How do I make a 1970s floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace look modern?
In Asheville the right route depends on your street: a Montford or North Asheville home with original 1920s masonry usually wants a limewash that keeps its character, while a newer South Asheville build is a clean canvas for large-format tile or a linear reface. All three routes work here, and our showroom is minutes away.
Match the fix to the house
Asheville's older pockets — Montford, Kenilworth, the streets stacked above downtown — are full of solid original stone that reads as dated only because of its busy color. A limewash or German schmear tones it down to one quiet shade in a couple of days without erasing the craftsmanship that came with the house.
Newer South and West Asheville construction is the opposite problem: the stone is sound but the styling is tired. There, refacing over the existing wall with porcelain or thin veneer, and squaring off a bulky raised hearth, gets you that flat, uninterrupted floor-to-ceiling look.
Because we're right up Emma Road
Our showroom sits at 629 Emma Rd, minutes from most of the city, so you can put a hand on the actual tile and stone under real light before anything is torn into. That matters here — Asheville's elevation swings a room from a bright afternoon to a cold 20-something evening, and the same material reads differently in each.
If the project also retires an old wood-burner, natural gas runs along most of the Asheville mains, so a sealed direct-vent or linear insert drops in behind the new surround. We pull the Buncombe County permit, run and pressure-test the line, and meet the inspector — a mason can lay the stone but legally cannot connect the fuel.
One crew, one guarantee
Stone, venting, gas line, permit, and inspection come from a single accountable company here — not a showroom handing you off to a mason, then leaving you to hunt for someone licensed to make it burn. That is how a floor-to-ceiling remodel in an occupied Asheville home stays on schedule and finishes under one workmanship guarantee on top of the manufacturer's warranty. Come by 629 Emma Rd first to see finished walls in person; the flame and the stone tell you more in five minutes than any photo. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free in-home assessment.
Fireplace help in Asheville
We install and service fireplaces throughout Asheville and the rest of Buncombe County — we're headquartered right here.