Can a fireplace dealer special-order a model that isn't in the showroom?
Yes, and at nearly 2,650 feet it's often the smart move. Waynesville leans on its hearths harder than lower WNC towns — the heating season runs about three weeks longer — so the decorative unit on a showroom floor may not be the real heater you need. We special-order the heat-rated model built for this climate.
Order for Heat, Not Just for Looks
At Waynesville's elevation a fireplace earns its keep from October well into spring, and there's a real difference between a decorative box and a unit engineered to throw warmth. Kozy Heat's cold-climate models — American-made in Minnesota — and Valor's radiant units are built to push heat, and they rarely sit on a floor in the exact size a given room wants.
So we spec the output first. During a free in-home visit we measure the space, weigh Waynesville's ten-to-fifteen-degree edge over lower towns, and order the model and size that actually holds your home warm rather than settling for the display.
Mixed Fuel and Drafty Hazelwood Fireboxes
Waynesville runs mixed fuel — natural gas in parts of town, propane out toward the coves — and a special order gets spec'd for whichever you have, with the correct orifices so it burns clean instead of sooting. Older Hazelwood homes with drafty open masonry fireplaces are frequent candidates for a sealed insert ordered to fit the original opening, since an open box can run a net heat loss.
Once you've chosen, we pull the Haywood County permit, run and pressure-test the line, and meet the inspector. We're about thirty-five minutes west, so we plan the trip once and get it right. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Waynesville
We install and service fireplaces throughout Waynesville and the rest of Haywood County — just 35 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.
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