Can I sit near a burning fireplace in a showroom to test whether the smell bothers me before buying?
Yes — and if your smell worry is really a damp, musty note when the fireplace first lights, a Brevard home has a specific reason for it. Come test a live unit at our Asheville showroom, 629 Emma Rd, about 40 minutes northeast. Call (828) 545-0525 first so we have the right units burning when you arrive.
Rain is the hidden smell culprit
Brevard takes 80-plus inches of rain a year, and that moisture works on chimneys hard — cracked crowns, spalled brick, a rusting damper. A flue that's held damp all through the March-to-June wet season often gives off a musty, sooty smell the first time you light up, and people mistake that for the appliance. It usually isn't. A sealed direct-vent fireplace sidesteps the whole issue because it doesn't rely on your masonry chimney at all, which is exactly why we suggest testing one at the showroom — you'll smell what the appliance actually does, separate from what a wet flue does.
Propane country, and how to test for it
Out toward Connestee Falls, Sherwood Forest, and the cabins, Brevard is propane country. When you call, tell us you're on an LP tank and we'll light a propane-configured unit so the flame, heat, and character you judge match what you'll get at home — for a timber-frame or mountain-modern place, that might be a hand-built Mendota with its convincing ceramic-fiber logs. Running or extending that propane line is licensed work we permit with Transylvania County and pressure-test, so it's done once and done right. Come by weekdays 8 to 5, or call (828) 545-0525 and we'll set aside time for a proper side-by-side burn.
Fireplace help in Brevard
We install and service fireplaces throughout Brevard and the rest of Transylvania County — just 40 minutes southwest from our Asheville-area showroom.
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