Is it OK to bring firewood in from another county or state?
In Fairview, this is propane and wood country — the large wooded lots out toward Cane Creek and Garren Creek run on propane, and wood heat is popular, so most firewood is already local. Keep it that way. Hauling wood in from another county or state can carry the emerald ash borer into the very woods your lot sits in.
Propane country, wood-heat culture
Fairview is classic propane country, and on these large wooded lots a wood stove or insert often does the steady heating right alongside the propane. Wood is everywhere here, so importing a load from far off makes no sense and real trouble: the bark can hide larvae and spores that emerge later to kill a stand of local hardwood. Buy from a neighbor or a nearby Buncombe seller and the pest risk stays where it already is.
Local wood, dry wood, swept chimney
On these wooded lots, creosote buildup is the leading cause of chimney fires when the fall sweep gets skipped — and part of a clean, safe burn is dry, well-seasoned wood, which you get far more reliably from a local source than a hauled-in mystery load. Keep sourcing within about fifty miles, same-property when you can.
Certified kiln-dried, heat-treated wood is the only kind safe to travel, since the process kills the pests — the pick if you're carrying wood to a campsite. Already hauled some in? Burn it this season rather than storing it. Call (828) 545-0525 for a fall sweep, an inspection, or wood-stove sourcing.
Fireplace help in Fairview
We install and service fireplaces throughout Fairview and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes east from our Asheville-area showroom.