How long does a wood-to-gas fireplace conversion take from start to finish?

Historic fireboxes, careful liners

Flat Rock's historic housing stock — some of it dating to the 1800s — comes with oversized open masonry fireplaces and aging clay flue liners that pull cold-air drafts into the room. The satisfying fix is a sealed gas insert with a fresh stainless liner sized to the old flue, which stops the draft and turns a heat-loser into a real heater while preserving the fireplace's character. That liner work is the reason the install runs a day or two rather than a single afternoon, and getting the sizing right is why we measure carefully at the free assessment.

Permits protect a historic home's value

On an older, character-rich home, permitted work matters more, not less. Unpermitted gas or hearth work can void a homeowner's insurance and complicate a future sale, so we pull the permit with Henderson County and meet the inspector on every conversion — our [permits guide](/guides/fireplace-permits-wnc) explains why that protects you.

You're on the natural-gas mains here, so there's no propane tank to schedule. Thirty minutes south of Emma Road, we keep return trips short; start in late summer to be lit before the cold. Call (828) 545-0525.