Natural gas to existing home - Cost of interior plumbing? Any experiences?
 

Good morning,

TECO Gas has quoted me a cost to pull a gas line to my home and install a meter.

The plumbing from the meter to the appliances would be extra and done by a qualified plumber.

I've asked my plumbing company for a quote, but they won't do so until the meter is installed. I am reluctant to start the project without a relatively clear understanding of total costs.

If you've done this, at your place, about how much did you pay for the interior plumbing from the meter?

Thanks in advance

Don't do it. Gas stoves elevate benzene levels in the home, and there is a direct link to several different cancers.

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Why would there be construction
 

Why would there be a homebuilt without natural gas here? Are you positive there is no hook up?

Many of us opted to build homes with no indoor gas hookups.

If you want to get a true estimate call other companies approved to install gas lines. The one you called evidently doesn't need your business.

You didn’t mention the plumbing company…Mike Scott has a gas department, have you tried them?

Mike Scott is who I called and who has proven themselves to be the plumbing house I trust. I respect that their hands are tied, not knowing exactly where the meter is going to be located....I don't have that information, yet....so that they can give me an actual proposal.

So, I don't want to kick off the project without a good idea of the total cost, but Mike Scott can't quote me until the project is half finished....a conundrum.

Thus I'm fishing for information from folks who have experience with this project to fill in the gaps about the interior plumbing costs.

You might want to consider an induction cooktop or stove, we got one over a year ago and I really like it.

I totally respect that advice, Tinker.

I was on the precipice of ordering an induction....one very highly rated by Consumer Reports.

THEN I learned that I was able to invest in this project....and get back to cooking on my beloved natural gas.

I've been here five months, struggling with a GE Profile electric that is original to the home and NOT up to my standards.

Finding out that I CAN get back to NG has been very intriguing and alluring. But I am not one to initiate projects without a fairly clear understanding of the total outlay. I don't have that understanding, at this point.

If the interior plumbing costs, added to the TECO costs to run the line and install the meter, make this a project whose costs I don't want to bear, I will definitely pull the trigger on induction!

In case not aware, new construction uses Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST) for gas lines in the attic. This tubing is susceptible to damage due to nearby lighting strikes and is suspected if damaged, to be an accelerant of fires for home struck by lightning.

Suggest to discuss with the installer to avoid running gas lines in the attic and use iron pipe in lieu of CSST where possible.

This study was based on living areas that had inadequate ventilation and range hoods the recirculated air.

Modern building codes prescribe adaquate ventilation to mitigate the risk.

After using induction you may find that your beloved NG is your second place girl. Induction is going to give you even faster of temperature changes when you make adjustments than NG.

I'm opposite of you. After chasing to get back to NG for years, I moved to Induction at my home in the north and love it. I have NG here and find myself wishing I was in an electric only home and pondering running the 220 line to the kitchen.

NG is definitely better than old style electric, but Induction is better in every way that matters to me than NG.

Good luck with your project. You'd think Mike Scott could give you something budgetary like if it's here then around $X without boxing themselves into a corner.

In the older homes in The Villages, they used ductless recirculating vents that while were OK to remove smoke and smells, did nothing to remove benzine from the air.

The new homes are ducted to the outdoors, but lets be honest here - most people don't turn on the fans when they are cooking.

The only way to provide "adequate ventilation" is to open the windows and leave them open for about half an hour after cooking. Nobody is doing that.

IMO not worth it. electric appliances work fine, not worth cost and extra bill IMO. I have gas with CSST lines in attic which IMO outrageously dangerous, I lowered mine down close to attic floor which may reduce danger lightning strike? If I knew dangers I would never brought house with them, but I didn’t.

IMO should be class action law suit for them ran in attics, but that me. If you get gas installed don’ t let them install CSST yellow lines high in attic like I suspect hundreds of CYVs in villages? Hope you don’t have block or poured concrete frame house? IMO think that would make it harder?