What is the best fireplace to put in new construction?
Candler builds fast and it builds on propane — so the best new-construction fireplace here is a sealed direct-vent unit spec'd for LP from the first site visit, with tank placement and the buried line planned alongside the grading. In the Hominy Valley bowl, sealed combustion is also simply the clean way to burn.
Fuel first: this is propane country
The rule of thumb across our service area is natural gas along the Asheville and Hendersonville mains, propane out in Fairview, Candler, Brevard, and the cabins — and it shapes everything downstream of the fuel decision. Propane burns hotter per unit and needs different orifices and pressures than natural gas; get that wrong and the unit soots. We coordinate the tank with your propane supplier, trench buried outdoor-rated line before landscaping, and set the appliance up for LP correctly — licensed work in North Carolina, and our lane specifically. If your particular street does have utility gas available, we'll confirm it before the appliance is chosen.
Break Candler's five-year firebox cycle
Candler's fast-growing subdivisions keep repeating the same story: a basic decorative builder-grade firebox goes in at construction, and within a few years the owners are calling us for a real heat-producing upgrade. Spec past the cycle at the framing stage. The Kozy Heat Springfield 36 — 30,000 BTU of sealed direct-vent propane heat, built in Minnesota for cold climates — is the unit those upgrade calls usually should have started with. Owners here shouldn't have to buy their fireplace twice.
Valley air, Buncombe paperwork, short drive
Hominy Valley sits in a natural bowl, which makes clean-burning sealed appliances the neighborly choice — sealed combustion draws its air from outside and sends nothing into the room. We pull the Buncombe County permit and meet the inspector on every fuel line we run, and Candler is 15 minutes west of our showroom at 629 Emma Rd, so the free consultation is an easy add to your build schedule. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Candler
We install and service fireplaces throughout Candler and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.