As Swannanoa rebuilds and renovates after recent storm damage, a lot of those new and restored homes are getting fresh fireplaces, and Steady Flame Fireplaces is your authorized Napoleon dealer for the work. We're just 15 minutes east of our Asheville showroom at 629 Emma Rd. See Napoleon lit, then we install it. Call (828) 545-0525.
Building it back with heat that stays on
A rebuild is the right moment to put in the fireplace the house should have had, and after days-long outages across this valley, a lot of Swannanoa owners want one that works when the power doesn't. A Napoleon gas fireplace with battery-backup ignition keeps lighting through an outage, so a rebuilt home has a warm room even off the grid. Central heat stops when the electricity does; this doesn't. For a fresh build with no chimney, direct-vent drops in clean out a sidewall. Around Bee Tree and the Owen area, where a lot of the rebuilding is happening, we're setting these into fresh framing where the venting can run clean from the start rather than get fought through an old chimney.
Grovemont's older masonry, and damp valley air
The 1940s-to-'60s homes around Grovemont carry original masonry fireplaces that were never efficient, and the Swannanoa River valley's fog and cold-air pooling are hard on those old chimneys. A Napoleon Oakville X4 insert seals a tired firebox into a real 20,000-BTU heater; a sealed direct-vent unit skips the aging chimney entirely. Either way you stop feeding heat up a drafty flue. We inspect what you've got and tell you straight which route fits.
Buncombe permit, one accountable company
Rebuild work especially needs a clean paper trail; permitted, inspected gas work protects the home's value and your insurance. We pull the Buncombe County permit, pressure-test the line, and meet the inspector, handling appliance, venting, and fuel as one company, so nothing about the new gas line is left to a second trade. Fifteen minutes from your door. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free assessment.
Fireplace help in Swannanoa
We install and service fireplaces throughout Swannanoa and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes east from our Asheville-area showroom.