Should I buy a fireplace from a specialty showroom or a big-box store?

The builder's firebox was never meant to heat

Candler's rapid growth means a lot of homes came with a basic, decorative builder-grade firebox. Within a few years owners realize it barely warms the room, and they want the real thing. That's a different, properly sized appliance — and a showroom shows you heat-producing options lit, side by side, instead of selling you another shelf box.

We'd rather match you to the right unit than the most expensive one on the floor.

Hominy Valley air rewards a clean burn

Candler sits in Hominy Valley's natural bowl, where an open, smoky masonry fire doesn't do the air any favors. A sealed direct-vent unit — combustion sealed off from the room, exhaust piped straight outside — burns clean and keeps the indoor air right. It's the kind of choice a showroom explains and a shelf never mentions.

Whether your property runs on a natural-gas main or the propane common on Candler's outlying lots, connecting and pressure-testing that fuel line is licensed work we handle.

Buncombe permit, 15 minutes west

We pull the permit with Buncombe County and meet the inspector, so the work is documented and your insurance protected. Call (828) 545-0525 or request a free quote.