In Arden, refacing is usually the moment to fix a tired fireplace — Royal Pines and Skyland's 1980s-90s homes have open masonry fireboxes that pull heat out of the room. Cost turns on your material, the surround size, and whether we seal the firebox at the same time. A free in-home assessment gives you a firm number.
Drafty fireboxes are the Arden pattern
The established 1980s-90s neighborhoods here — Royal Pines, Skyland, Glenn Bridge — are full of open masonry fireplaces that look fine and heat poorly, drawing warm room air straight up the flue. Refacing the surround makes it handsome again, but the real upgrade is dropping a sealed insert behind the new stone so it turns into an actual heater. On sound Arden masonry that substrate is solid to work over, so the finish and the insert go in as one clean project.
Gas mains make the heat side easy
Arden sits squarely on the natural-gas mains along the Hendersonville Road corridor, so pairing a reface with a gas insert is a straightforward licensed connection for us — permitted with Buncombe County, pressure-tested, inspected. A sealed direct-vent unit is the flexible default: no chimney required, safe in tight rooms, flame at the flip of a switch. The cold air that funnels down the corridor on winter nights is exactly why that extra heat pays for itself.
Where the cost lands
Material is the biggest lever — a paint-and-doors refresh versus a floor-to-ceiling stone wall — followed by the surround size and whether an insert is part of it. Cosmetic refacing alone is usually permit-free. We'd rather match the work to your budget than oversell it. Just fifteen minutes south of our Emma Rd showroom. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free 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.