Can I convert my wood-burning fireplace to gas?
Yes, and Mars Hill splits into two crowds. Around Mars Hill University, rental owners want an easy, foolproof gas fireplace tenants can run with a switch. Out in Spring Creek and Gabriels Creek, rural homes lean on propane or wood. For the university-area rentals, converting a wood firebox to a simple, value-minded gas unit is usually the right call.
Simple gas for a rental
A rental fireplace has one job: work reliably with zero tenant know-how. Converting an old wood firebox to a straightforward gas unit — something like the Heatilator Novus nXt 36, a solid, value-minded first gas fireplace — gives renters flame at the flip of a switch with no wood to haul, no ashes to clear, and nothing to learn. That is why the academic-year demand around the university concentrates on easy-use gas, and why owners near the campus and out toward Forks of Ivy convert their tired fireboxes before the fall term.
Propane country up the creeks
Beyond the campus, Mars Hill turns rural fast. Homes up Spring Creek and Gabriels Creek run on propane or wood, and this is one of the colder spots we serve, so a real heater matters more than a decorative flame. For those homes, a sealed propane insert like the Kozy Heat Springfield 36 delivers cold-climate heat, and because propane needs different orifices and pressures than natural gas, we confirm your fuel first so the unit burns clean instead of sooting.
Permitted with Madison County
Rental or rural home, the gas or propane line into the firebox is licensed work we handle and permit with Madison County, meeting the inspector before anything is lit. Mars Hill is about 30 minutes north of our Asheville showroom. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free quote.
Fireplace help in Mars Hill
We install and service fireplaces throughout Mars Hill and the rest of Madison County — just 30 minutes north from our Asheville-area showroom.