Gas line question

Kinda of the early stage for this question, was hoping to have this done maybe in the next few months. I am in the process of insulating and finishing my garage so I can use it all year for projects and would like a heater in it. A gas heater would be nice. My garage shares a wall with my kitchen stove, which is a gas stove. I am curious if anyone knows how hard it would be to run gas into the garage for heater and if anyone here does that? I do a lot of stuff myself including electrical but I really don't want to mess with the gas line.

I believe plumbers are normally who you go to when you need a gas line run. I've had a couple lines run for grills, etc. before and they weren't too expensive.

Not sure if any of our guys on the board handle gas or not though, it seems only some plumbers want that kind of business.

We moved a gas dryer in my house. We capped the line where it was, and tee'd the line where it needed to be. Actually, we did the same thing for our stove now that I think of it. It's easier than you'd think, but you'll want to make sure everything is done to code, especially when installing a new appliance.

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Originally Posted by Irving

We moved a gas dryer in my house. We capped the line where it was, and tee'd the line where it needed to be. Actually, we did the same thing for our stove now that I think of it. It's easier than you'd think, but you'll want to make sure everything is done to code, especially when installing a new appliance.

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Stu if no one else pipes up you might be making a trip to Brighton...I have no doubt you want to work on my house after you have done all that work to your house.

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Originally Posted by KevDen2005

Stu if no one else pipes up you might be making a trip to Brighton...I have no doubt you want to work on my house after you have done all that work to your house.

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Running a gas line is fairly easy. Following code, that's where it gets tricky. Unless you know someone who doesn't mind helping.

Don't forget combustion air, exhaust and ventilation.

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Originally Posted by KevDen2005

Stu if no one else pipes up you might be making a trip to Brighton...I have no doubt you want to work on my house after you have done all that work to your house.

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Easy there, just because I did it at my house doesn't mean I'd touch anyone else's place. I'm not qualified.

You also have to consider if the line is large enough to handle both appliances. It would suck to have you stove shut off when the heater in the garage kicked in.

I did my own twice. A 3/4 from the furnace/feed to the gas range, then later extended that with 1/2" to a gas dryer. It's pretty easy but sizing can be complicated, so you should get help with that part at least.
eta. There is a but calculator online that would tell you what size line the heater would need. Stoves and heaters are both high draw so it's unlikely it would me as easy as you hope.

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Originally Posted by Jamnanc

I did my own twice. A 3/4 from the furnace/feed to the gas range, then later extended that with 1/2" to a gas dryer. It's pretty easy but sizing can be complicated, so you should get help with that part at least.
eta. There is a but calculator online that would tell you what size line the heater would need. Stoves and heaters are both high draw so it's unlikely it would me as easy as you hope.

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I don't think it will be easy at all....but I'm not planning on having an enormous furnace in the garage...

As a homeowner you can do your own stunts but technically need to pull a permit for this and do a leak check which involves a minimum of 24hrs with the gas shut off and pressurized with air.

Gas piping is not hard or expensive. I drive thru Brighton often. Let me know if you want me to stop by

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Originally Posted by Wulf202

As a homeowner you can do your own stunts but technically need to pull a permit for this and do a leak check which involves a minimum of 24hrs with the gas shut off and pressurized with air.

Gas piping is not hard or expensive. I drive thru Brighton often. Let me know if you want me to stop by

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Maybe like Saturday the 4th or something like that so you might be able to tell what I am dealing with

I'm free most Fridays too if that works

See if the city will verify the install with their engineering staff if you get a permit. You can probably draw up a sketch, size your runs and then ask if you can get an engineer to review prior to installing. Also gets you clear of the possible insurance issues.

No nut unions are allowed, but you can easily plumb into a line by replacing an existing elbow with a T. Run the new flexible type line. I had a line added for a dryer 10 years ago, the plumber did just that. Picked an existing elbow and ran back a flex line for the dryer about 6 feet. Afterwards I thought, I could have done that!