How do I winterize an outdoor gas fireplace?
Here in Asheville you're almost certainly on a natural-gas line, so winterizing an outdoor gas fireplace means shutting the fuel at the appliance valve alone — there's no propane tank to close the way the cabins have. Clear leaves and cobwebs from the firebox, brush the burner ports, and fit a breathable cover before the wet season sets in.
Two kinds of outdoor hearth around town
The outdoor fireplaces we service in Asheville split roughly two ways. In Montford and North Asheville, older stone-and-masonry fireplaces collect wind-blown leaves and grit in the firebox all fall, and a cold flue sits over the burner like a plug. Newer South Asheville builds run toward clean-face linear gas and outdoor kitchens, where a lower burner and igniter catch splash and runoff off the patio.
Different looks, same winter job — get the debris and standing moisture out before it sits on the metal for months and corrodes the ports.
The showroom is minutes, not mountains, away
We're headquartered at 629 Emma Rd, so when you fire the unit back up in the fall and the pilot won't hold or the flame comes in ragged, we're a short drive rather than an hour over a ridge. The gas side is licensed work in North Carolina — a landscaper can pour your patio, but only a licensed gas contractor can run and pressure-test the line that feeds the fireplace, and we pull the Buncombe County permit to do it.
Don't rush the reopening. Asheville's elevation keeps nights in the 20s deep into spring, and one freeze-thaw on a damp burner tube is what cracks a port.
Skip the tarp
A plastic tarp traps condensation against the firebox and does more damage than the weather it's blocking. A fitted, breathable cover sized to your fireplace keeps rain and spiders out while letting the metal breathe — and it won't lift off in the gusts that funnel down the French Broad valley. Wait out the cold, then let us give the unit a once-over before you count on it. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Asheville
We install and service fireplaces throughout Asheville and the rest of Buncombe County — we're headquartered right here.