Steady Flame Fireplaces sells and installs Majestic across Black Mountain, just 15 minutes east of our Asheville showroom. The Swannanoa Valley traps cold air, so mornings here run 10 to 15 degrees colder than Asheville, and a dependable gas hearth earns its place. See the Majestic Meridian 42 burning at 629 Emma Rd. Call (828) 545-0525.
Built for valley cold and long outages
Black Mountain's setting in the Swannanoa Valley creates temperature inversions that pool cold air on clear mornings — 10 to 15 degrees colder than Asheville — and frost lingers later into spring than it does in town. That's a long stretch of the year to lean on your fireplace. A Majestic Meridian 42 delivers 30,000 BTU of natural-gas heat on demand, flipped on by a switch or the IntelliFire Touch app, with no cold-start smoke and no wood to haul. Up in the wooded lots around Montreat and Ridgecrest, where houses stay shaded, cool, and damp, that steady, dry heat is especially welcome. And because Black Mountain runs on natural-gas mains, most installs here stay on NG without a propane tank.
Gas that works when the power doesn't, permitted with Buncombe County
The real question in this valley is what happens during an outage — and the honest answer is that central heat quits the moment the power does. A Majestic with millivolt or battery-backup ignition keeps lighting and throwing heat with the grid down, and the homes that stayed warm through the region's multi-day outages were the ones with a working hearth. Running or extending the gas line is licensed work in North Carolina; a showroom or a mason can sell you a firebox but legally can't connect it to fuel. We can, and we pull the Buncombe County permit and meet the inspector every time. Being only 15 minutes east, we're a quick showroom visit and an easy service call. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free in-home estimate in Black Mountain.
Fireplace help in Black Mountain
We install and service fireplaces throughout Black Mountain and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes east from our Asheville-area showroom.