Can a fireplace be added to an existing home that never had one?
Yes — and in Brevard the first question is fuel. Much of the area runs on propane rather than a natural-gas main, so adding a fireplace usually means we set the propane connection and coordinate the tank with your supplier, then install a sealed direct-vent unit that vents out a sidewall with no chimney at all.
Propane country, done right
Propane burns hotter per unit than natural gas and needs the correct orifices and pressures, or the unit soots and underperforms — that's exactly the licensed setup we do. A Kozy Heat Springfield 36 or a Napoleon direct-vent runs beautifully on LP once it's dialed in. In North Carolina a mason or a showroom legally can't connect that fuel; we can, and we pressure-test the line.
Skipping the chimney is a gift here
Brevard sees 80-plus inches of rain a year, and that weather is brutal on masonry — cracked crowns, spalled brick, rusted dampers, moisture-prone chimney chases. Adding a direct-vent gas fireplace sidesteps all of it, because there's no chimney to weather. For a downtown home or a cabin that never had a hearth, that's one less thing the wet season can wreck.
Permit and plan
We pull the Transylvania County permit and meet the inspector, and we look at your wall, your termination point, and your propane setup before quoting anything. We're 40 minutes southwest of the Asheville showroom. The assessment is free — call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Brevard
We install and service fireplaces throughout Brevard and the rest of Transylvania County — just 40 minutes southwest from our Asheville-area showroom.
Related questions
- At what stage of new construction does the fireplace get installed?
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- What should my builder rough in now if I want a fireplace later?