. Mars Hill is about 30 minutes north of our Asheville shop. Call (828) 545-0525 and we'll match the fuel and the fireplace to your home.
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.
Related questions
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- How much does it cost to get connected to natural gas service?
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