Can I replace just the doors or screen front to freshen up my fireplace?
Yes — and in Swannanoa a front swap often rides along with a renovation. Grovemont's 1940s-60s homes keep their original masonry fireboxes, and as storm-damaged houses get rebuilt, updating the tired front is an easy win — a glass door or mesh screen sized to the opening, in matte black or bronze, that suits the mid-century character without touching the brick.
Part of the rebuild
A lot of Swannanoa homes are being renovated or rebuilt after recent storm damage, and the fireplace front is a small, high-impact piece of that work. Rather than reface the whole hearth, swapping a fogged glass door or a bent screen for a clean, current front refreshes the room and folds neatly into a larger renovation timeline.
The Grovemont-area masonry openings from the 1940s through the 1960s aren't always standard sizes, so we measure the opening and match a front that seats properly — important on any burning appliance, where a loose or wrong-mounted door affects how it drafts.
Damp valley, aging hardware
The Swannanoa River valley traps fog and cool, damp air much of the year, and that moisture works on fireplace hardware — rusting screen mesh, stiffening hinges, dulling old brass. If your front looks past its prime, corrosion is usually part of the story, and a swap resets it.
A cosmetic front change doesn't require a Buncombe County permit; that's for gas and venting work. Swannanoa is only fifteen minutes east of our Emma Rd showroom, so bring the old door or photos and dimensions. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Swannanoa
We install and service fireplaces throughout Swannanoa and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes east from our Asheville-area showroom.