Want a safer, cleaner alternative to your traditional fireplace? Use this guide to determine the cost to convert a fireplace to gas in your home.
How Do I Go From Wood to Gas in My Fireplace?
Charlotte-area business says homeowners should consider the look, heat, efficiency in deciding to convert to gas logs.
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Converting a wood-burning fireplace to gas means you choose vented logs for a more realistic flame or unvented logs for more indoor heat.
After you pick the right gas logs for your space, plan for an installation process that includes setup, testing, and required safety checks.
Your chimney needs a thorough inspection for safe venting, and your home needs a gas line and meter that support the fireplace.
Hiring a local fireplace installation professional handles gas line connections, verifies venting requirements, and schedules needed permits or inspections so the work stays compliant.
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For homeowners who love the look of a flame but not the mess of ashes, gas logs may be the right choice in an existing fireplace.
Donna Spurr of highly rated Hearth & Patio in Charlotte has helped many customers make the right choices as they seek a different kind of warmth or look in their fireplaces.
She offers some step-by-step advice for folks considering converting their fireplace from wood to gas:
1. Have your chimney inspected to be sure it's functioning
If you choose vented gas logs, you’ll need to know that the chimney is safe to use.
2. Check your gas capability
If you have a gas line and meter already, you’re in good shape. A licensed plumber or HVAC professional can take an existing line to your fireplace. Hearth & Patio offers that service. If you don’t have access to a natural gas line, contact Piedmont Natural Gas about serving your home. If natural gas isn’t available in your area, you may consider liquid propane, which would be in a tank on your property.
3. Determine whether you want vented or unvented logs
You can compare the pros and cons of each in more detail, but the basic differences are in the look of the fire and the amount of heat it produces. Vented gas logs look more like a real fire, but do not produce as much heat, as much of the gas and heat goes out the chimney. Unvented logs keep more heat inside and use less gas, but the fire doesn't look as much like a natural flame. Spurr says she sees a nearly even divide between unvented and vented logs over the course of the year. In the fall, though, more people come in wanting heat, so they often choose an unvented option.
The costs of logs vary anywhere from about $300 to $1,000, but are not dramatically different for comparable vented or unvented styles.
Installation takes about two days, she says, after a homeowner decides what type of logs to use, including time for a county inspection.
"It can be a good alternative for people who don't want all the work of wood," she says.
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