The fireplaces in the subdivisions
Almost every house built in Kanata, Barrhaven, Orléans and Stittsville from the 1990s on came with a builder-installed direct-vent gas fireplace, and most of them have never been serviced. Twenty years in, the pilot assembly is dusty, the thermopile is tired, the glass gasket has hardened and the blower rattles. A service cleans and tests all of that, replaces the gasket and any weak parts, and leaves the fireplace lighting first time. We also replace fireplaces and inserts outright, and fit new direct-vent units where there was none.
When a fireplace will not light, the suspects in order are the pilot, which may simply need relighting; the thermocouple or thermopile, which may no longer hold the valve open; the wall switch or remote receiver; and a pilot clogged after a summer of sitting idle. All are short visits. September and October are the months to book, before the November rush.
Gas lines for ranges, dryers, barbecues and pool heaters
New black-iron or CSST runs for kitchen ranges, clothes dryers, barbecues, outdoor kitchens, patio heaters, and pool and hot-tub heaters. Every line is sized for the appliance, pressure-tested and inspected as the Ontario Gas Utilization Code requires. A barbecue line from an existing supply in the basement to the deck is typically $450 to $900 installed in the Ottawa area in 2026; a pool heater or an outdoor kitchen depends on the distance and the pipe size and is quoted in writing after a look at the route. The same rules govern the supply to a new furnace or water heater.
Standby generators
The 1998 ice storm, the 2018 tornadoes and the 2022 derecho each left parts of Ottawa without power for days, and standby generators on natural gas or propane have become one of the most common gas-line requests in the region. We run the supply line, size it for the generator's full load, and coordinate with your electrician on the transfer switch. Propane-fed generators for Manotick and the rural south are connected the same way.
