Can I put gas logs in my existing outdoor wood-burning fireplace?
Usually yes — Clyde's 1960s-to-80s ranch homes came with dated fireplaces that are ready for exactly this kind of upgrade. Outdoors, converting a wood-burning firebox to gas logs keeps the masonry and drops the wood and ash. The river-valley humidity here rusts dampers, so we check the firebox first, then feed the logs off your main or propane tank.
Ranch-era fireboxes, ready for more
Clyde's housing leans toward 1960s, 70s, and 80s ranch-style builds, and the fireplaces from that era tend to be dated and underused. That makes them ideal conversion candidates — outdoors, a vented gas log set turns a wood-burning firebox you rarely light into instant, adjustable flame you'll use on any cool evening. You keep the stone or brick you have; you just change what makes the fire.
River humidity, worn dampers
Clyde shares the cold-air drainage of Canton and Waynesville, and the Pigeon Valley humidity that comes with it rusts dampers and degrades masonry chimneys faster than drier towns see. Because a vented log set still drafts up the existing flue, we check the damper, cap, spark arrestor, and firebox before speccing anything. If a firebox is too corroded to draft reliably, a sealed insert is the better route, and we'll give you that call straight.
Licensed connection, Haywood permit
Getting fuel to the firebox — off a natural-gas main in town or a propane tank farther out — is licensed work in North Carolina. A handyman or hardscaper can't legally make that connection; we can, we permit it with Haywood County, and we pressure-test every line. Twenty-five minutes west of our Asheville shop. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Clyde
We install and service fireplaces throughout Clyde and the rest of Haywood County — just 25 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.