What should I do if I smell gas near my fireplace?
Whether your Weaverville home is a new Reems Creek build or an older downtown house, a persistent rotten-egg smell gets the same response: leave without flipping a switch, gather everyone outside, and call your gas utility's emergency line or 911 from the yard. On the natural-gas main here, a leak rises to nose height. After it's safe, reach us at (828) 545-0525.
New lines and old fireboxes, two different odds
Weaverville is growing fast, with new construction spreading through Reems Creek alongside older downtown homes still running their original, inefficient masonry fireboxes. The two carry different risks. On a brand-new build, a leak is likelier at a connection that was never quite finished — which is why every line we run is pressure-tested and permitted before it carries fuel. In an older home with a gas log set added years ago, the culprit is usually an aging valve or a pilot assembly that's collected dust and cobwebs over the off-season.
On the mains, and how a leak moves
Weaverville sits on the natural-gas main, so a real leak is lighter than air — it rises toward the ceiling and out an upper window rather than pooling near the floor. You'll usually notice it at standing height, which is where to trust your nose. The north-facing valley here warms slowly in spring and holds the cold, so fireplaces work through a long season. None of that bends the rule: a persistent rotten-egg smell means out the door with no sparks — no switches, no lamps, no relighting the pilot to burn it off.
The utility clears it; we make it right
Your gas utility answers around the clock, checks the lines with an instrument, and shuts the supply off for free — but it stops at making the scene safe and won't repair your fireplace or house piping. In North Carolina that's licensed gas-contractor work, and stitching it across a showroom and a handyman just leaves you hunting for someone allowed to make it burn again. We handle the whole thing: locate, repair, retest, and permit with Buncombe County when required. Weaverville is about fifteen minutes north of our showroom; the 24/7 line is (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Weaverville
We install and service fireplaces throughout Weaverville and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes north from our Asheville-area showroom.
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