Does the fireplace company pull the permit, or do I have to?
That's our job, not yours. Around Mars Hill, rural Spring Creek and Gabriels Creek homes lean on propane and wood, and even the university-area rentals want easy, permitted gas. Steady Flame files with Madison County under our license, books the inspection, and meets the inspector, so the gas side is signed off, not improvised.
Propane and wood country
Out past the university, homes toward Spring Creek, Gabriels Creek, and Forks of Ivy mostly run propane hearths or wood stoves rather than a gas main. Propane piping is licensed, permitted work just like natural gas — the regulator, the piping, and the appliance setup all get filed and inspected, with the tank itself coordinated through your propane supplier. Mars Hill is one of the colder spots we serve, so whatever the fuel, that fire runs hard through a long season and deserves to be done to code.
Don't let a company put the permit in your name
For a landlord serving the academic-year rental crowd, keeping the permit on the licensed contractor is the whole point — it puts the liability where the work is. If a company asks you to pull an owner permit for their gas job, be wary; that's a sign they may not be licensed to file it, or to run the gas at all. Madison County is where we file. We're about 30 minutes north of Asheville; call (828) 545-0525 for a free quote.
Fireplace help in Mars Hill
We install and service fireplaces throughout Mars Hill and the rest of Madison County — just 30 minutes north from our Asheville-area showroom.
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