Gas meter and regulator relocation
Moving a gas meter is two jobs done by two parties, and the most common reason a project slips is that nobody worked that out early.
FortisBC owns the meter and everything upstream of it. They disconnect, relocate and reconnect the meter itself.
We handle the gas fitting on your side — the piping from the meter into the building, reworked for the new location, plus permits and inspection.
⚠️ Neither of us can do the other's part. Sequence and scheduling are the whole difficulty.
When people need this
A renovation or addition where the meter is in the way of new construction. A deck, patio or landscaping project that would enclose or obstruct it. Clearance problems — a meter too close to a new window, door, or an appliance vent termination. Damage risk — a meter in a driveway or a location that keeps getting hit. Aesthetics, most often at the front of a house. A service upgrade where the existing meter can't support new load. Municipal or FortisBC requirements, occasionally, following an inspection.
How it actually goes
1. Assessment. We look at the existing meter, the proposed location, the piping route, and whether clearance requirements can be met. ⚠️ Not every proposed location is viable — clearances to windows, doors, vents and ignition sources all apply.
3. Permit. We pull it for the gas fitting work.
4. Coordination. FortisBC's date has to align with our work and, usually, with the wider construction schedule.
5. Execution. FortisBC relocates the meter; we rework the piping from the meter into the building.
6. Inspection, then gas restored.
The one thing to know
⚠️ Start the FortisBC application before you finalise the construction schedule, not after.
The gas fitting side is straightforward and predictable. The utility side isn't ours to control, and it's what determines the date. A renovation planned around a meter move that hasn't been applied for yet is a renovation that's going to wait.
Regulator relocation
Sometimes the regulator needs moving without the meter, or replacing where it's at end of life or undersized for a new load.
⚠️ A failed regulator is worth attending to. It can under-supply appliances, which presents as poor performance rather than as a gas problem, or over-supply them, which is worse.
Our scope: Gas appliances up to 120 kW (about 400,000 BTU/h) input. All residential and most light commercial. Larger central plant needs a Class A gas fitter.
What it costs
Permit included in our portion.
