Do fireplace installers run the gas line, or do I need a separate plumber?
In Arden, the gas line is our work, not a plumber's. Steady Flame is a licensed gas contractor, and most Arden jobs are converting a drafty 1980s or '90s open masonry fireplace to a sealed gas insert — we run the line into a firebox that never had fuel, pull the Buncombe County permit, and pressure-test it. One licensed crew, 15 minutes south.
Turning a drafty open fireplace into a real heater
Arden's established Royal Pines and Skyland neighborhoods are full of 1980s and '90s homes with open masonry fireplaces that, honestly, lose more heat than they make — an open firebox can pull warm room air straight up the flue. The fix homeowners here keep asking for is a sealed gas insert that turns that decorative hole into a genuine heater with real BTU output. Making it happen means running a gas line to a firebox that never had one and lining the old flue for the insert — licensed gas and venting work start to finish. A showroom can sell you the insert; it legally can't connect the fuel.
On the main, with commercial nearby
Arden sits on natural-gas mains, so for most conversions the fuel's already at the meter and we're running the sized branch line to the new insert. There's commercial work here too — the Biltmore Park retail and office spaces want gas fireplaces and outdoor features, and the same licensed rules apply. Whether it's a Royal Pines living room or a Biltmore Park lobby, one gas-licensed company handles the appliance, the venting, and the fuel connection, permitted through Buncombe County.
One company, one guarantee
You don't want a showroom, a mason, and a separate gas hand on three schedules for one fireplace. We fold the insert, the liner, the gas line, the Buncombe permit, and the inspection into one accountable job with one workmanship guarantee — 15 minutes from our Emma Road showroom. Call (828) 545-0525.
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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