Can I put gas logs in my existing outdoor wood-burning fireplace?
Yes — a Black Mountain outdoor wood fireplace converts to gas logs nicely, and the Swannanoa Valley's cold mornings make an instant flame especially welcome. You keep the stone and lose the wood-hauling. The town runs on natural-gas mains, so we usually tap existing service, and we're only fifteen minutes east of our Emma Road shop.
Cold valley air, flame on demand
The Swannanoa Valley pools cold air, and Black Mountain mornings routinely run ten to fifteen degrees below Asheville's, with frost hanging on later into spring. Add the heavily wooded, shaded lots around Montreat and Ridgecrest and you get evenings and mornings that beg for a fire — but few people want to fight a smoky cold-start in that chill. Gas logs solve it: instant, adjustable flame with no wood to carry and no ash to shovel the next day.
Shaded, damp chimneys get a look
Those same wooded lots keep outdoor chimneys cool and moisture-prone, which is hard on caps and dampers. Since a vented log set drafts up the existing flue, we check the cap, the spark arrestor, and the firebox before we spec anything. If the firebox is sound — as most are — logs are the simple, satisfying route; if not, we'll walk you through a sealed insert instead.
Natural gas, permitted with Buncombe
Black Mountain sits on natural-gas mains, so we typically run a dedicated line off your existing service, size it for the logs, and bury it outdoor-rated where it crosses the yard. That connection is licensed work in North Carolina — a mason or landscaper legally can't make it — so we run it, permit it with Buncombe County, and pressure-test it. Being fifteen minutes away keeps the whole job quick. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Black Mountain
We install and service fireplaces throughout Black Mountain and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes east from our Asheville-area showroom.