Does the fireplace company pull the permit, or do I have to?
In Flat Rock, we pull the permit, not you. This is 1800s country — oversized open masonry fireplaces and aging clay flue liners — and converting one to a sealed gas or wood insert is licensed work. Steady Flame files with Henderson County under our license, schedules the inspection, and meets the inspector, so the character stays and the paperwork is ours.
Old hearths, modern code
Flat Rock's historic homes around Kanuga, Highland Lake, and the village date to the 1800s, and their big open hearths tend to pull cold-air drafts right into the room. A sealed insert fixes that draftiness while preserving the mantel and the character — but tying into gas and installing or relining the flue is permitted work, and aging clay liners especially deserve the inspector's eyes. We handle the whole path with Henderson County so an old house gets a modern, code-compliant fire without losing what makes it worth keeping.
Your name doesn't belong on a gas permit
The permit for gas work goes in under the licensed contractor's name — ours — not the homeowner's. If a company asks you to pull an owner-builder permit for their gas job, that's a sign they may not be licensed to file it, which is a bigger question than paperwork. In North Carolina, only a licensed gas contractor should be running that line at all. We're about 30 minutes south of our Emma Rd showroom; call (828) 545-0525 for a free quote.
Fireplace help in Flat Rock
We install and service fireplaces throughout Flat Rock and the rest of Henderson County — just 30 minutes south from our Asheville-area showroom.
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