Canton sits in the Pigeon River valley, where recent flooding put a great deal of hardwood on the ground — so responsibly sourced storm-fall and land-clearing wood is genuinely abundant close to home. Buy it seasoned from a Haywood County cutter. Just as important here: if your fireplace or gas appliance took on water, have it and its connections inspected before you rely on it.
The valley is full of downed wood
After the flooding that tore through the Pigeon River valley, this is one place with no shortage of local hardwood — trees that came down anyway, cleanup and land-clearing wood, dead standing timber. That's exactly what sustainable firewood looks like: a byproduct put to use rather than forest cut for fuel. Source it right here in Haywood County, ask the cutter where it came from, favor hardwood, and you keep pests from spreading while getting wood that's fresher and closer than anything trucked in.
Water-damaged hearths come first
In Canton the firewood is the easy part; the appliance is where we'd slow you down. Flooding water-damaged a lot of hearths and gas appliances here, and a firebox, damper, or gas connection that sat in floodwater is not something to fire up on faith. Have it inspected — gas connections in particular — before the season. Valley-floor fog and dampness also rust dampers and caps earlier than folks expect, so a fall check is money well spent.
Dry it out, then burn it clean
Season your wood below 20% moisture — split, stacked off the damp ground, top covered — because wet wood in this humid valley just makes smoke and creosote. Then burn it in an efficient EPA stove or insert. We're 20 minutes west of the Emma Road showroom and permit hearth work with Haywood County. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Canton
We install and service fireplaces throughout Canton and the rest of Haywood County — just 20 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.