Does the fireplace company pull the permit, or do I have to?
You don't touch it — we do. So many Arden homes in Royal Pines and Skyland have a tired open masonry fireplace that pulls heat out of the room, and turning one into a sealed gas insert is licensed work. Steady Flame files the Buncombe County permit, sets the inspection, and meets the inspector for you.
From heat-loser to real heater
Arden's 1980s and 1990s neighborhoods are full of open masonry fireplaces that look nice and lose heat — an open hearth can actually run a net heat loss. Dropping a sealed gas insert into one, right on the natural-gas main that serves this corridor, turns a drafty box into an efficient heater. But tying into the gas and lining the flue is permitted work, and the same goes for the gas fireplaces we put into Biltmore Park retail and office spaces. Every one gets filed with Buncombe County under our license.
Whose name is on it
A showroom or a handyman can hand you a firebox, but in North Carolina they legally can't connect it to fuel or file the gas permit — a licensed gas contractor does both, and the permit stays on our name. If you're ever asked to pull the permit yourself for gas work, be wary. We're only about 15 minutes south of our Emma Rd showroom; call (828) 545-0525 for a free quote.
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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