How much does a cord of firewood cost in the Asheville area?

Big Old Hearths Burn Big Piles of Wood

Those grand original fireplaces were built for ambiance, not efficiency. An open masonry firebox this large pulls a strong draft, so a lot of your heat — and plenty of your cords — go straight up an aging clay-lined flue. Worse, when there's no fire it draws cold outdoor air down into the room, working against your central heat.

So a Flat Rock winter can quietly eat several cords while the house never quite feels warm. Buying more wood doesn't solve a fireplace that's built to lose heat.

Buying Wood for a Historic Home

If you burn, buy a true full cord — 128 cubic feet, not a face cord one row deep — and buy it green in spring so it seasons over summer. An aging clay flue is less forgiving of the creosote that wet, fall-bought wood produces, so dry wood and an annual sweep aren't optional in these old homes.

A Sealed Insert Keeps the Character, Loses the Draft

A sealed gas or wood insert drops into that historic opening, stops the cold-air draft, and turns a decorative hearth into a real heater — commonly 70% efficient or better — while preserving the mantel and surround you love. Flat Rock sits on the natural-gas mains; we permit with Henderson County. We're 30 minutes south; call (828) 545-0525.