How do I know an installer is qualified to safely run gas lines for a fireplace?
In Asheville you have an advantage most towns don't: our licensed gas team works out of a showroom at 629 Emma Rd, so you can verify us face-to-face before anyone touches a gas line. The test anywhere in Buncombe County is the same — confirm the North Carolina gas-piping license, confirm the permit gets pulled, and confirm the line is pressure-tested.
Verify us the easy way — walk in
Most homeowners vet a contractor over the phone. Here you can drive to Emma Rd, meet the people who'll run your line, and ask to see the license number before you commit — a check that's harder in a town an hour out. Asheville sits on natural-gas mains through much of the city, so the fuel side usually means tapping the existing meter rather than setting a tank. A qualified crew still sizes that line for the whole load, so a new fireplace doesn't starve the furnace or water heater already drawing off it.
Old Montford brick vs. new South Asheville boxes
The check shifts with the house. In Montford and North Asheville, original masonry fireplaces usually get converted to sealed gas — that means a liner, a permitted gas line, and one accountable company doing both, not a mason plus a separate gas hand. In newer South Asheville construction, a clean-face unit may already sit in the wall with a capped gas stub the builder never connected; a qualified installer treats that final connection as licensed, permitted work, pressure-tests it, and meets the Buncombe inspector. Ask any installer which of those two paths your home is on — the answer tells you fast whether they understand the job.
One company, one permit, one guarantee
Stitching a job across a showroom, a mason, and whoever's free to make it burn is how homes end up with unpermitted gas — the kind that surfaces later and complicates a sale or an insurance claim. Steady Flame has run the appliance, venting, and fuel chain under one roof since 2005, across thousands of Buncombe County homes. Call (828) 545-0525 and we'll tell you exactly how the permit and inspection go here.
Fireplace help in Asheville
We install and service fireplaces throughout Asheville and the rest of Buncombe County — we're headquartered right here.