What is the best fireplace to put in new construction?
Fletcher's best new-construction fireplace is the one its 1990s subdivisions never got: a genuine heat-producing sealed gas unit instead of a builder-grade decorative box. With natural-gas mains through town and steady construction along the I-26 corridor, a new Fletcher home has no excuse to repeat the old spec.
The builder-grade lesson is all over town
Fletcher's 1990s-era subdivisions are full of builder-grade fireplaces that photographed well at the open house and have heated almost nothing since — we upgrade them constantly. The fix at the new-construction stage costs a decision, not a remodel: spec a real unit once. The Heat & Glo 6000CLX anchors a great room with 40,000 BTU behind a clean face; the Majestic Meridian 42 gives a linear box a real split-oak log set with IntelliFire Touch control. Both are sealed direct-vent units that treat heat as the job, not a side effect.
The airport corridor builds differently
Fletcher is unusual among our towns: commercial demand around the Airport Road corridor for gas fireplaces and outdoor fire features actually exceeds the surrounding residential communities. For lobbies, restaurants, and office commons going up along I-26, the Napoleon Vector 50's fifty-inch ribbon flame reads modern at commercial scale, and we hard-plumb permanent gas patio heaters and fire features so staff never wrestle cylinders. The gas and appliance side of an outdoor kitchen is our lane too — counters and hardscape stay with your builder, and we coordinate.
On the main, permitted in Henderson County
Natural gas at the street keeps Fletcher's fuel decision simple, and the framing stage keeps the line run short and clean. In North Carolina, gas piping is licensed work — we run it, pressure-test it, pull the Henderson County permit, and meet the inspector as one accountable company. We're 20 minutes north at 629 Emma Rd in Asheville; call (828) 545-0525 for a free consultation, residential or commercial.
Fireplace help in Fletcher
We install and service fireplaces throughout Fletcher and the rest of Henderson County — just 20 minutes south from our Asheville-area showroom.