What is fireplace refacing and what does it involve?
In Arden, refacing gives your fireplace a new outer surface while the working firebox stays in place. Many of the 1980s and '90s homes in Royal Pines and Skyland have open masonry fireplaces that are handsome but drafty, so a reface here is often the moment to both update the look and turn a heat-losing hearth into a real heater.
Drafty open masonry, meet the reface
Arden's established neighborhoods are full of tired open masonry fireplaces that pull warm room air straight up the chimney. The masonry itself is a gift for refacing — non-combustible, load-bearing, ready for heavy stone or large-format tile right over the old brick. But since we're already at the wall, most owners take the opportunity to drop a sealed gas insert in behind the new surround. You gain a firebox that commonly runs 70% efficient or better instead of one that can run a net heat loss on a cold night.
Biltmore Park and the commercial side
Arden's Biltmore Park retail and office spaces bring commercial refacing work too, and the rules don't change: confirm the unit type, honor the clearances, prep a sound substrate, and set the finish clean around the opening. Natural-gas mains serve the area, so the fuel connection generally stays put while the visible wall gets its new look — from builder-grade brick to stacked stone or a modern clean-face surround that fits a refreshed lobby or great room.
The clearance line and the licensed side
Around the opening, the manufacturer's clearance to combustibles governs what material lands where, and a new insert or gas line makes it licensed work we permit with Buncombe County and pressure-test before it fires. We handle the fire-and-heat side ourselves so the beautiful reface stays a safe one. Arden's just fifteen minutes south of our Asheville showroom. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free reface 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.