What fireplace options look good in a screened porch or sunroom?
Out in Leicester, plan around propane and wood, not a gas main. On these rural properties a screened porch suits an outdoor-rated propane fireplace or a wood stove, and an enclosed sunroom takes a direct-vent propane unit. Go easy on electric here — some remote properties have limited electrical capacity, and electric heat is only supplemental anyway.
Propane and wood country
Leicester's large rural properties, out toward Sandy Mush and Turkey Creek, mostly run propane rather than a gas main, and wood heat is popular and practical here. Propane needs the right orifices and pressures, which we set for LP; a wood stove gives you heat you own outright that keeps working when the power's out. On a screened porch, an outdoor-rated propane fireplace or a properly cleared wood stove with a Class A chimney both fit the self-reliant grain of the area.
Mind the power supply — and the cold
Some remote Leicester properties have limited electrical capacity, which is worth knowing before you count on an electric fireplace in a sunroom — it's supplemental heat at best and goes dark in an outage regardless. A sealed direct-vent propane or gas unit is the sturdier choice for real warmth. Cold-air drainage runs these rural valleys five to eight degrees colder than Asheville on clear winter nights, so size the appliance for the low, not the average.
Permitted, pressure-tested, close by
We pull the permit with Buncombe County, run and pressure-test the gas or propane line, and hold clearances off screens and posts. Leicester is only about 15 minutes west of our Asheville showroom. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free in-home assessment.
Fireplace help in Leicester
We install and service fireplaces throughout Leicester and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.