Yes — and in Arden, winter is exactly when a tired open fireplace shows its weakness. The 1980s and '90s homes around Royal Pines and Skyland often have drafty open masonry fireboxes that pull heat out of the room. Dropping in a sealed insert turns that into a real heater — indoor work a January freeze doesn't slow.
From heat-loser to real heater
An open masonry fireplace looks cozy but frequently runs a net heat loss on a cold night — pulling warmed room air up the chimney and letting cold air settle back down. Around Royal Pines, Skyland, and Glenn Bridge, a lot of Arden's original fireboxes do exactly that. A sealed gas insert with a correctly sized liner keeps the hearth you've got and turns it into something that actually warms the room, commonly at 70 percent efficiency or better. It's an interior upgrade, unbothered by the weather outside.
Natural gas makes it a clean swap
Arden sits on natural gas, so converting a drafty wood-burning firebox to a sealed gas insert is usually a clean, quick job — no more cold-start smoke, no hauling wood, flame and heat at the flip of a switch. Biltmore Park's retail and office spaces ask for gas fireplaces too, and those install the same way. The whole thing happens inside your home or building, so a hard freeze never touches the schedule.
Fifteen minutes south, Buncombe permit
We're about fifteen minutes south of our Asheville showroom, so Arden is a quick trip for a measurement or an install, and we pull the Buncombe County permit and meet the inspector on the job. The only real winter variable is our calendar — December through February is our heaviest run, and a special-order insert or front carries its own factory lead time on top of our install weeks. Book in fall rather than on the first cold night, and we'll usually have you warm before the holidays. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Arden
We install and service fireplaces throughout Arden and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes south from our Asheville-area showroom.