Add Warmth Without Waiting on the Grid.

Most gas fireplace projects in Trophy Club run somewhere between $3,500 and $9,000. Converting an existing wood-burning masonry firebox to a direct-vent gas insert—a common project in the town's 1990s and 2000s-built homes—usually lands in the $4,000 to $7,500 range if a gas line already reaches the fireplace. A new built-in gas fireplace in a remodel or addition costs more once framing, venting, and a fresh gas line run through Atmos Energy's service area are factored in. A local hearth dealer will give you a firm number after seeing the space.

Yes, and it's one of the most requested projects among Trophy Club homeowners. Wood-burning fireplaces were standard in the town's original housing stock, but between mild winters and the hassle of sourcing and storing oak or pecan cordwood in a mostly suburban setting, many owners eventually convert to a gas log set or a sealed gas insert. An insert uses your existing chimney with a liner and typically costs $4,000 to $7,500 depending on the model and whether new gas line work is required. A simple vented log set inside the existing firebox, without converting to a sealed insert, can run closer to $1,500 to $3,000.

Atmos Energy serves the great majority of Trophy Club, so if your home already has gas appliances—a water heater or range—adding a fireplace is usually a matter of extending the existing line. If you're in one of the outlying areas near unincorporated Denton County where gas mains don't reach, propane is the standard fallback, either from an existing residential tank or a new one set by a local propane supplier. Nearly every gas fireplace on the market can be configured for either fuel; your installer sets the orifice and regulator accordingly.

It can, depending on the ignition system. Fireplaces with IPI (intermittent pilot ignition) run on a small battery backup that kicks in the moment power drops, so the unit lights on demand just like normal. That's worth planning for in Trophy Club: ERCOT's grid strained badly during Winter Storm Uri in 2021, and rolling outages during summer peak demand aren't unheard of either. Valor fireplaces take it a step further—their pilot assembly generates its own electricity through a thermocouple, so there's no battery to remember or replace. Ask your local dealer which ignition system is on any unit you're considering if outage-proof heat matters to you.

A gas fireplace is a fully built-in unit framed into a wall—the right choice for new construction or a room without an existing firebox. A gas insert slides into an existing masonry fireplace and uses the chimney as its vent path, which fits the traditional wood-burning fireboxes common in Trophy Club's older sections. A gas stove is a freestanding cast-iron or steel unit that sits on the floor and can go almost anywhere with proper clearance and venting. For most homeowners here converting a builder-grade wood fireplace, an insert is the simplest and most cost-effective route.

Yes—the Town of Trophy Club Building Inspections Department requires a building permit for new gas fireplace or insert installations, and any new or modified gas line needs to be run by a licensed gas-fitter and inspected separately. Most established hearth dealers in the DFW area handle both the building permit and the gas line coordination as part of the installation, so you're not left managing two separate trades and two separate inspections.

Vented (direct-vent) gas fireplaces pull combustion air from outside and exhaust it back outside through a sealed pipe—they're the cleanest and most universally code-compliant option. Vent-free units burn gas directly into the room without external venting; they're legal in Texas but come with strict room-size and ventilation requirements, along with an oxygen depletion sensor as a safety measure. Given Trophy Club's mild climate, some homeowners lean toward vent-free for a supplemental fireplace in a den or bonus room where running a vent isn't practical, but direct-vent remains the safer, more common choice for a primary living-area installation. A local dealer can walk through both options for your specific room.

Plan on an annual inspection, ideally before the first cool snap in November. A technician checks the burner, pilot assembly, venting, and gas connections, and cleans the glass and interior—quick work compared to a wood chimney sweep, but important for safety and for keeping the manufacturer's warranty intact. In the Trophy Club and greater Denton County market, this typically runs $125 to $225 depending on the provider and whether the unit needs any parts.

Wood-burning fireplaces are genuinely uncommon as a heat source here—with only a short, mild heating season each year and no nearby forest land or cutting permit infrastructure, oak, pecan, and mesquite in this area are cut for smoking and grilling, not stacked as a winter fuel supply. Gas is the practical choice for the overwhelming majority of Trophy Club homes: instant heat, no ash or smoke, and—with an IPI or Valor ignition system—the ability to keep running through an ERCOT grid event. If you already have a masonry wood-burning firebox from the original build, converting it to gas is usually the better long-term move for this climate.

An insert does two things: it seals the chimney completely, so you stop losing air you already paid to heat, and it radiates warmth into the room through the firebox and glass. Most add a heat-exchange fan that pulls cool room air underneath, wraps it around the hot firebox, and pushes it back out warm. Your home is more efficient before you've even lit the first fire.

Yes—with an asterisk. Fireplaces are hot and TVs don't like heat. Either put a mantel between them to deflect rising warmth, or choose a fireplace with heat-management technology that creates a cool zone on the wall above—the wall stays around 125 degrees, barely warm, while the room still gets full heat. If you like clean lines and don't want a mantel, heat management is the answer.

If you're putting a fire in your house on purpose, it's best to work with an expert. Unless you're genuinely experienced in framing, gas line, vent pipe, and the national code on clearances to combustibles, have a professional do it—and ideally the same company that sells you the fireplace, so warranty, service, and liability all live under one roof.

Yes—by creating a comfort zone. A furnace heats every square foot of the house just to warm the one room you're in; a gas fireplace on low burns roughly a sixth of the gas a typical furnace does. Set the furnace around 55–60 degrees as a baseline, then heat the rooms your family actually uses. Families who heat this way commonly save $20–$60 a month.