Should I get a freestanding gas stove or a wood stove?
In Arden, most homes already have the problem this decision can solve — those 1980s-90s open masonry fireplaces in Royal Pines and Skyland pull heat out of the room rather than adding it. A freestanding gas or wood stove set into that space turns a heat-losing hearth into a real heater. Natural gas here makes the gas route easy.
Fixing the drafty open hearth
The open masonry fireplaces common in Arden's Skyland and Royal Pines neighborhoods look inviting and leak warmth — an open firebox can run a net heat loss, drawing heated room air straight up the chimney. Dropping in a sealed appliance reverses that. A Regency Cascades F1500 wood stove brings 78% efficiency and grid-independent heat; a freestanding gas stove brings steady, controllable warmth with none of the wood labor. Either one stops the draft and starts producing heat.
Gas is the low-effort path
Arden sits on natural-gas mains, so a freestanding gas stove connects straight to the line and — with battery-backup ignition — keeps heating through an outage, something people here started caring about a lot more after regional power losses. No hauling, no splitting, no ash. For a room you use every evening, that convenience usually carries the decision.
One accountable company
Whether you go gas or wood, we handle the appliance, the venting, the licensed gas line, and the Buncombe County permit — no stitching the job across a showroom, a mason, and someone licensed to make it burn. We're 15 minutes south. Free in-home assessment: (828) 545-0525.
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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