Does converting to gas take longer if my house doesn't have natural gas service?
In Brevard, plan on an extra day or so — this is propane country. There's no natural-gas main to tap out here, so a conversion means running licensed line from your existing tank or coordinating a new one with your supplier before we ever touch the fireplace. The appliance side is the same day's work; setting up the fuel is what adds the time.
Propane is the whole first act
Because Brevard and the cabins scattered around Connestee Falls, Sherwood Forest, and out toward Pisgah Forest run on propane, the fuel is a small project of its own before the fireplace goes in. With a tank already on site, we run buried or interior line, set the regulator, and pressure-test it. Without one, your propane supplier sets and fills the tank on their timeline, and we schedule the install to land after that. On a mountain-modern or timber-frame home, this is often where a showpiece like a Mendota FullView or a Kozy Heat propane unit goes in — real heat, not just a look.
Transylvania's wet climate shapes the plan
Brevard takes more than eighty inches of rain a year, and it shows up in cracked crowns, spalled brick, and rusted dampers — so before a conversion we check that the chimney chase and crawl space are sound, since a sealed insert vents through a liner that has to pass through masonry we trust. That inspection can add a step, but skipping it is how a good appliance ends up drafting into a failing flue.
One licensed company, all the way through
We pull the Transylvania County permit and meet the inspector, and only a licensed gas contractor can legally connect that propane line — a mason or a delivery crew can't, no matter what they sell you. Because we handle the appliance, the line, the permit, and the sign-off, nobody's chasing a subcontractor to finish the fuel. We're about forty minutes southwest of the Asheville showroom and out your way regularly. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free in-home assessment.
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.