Can I heat my home with my wood stove or wood insert when the power is out?
Yes — an Asheville wood stove or wood insert keeps heating your home right through a power outage, because it burns firewood and needs nothing plugged in. From a Montford Victorian's original masonry to a newer South Asheville build, the fire throws heat with the grid up or down, and our showroom sits close by at 629 Emma Rd in West Asheville.
Two Kinds of Asheville Fireboxes
The older homes across Montford and North Asheville usually center on a big open masonry fireplace — handsome to look at, but it sends most of its warmth straight up the flue and can even draw cold air back down into the room. Set a sealed EPA wood insert with a correctly sized stainless liner into that same opening, and it becomes a genuine heater running around 70 percent efficient or better, one that keeps radiating whether Duke Energy's lines are live or flat.
Newer South Asheville construction more often has a factory-built firebox, which pairs naturally with a freestanding wood stove rated for real output. Sitting at 2,134 feet, the city holds overnight lows in the 20s well into spring, so we size whatever you pick for the coldest night you'll actually face — not the seasonal average.
A Local Crew Before the Cold Sets In
Because Steady Flame is headquartered right here off Emma Road in West Asheville, a pre-season inspection is a short drive rather than a scheduling headache. Through a warm-weather layoff, dust settles and creosote glazes the flue, and a creosote-lined chimney becomes a fire hazard you never want to discover in the middle of an outage.
Wood work is licensed, permitted work in Buncombe County — we pull the permit, set the Class A chimney or liner to its clearances, and meet the inspector so the job protects your home sale and insurance. One accountable company handles the appliance, the venting, and the paperwork.
Brands We Stand Behind
For a stove that has to carry a whole floor when the grid is down, we point Asheville homeowners toward proven radiant heaters. We're an authorized Regency dealer and also install and service Lopi, Jotul, HearthStone, and Quadra-Fire — brand-agnostic on repairs, so an older stove you already own gets the same honest look.
If yours has sat unused for a season or two, have it checked before you lean on it in a storm. Call (828) 545-0525 or visit the showroom to see the wood options burning.
Fireplace help in Asheville
We install and service fireplaces throughout Asheville and the rest of Buncombe County — we're headquartered right here.