Is it OK to bring firewood in from another county or state?
In Candler, Hominy Valley's natural bowl traps air, so clean-burning, well-seasoned local wood matters more here than in most places — which means buying firewood in Buncombe County, not trucking in a mystery load. Imported wood spreads pests like the emerald ash borer, and damp out-of-area wood also smokes. Certified kiln-dried is the only firewood safe to travel.
A valley bowl rewards clean, local wood
Candler sits in Hominy Valley's natural bowl, where air can settle and hold — one reason clean-burning sealed appliances are popular in the fast-growing subdivisions out here. If you're burning wood, that same geography is an argument for well-seasoned local hardwood: dry wood from a nearby source burns hotter and cleaner, while a damp imported load smokes and can carry pests the valley's trees have never faced.
New subdivisions, basic fireboxes, local sourcing
Many of the newer homes around Enka-Candler and Sand Hill came with basic decorative builder-grade fireboxes that owners eventually want upgraded to something that actually heats. Whatever you're burning in, keep the wood local — within about fifty miles, same-county when you can — so you're not seeding beetles or borer into Buncombe's stands.
The one wood cleared to travel is certified kiln-dried and heat-treated, because the drying kills anything living in the bark. If you've hauled wood in from elsewhere, burn it this season rather than storing it. Call (828) 545-0525 to talk a heat-producing insert or wood-stove sourcing.
Fireplace help in Candler
We install and service fireplaces throughout Candler and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.