Converting Oil to Gas in House on a slab

[Daniel Kent]

I am looking at a property (SFR) that has oil heat (tank above ground in the back yard). If I got the property, I would want to convert to natural gas. There is a main gas line at the street, but the gas company would need to run a line to the house and install a meter (I already called the gas company and that would only be a few hundred dollars).

My concern is where will the gas company install the meter? I would like them to install it on the side of the house, but there is a driveway there, so I assume they would just install it at the front. The problem is, all of the systems that would use the gas are in the back of the house. If the house had a basement, this would not be a big deal since the gas line could be run through the basement from the front to the back of the house. However, this house is on a concrete slab (no basement). So my concern is that running the line in the house (through the ceiling? Walls? Build a soffit?). The line will have to run passed the living room, passed the kitchen, into the utility room (heater, hw heater, dryer).

What is the best way to run the line through a house on a slab? I am concerned this will greatly increase my rehab so this deal won’t make sense...

[John Knight]

@Daniel Kent what’s on the other side of the house just grass? They can run the service to the meter in the front and your plumber can either trench the gas line under ground to the back where you want it or run it upstairs to the attic and back down and use liter (fake gutter) to hide the line.