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

Why Wood Is a Harder Sell as You Get Settled

Hendersonville's older Main Street and Laurel Park homes lean on original masonry chimneys, and the area's clay-heavy soil settles foundations and stresses those flues over time. Feeding a wood fire means hauling, stacking, and an annual sweep on a chimney that may already be showing its age — a lot of upkeep for heat you have to tend.

That's why so many longtime residents here move to a sealed gas insert: reliable warmth without the cord, the mess, or the yearly climb up a settling chimney.

If You Do Buy Wood, Buy It Right

Pin down two things before paying: that it's a true full cord — 128 cubic feet, not a face cord one row deep — and whether it's delivered and stacked or dumped in the drive. Buy green in spring so it seasons through summer in our cool valley air; a fall bargain is usually wet wood that smokes and coats the flue with creosote.

The cool valley evenings arrive well before the calendar says winter, so err toward buying earlier rather than later.

We Permit and Inspect Every Gas Line

If you make the switch, we pull the permit with Henderson County and meet the inspector — running or extending a gas line is licensed work in North Carolina, and a showroom or handyman legally can't connect it. We're 25 minutes north in Asheville; call (828) 545-0525 for a free in-home assessment.