Does the fireplace company pull the permit, or do I have to?
We pull it, not you. Candler's a mix on fuel — natural gas nearer Enka, propane out toward Pisgah Highway — and either way, connecting a gas fireplace is licensed work. Steady Flame files with Buncombe County under our license, pressure-tests the line, and meets the inspector, so your new hearth is permitted regardless of fuel.
Fast growth, basic fireboxes
Candler is one of Asheville's fastest-growing suburban edges, and a lot of its new subdivisions came with basic decorative builder-grade fireboxes — the kind owners want to upgrade to something that actually throws heat within a few years. Hominy Valley's natural bowl also makes clean-burning sealed appliances attractive for air quality, so sealed gas and direct-vent are popular here. Whichever fuel a given home runs on, any upgrade that touches the gas gets a Buncombe County permit filed under our license, with the inspector meeting us, not you.
The permit is the licensed contractor's to file
In North Carolina, running gas — natural gas or propane — is licensed work, and the permit belongs on the licensed contractor's name. If a company doing your gas job asks you to pull an owner-builder permit, take it as a red flag that they may not be licensed to file or to do the work. We're about 15 minutes west of our Emma Rd showroom; call (828) 545-0525 for a free quote.
Fireplace help in Candler
We install and service fireplaces throughout Candler and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.
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