Steady Flame Fireplaces sells and installs Majestic in and around Sylva, from downtown to the WCU rental corridor and historic Dillsboro. Fuel here is mixed — some natural gas, plenty of propane — and river-valley moisture is hard on hearths. We set every Majestic up for the fuel and conditions at your address. Call (828) 545-0525.
Rentals that get used hard
A lot of Sylva and Cullowhee housing serves Western Carolina students and renters, and those fireplaces tend to be used heavily but maintained inconsistently. For a rental, that argues for a sealed, low-fuss Majestic — the Meridian 42 lights from a switch or the IntelliFire Touch app, has no open flame to leave a mess, and shrugs off the kind of neglect an open wood firebox won't. A once-a-year tune-up keeps it honest, and a sealed unit is far less likely to become a mid-semester emergency.
The Tuckasegee is hard on chimneys
Sylva sits in the Tuckasegee valley, where cold air drains down at night and river moisture hangs in the air. That combination rusts dampers and degrades flue liners faster than you'd think — a problem you especially see in the older masonry chimneys around Dillsboro. When a flue is going, a sealed direct-vent Majestic that vents out a sidewall skips the failing chimney altogether. Fuel is mixed across Jackson County, and we tune the appliance to natural gas or propane so it burns clean either way.
Licensed work, even out here
Sylva is about 50 minutes west of our Asheville showroom, but the licensing law is the same as it is in town: running or extending a gas line in North Carolina is licensed work, and we pull the county permit and meet the inspector on every job. That protects the property owner's insurance and any future sale. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free assessment in Sylva, or see the Meridian 42 at 629 Emma Rd.
Fireplace help in Sylva
We install and service fireplaces throughout Sylva and the rest of Jackson County — just 50 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.