Should I stub in a gas line for a future fireplace while my house is being built?
Yes — with so much of Swannanoa rebuilding after the storm, new construction here is the chance to bake in heat that works when the power doesn't. You're on the natural-gas main, so rough a capped, pressure-tested stub to your future fireplace while the framing is open and set up a power-optional hearth for the next outage.
Rebuild for the next outage
Storm damage sent a wave of rebuilds and renovations through the Swannanoa valley, and homeowners are rethinking how their houses stay warm when the grid goes down. A stubbed gas line is the foundation of that plan.
It lets you add a fireplace with millivolt or battery-backup ignition — gas heat that keeps working when central heating quits with the power. Building it in on a rebuild is far cheaper than adding it after the walls close.
Damp valley, sealed solution
The Swannanoa River valley pools cold air and holds damp fog that's hard on masonry chimneys. In a Grovemont-area rebuild, an open masonry firebox invites the same moisture trouble the old homes here had.
A sealed direct-vent fireplace, fed by the stub you rough in, vents out a sidewall and needs no chimney at all. We tie the line straight to your natural-gas meter.
Permitted with Buncombe County
Gas piping is licensed work, so your builder runs the rebuild but can't connect the fuel. We come in at rough-in, run and cap the line, pressure-test it, and pull the Buncombe County permit so the inspector signs off before drywall.
That permitted work protects your coverage on the rebuilt home. Fifteen minutes east of our Asheville showroom. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Swannanoa
We install and service fireplaces throughout Swannanoa and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes east from our Asheville-area showroom.