In Mars Hill, university-area homes want easy, flip-a-switch heat for the academic year, and the value Novus nXt 36 fits — Steady Flame Fireplaces carries and installs Heatilator. Out toward Spring Creek it's propane and wood country, so we sort fuel first. Our showroom is 30 minutes south in Asheville. Call (828) 545-0525.
Flip-a-switch heat for the academic year
Around Mars Hill University, the demand skews toward fireplaces that just work — light with a switch, heat a room, and don't need a wood pile or a nightly cleanout. The Novus nXt 36 is squarely that unit: 26,000 BTU, IntelliFire ignition, sealed direct-vent combustion, no chimney required. For a rental or a busy household near campus, a low-maintenance sealed gas fireplace is far less to manage over a long mountain winter than an open firebox.
Out toward Spring Creek, it's propane and wood
Leave the university area and the picture changes: rural Spring Creek and Gabriels Creek homes lean on propane or wood. The Novus nXt we display is natural gas, so on a propane property we handle the tank connection and appliance setup, and if a propane-built line makes more sense we're honest about it. If a house out here is already committed to wood, we install and service that too — a Regency wood stove or fireplace is grid-independent heat that doesn't care about an outage.
Permitted with Madison County
Connecting gas — natural or propane — is licensed work in North Carolina, and we handle it end to end: size and run the line, pull the Madison County permit, pressure-test, and meet the inspector. Mars Hill is one of the colder spots we serve, so getting the fuel and sizing right matters. Come see the Novus nXt in Asheville. The in-home estimate is free — call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Mars Hill
We install and service fireplaces throughout Mars Hill and the rest of Madison County — just 30 minutes north from our Asheville-area showroom.