What fireplace style suits a mountain cabin or rustic lodge?
In Arden, those 1980s-90s Royal Pines and Skyland homes came with open masonry fireplaces that pull heat straight out of the room, the opposite of a cozy lodge. Sealing the firebox with a gas or wood insert turns it into a real heater, and a stacked-stone reface gives you the rustic look. Natural gas on the mains makes the gas route simple.
Turn a heat-loser into a heater
The open masonry fireplaces standard in Arden's Royal Pines and Skyland neighborhoods are drafty by design; an open box can actually run a net heat loss while a sealed insert commonly runs 70 percent efficient or better. A Kozy Heat Chaska gas insert or a wood insert, set into the existing firebox with a correctly sized liner, keeps the chimney you already have and finally makes the fireplace warm the room. That's the single biggest upgrade most of these homes can make.
The rustic reface
Once the insert's handling the heat, the surround handles the look. A floor-to-ceiling stacked-stone reface over the old builder brick, topped with a rough timber mantel and a raised hearth, is what turns a dated 90s fireplace into a lodge centerpiece. We coordinate the stonework with our mason partners and handle the firebox, venting, and gas line ourselves, so it's one accountable crew rather than three.
Buncombe permit, quick trip
We pull the Buncombe County permit and meet the inspector on every install, and Arden is only about 15 minutes south of our Asheville showroom at 629 Emma Rd. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free in-home assessment.
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.