Does the fireplace company pull the permit, or do I have to?
We pull it — you don't. Swannanoa took real storm damage, and as homes here are rebuilt and renovated, demand for new fireplaces and stoves has jumped. Every gas install in a rebuild is licensed, permitted work: Steady Flame files with Buncombe County under our license, pressure-tests the line, and meets the inspector on site.
Rebuilds deserve a paper trail
Many of Swannanoa's Grovemont-area homes date to the 1940s through the 1960s, with original masonry fireplaces, and a lot of them are being put back together after the storm. When you're rebuilding, permitted-and-inspected gas work is the record that protects the home's resale value and your insurance down the road — the documentation that says the fuel side was done right. River-valley fog, cold-air pooling, and damp air are hard on masonry here, so many of these rebuilds go with a sealed insert rather than a restored open hearth.
One accountable licensed company
A rebuild is complicated enough without stitching the gas work across a showroom, a mason, and whoever's licensed to make it burn. We keep it single-source — appliance, venting, gas line, permit, and the Buncombe County inspection all under one name, ours. If someone asks you to pull your own permit for the gas, be wary. We're just 15 minutes east of our Emma Rd showroom; call (828) 545-0525 for a free quote.
Fireplace help in Swannanoa
We install and service fireplaces throughout Swannanoa and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes east from our Asheville-area showroom.
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