Which brands still make wood-burning fireplaces?
Plenty of good brands still build true wood-burning fireplaces. In our showroom, Regency and Superior make EPA-certified wood fireboxes, and Regency's Cascades line covers wood stoves. We also install and service Lopi, Jotul, HearthStone, and Quadra-Fire wood units. Wood remains the gold standard for grid-independent heat in the mountains.
Wood-burning is alive and well
There's a myth that wood fireplaces went away — they didn't, they got better. Today's wood-burning fireboxes are EPA-certified, which means cleaner burns and far more usable heat than the open masonry fireplaces of decades past.
Regency's Grandview G600C is our showcase wood fireplace — a 42-inch radiant unit that, as our neighbors can tell you, kept people warm right through Helene. Superior's WRT4500 delivers a genuine EPA-certified wood fire without a premium price tag. Both are real heaters, not just ambiance.
Stoves and the brands we service
If you want maximum output, look at freestanding wood stoves. Regency's Cascades F1500 runs around 78% efficiency, up to 55,000 BTU, and heats up to 1,500 square feet — enough to warm a good chunk of a mountain home off a single load of wood.
Beyond our showroom catalog, we install and service Lopi, Jotul, HearthStone, and Quadra-Fire wood units — all respected names. Whichever route you take, the appliance is only as good as its Class A chimney and liner, and that's part of what we handle.
Why wood still wins in the mountains
Wood is total grid independence — heat you own outright, no electricity, no natural-gas main, no propane delivery required. After a multi-day outage, that's not a small thing up here.
The tradeoffs are real: you're hauling and storing wood, and a wood fireplace needs an annual chimney sweep because creosote builds up over a season. If you're weighing the convenience of gas against it, our [gas vs. wood guide](/guides/gas-vs-wood-fireplace) lays it out. Call (828) 545-0525 to talk options.
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