Current 50++ Installing Gas Line For Fireplace
Current 50++ Installing Gas Line For Fireplace. The shut off valve will usually come with a decorative cover that screws over the top of the valve and a key that inserts. Building codes require the gas line to be run into the fireplace and there must be a separate shut off valve installed outside the fireplace either in the wall or floor next to the fireplace. If your pipe is to run from your basement and through your floor to connect to the new fireplace, drill a hole in the floor nearby or up through floor of the fireplace itself, whichever will be closer to your gas pipe route.