In Flat Rock, Steady Flame Fireplaces sells and installs Kozy Heat, 30 minutes south of our Asheville showroom in Henderson County. Flat Rock's historic homes — some dating to the 1800s — were built around oversized open masonry fireplaces with aging clay flue liners, and a sealed Kozy Heat insert fixes the draft without erasing the character. Call (828) 545-0525.
A sealed insert for an 1800s firebox
Flat Rock has some of the oldest housing stock we serve — grand open masonry fireplaces built when a fire was the only heat, now paired with clay flue liners that have been cracking for a century. Those oversized openings pull cold-air drafts straight into the room. The Chaska 25L is Kozy Heat's natural-gas insert with a blower standard: it seats inside the historic firebox, seals it, relines it, and turns a draft into real, controllable heat — all while keeping the original mantel and surround you bought the house for.
Why a heater, not just a flame
Kozy Heat is American-made in Minnesota and built as a genuine heater rather than a decorative box, which is the right instinct in a big old Flat Rock house that leaks heat everywhere else. Flat Rock sits on the natural-gas main, so the insert runs off the line — no propane tank, no ash, no cold-start smoke drifting into rooms you're trying to keep pristine. It's the modern-comfort upgrade that leaves the historic look intact, and it's dealer-only, so seeing it burn beats any brochure.
Permitted with Henderson County
Running gas to a historic hearth is licensed work in North Carolina — a restoration mason legally can't make the connection. As a licensed gas contractor we handle the spec, the Henderson County permit, the pressure test, and the inspector, so a century-old house gets a code-correct install that protects its insurance and its resale value. Visit the Asheville showroom, request a free in-home assessment, or call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Flat Rock
We install and service fireplaces throughout Flat Rock and the rest of Henderson County — just 30 minutes south from our Asheville-area showroom.