How much does firewood cost per cord, and how many cords do you burn in a winter?
In Arden, the deciding factor for how much wood you'll burn is the fireplace you already own. Royal Pines and Skyland are full of tired 1980s and 90s open masonry fireboxes that pull heat out of the room instead of adding it. An open hearth like that can burn three or four cords for little real warmth; a sealed insert manages on one or two. Price seasoned hardwood by the full cord.
Drafty open boxes waste the pile
An aging open fireplace can actually run a net heat loss, drawing warm room air up the chimney faster than the fire replaces it, which is why so many Arden homeowners feel a cold draft when the fire's going rather than warmth. That's also why two neighbors with identical Skyland or Royal Pines floor plans can burn wildly different amounts of wood in a winter: it's the appliance doing the work, not the address. If your firebox is one of these tired open boxes, cordwood is going up the flue faster than it's heating the house.
Turn it into a real heater
Dropping a 70%-plus efficient wood insert into that existing masonry is the single biggest cut you can make to a cord count, and it keeps the surround you already like while turning a heat-sink into a genuine heater, one that keeps working in an outage. We handle the install, pull the Buncombe County permit, and meet the inspector, just 15 minutes south of the Emma Road showroom. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free in-home assessment.
Fireplace help in Arden
We install and service fireplaces throughout Arden and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes south from our Asheville-area showroom.
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