Do all fireplace brands offer propane (LP) versions, or does switching from natural gas require a conversion kit?
Brevard leans propane, the cabins around Connestee Falls and Sherwood Forest run on LP tanks and plenty of in-town homes do too, so most fireplaces we set here are the propane configuration. Every brand we carry offers it, but a natural-gas unit isn't automatically propane: it needs a factory conversion kit that resizes the orifices and drops the pressure. That's licensed work.
Propane picks, and why the setup differs
For propane-country cabins around Brevard, the Kozy Heat Springfield 36 is a frequent call, and Mendota's FullView anchors the timber-frame and mountain-modern homes. Both come built for LP. Because propane packs more energy per cubic foot and runs a different regulator pressure, its orifices are smaller than a natural-gas unit's. Feed a fireplace set for natural gas straight propane and you'll see soot on the logs, a lazy yellow flame, and a burner that doesn't perform. Matching the appliance to your actual tank is the whole job.
Eighty inches of rain, and Transylvania permits
Brevard's 80-plus inches of annual rainfall crack chimney crowns, spall brick, and rust dampers, so moisture-beaten hearths are common here. Whatever the fuel, we pull the permit with Transylvania County and pressure-test every line we connect. Connecting or adjusting fuel is licensed work in North Carolina, and it stays in our lane and no one else's.
Forty minutes southwest
Brevard sits about forty minutes from our Asheville showroom. Tell us your address and we'll confirm your fuel and set the fireplace up right. Call (828) 545-0525.
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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