Who makes the best outdoor gas fireplaces?
For outdoor gas fireplaces we start with Napoleon and Heat & Glo — the same brands we trust indoors, in units engineered and rated for outdoor exposure. The brand matters less than two things: never putting an indoor unit outside, and getting the buried gas line sized, permitted, and pressure-tested by a licensed gas contractor. That's the difference between a showpiece and a headache.
Start with the brands you'd trust indoors
Napoleon and Heat & Glo lead our outdoor gas fireplace recommendations — the same engineering discipline we install inside, in units built and rated for weather. That rating is non-negotiable: an outdoor fireplace lives through mountain rain, freeze-thaw, and pollen season, and an indoor unit repurposed outside is a corrosion problem with a countdown timer. We only install appliances rated for the exposure they'll face, and we service all major hearth brands, so an existing outdoor unit that came with your house isn't orphaned either. Wood-burning outdoor fireplaces are on the menu too, if the crackle matters more than the convenience.
Fuel first, brand second
The outdoor gas conversation in WNC starts with what's in the ground. On the natural-gas mains — much of Asheville, Hendersonville, Fletcher, and Arden — we tee off the house supply with a buried, outdoor-rated line. In propane country — Fairview, Candler, Brevard, and the cabins — we size the system off your tank and set the regulator correctly, because propane runs different pressures and orifices than natural gas. Get that wrong and the prettiest outdoor fireplace soots itself ugly in a season. In North Carolina, all of that line work is licensed gas contracting — our trade, permitted and pressure-tested every time.
One accountable company for a two-trade project
Outdoor fireplaces are usually team projects: a mason or hardscaper builds the surround and chimney chase, and we handle everything that makes fire — the appliance, the gas line, the connection, the county permit, the inspector. Stitching that across separate contractors who've never met is how outdoor projects stall in August and finish in December. We coordinate with your builder, or bring mason partners we already work with. Cool mountain evenings most of the year mean an outdoor fireplace here isn't a two-month novelty — it's a three-season room without walls. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free design consultation.
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