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We are currently looking for a house in Berkshire Forest in Myrtle Beach. We found one online that is ALL ELECTRIC. The community has natural gas. We would only be interested in purchasing this house IF it could be converted to gas. We have no idea how to go about finding out the cost for such a project. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
Thanks for that response. However, we're looking to converting an entire house. There is currently no gas going into the house. It's all electric.
If that includes replacing the heat pump with a furnace, I'd ballpark it at $10,000. You will have the get the natural gas provider to run a line from the street to your house. Then you have to install a gas furnace. (We replaced our gas furnace in Maryland and the bill was over $6000.)
Then an expert would have to tell you whether the ducts in the house are the correct size. Replacing ducts would get very costly.
I assume you want a gas stove in the kitchen, so you have to cost estimate a new stove, anywhere from $800 to $5000, depending on how fancy. Then the cost to install the stove. ($900 sounds good, maybe high.) A gas dryer and water heater are probably an option for you not a necesity, so I didn't include them.
There are several companies in the yellow pages under "furnaces- heating". I'd start calling them and ask about their experience with gas furnaces. You might check: Tri-County Mechanical, Atlantic Heating and Cooling, Martin Heating and Air and J&J Air. I don't have personal experience with any of them, but their ads look like possible propects.
Last edited by goldenage1; 04-27-2015 at 08:31 AM..
Then you have to install a gas furnace. (We replaced our gas furnace in Maryland and the bill was over $6000.)
Clarification: Perhaps you should be looking for an outdoor "gas pack" or "dual fuel" rather than a separate gas furnace. They combine a heat pump with a gas burner which kicks in below a certain temperature. Here's an example of a gas pack (costing between $3000 and $3500):
Thanks for all that info, Golden age. I definitely will look into the heat pump / furnace combination. Thanks again.
The problem with a separate gas furnace is that you need a place to put it where it can ventilate outdoors. Some houses have room in the garage, but others will not.
It's really the cost of running the line from the access to the house...after that, it's the cost of appliances, and any inside lines...call a plumber and find out costs...plumbers do gas lines.
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