Can I service my gas fireplace myself, or does it require a professional?
Across Arden's Royal Pines and Skyland neighborhoods, tired open masonry fireplaces are the norm, often with a gas log set added later. You can clean the glass and change batteries. But repositioning logs, servicing the pilot, or upgrading to a sealed insert is licensed Buncombe County work — those drafty open hearths pull heat out of the room, and fixing that is a professional's job, not a DIY one.
From heat-loser to real heater
The 1980s-and-90s homes around Skyland and Royal Pines were built with open masonry fireplaces that, honestly, run a net heat loss — cold air pours down the flue and warm air escapes up it. A sealed gas insert turns that hole in the wall into a real heater, but every one needs a licensed gas line, a permit, and a correctly sized liner. That's not a weekend project, and it's the single upgrade that changes how these houses feel in winter. Cleaning the glass on your current unit is yours; the conversion and the gas work are ours.
The gas-log trap
If you've already got a gas log set in that masonry firebox, the maintenance temptation is to nudge the logs or clear the pilot yourself. Don't — a mispositioned log sooties the burn and a poked pilot can lose its thermocouple. Our annual service resets the logs, cleans the pilot and burner, checks pressure and venting, and test-fires it. The gas side is licensed work in North Carolina; the glass and batteries are the part we're glad to leave to you.
Close by
Arden is about fifteen minutes south of our Emma Rd showroom. We pull the Buncombe County permit and meet the inspector on gas work. Call (828) 545-0525 to book.
Fireplace help in Arden
We install and service fireplaces throughout Arden and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes south from our Asheville-area showroom.
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