Steady Flame Fireplaces sells Superior, and around Mars Hill it splits two ways: easy-to-use gas for the university-area rentals and propane or wood for the rural Spring Creek and Gabriels Creek valleys. Superior's value-priced vent-free gas and EPA wood WRT4500 cover both, 30 minutes north of our Asheville showroom. Call (828) 545-0525.
Two markets in one small town
Near Mars Hill University the demand is for fireplaces a rotating cast of renters can run without thinking — flip a switch, get heat, no wood to haul. Superior's vent-free VRT4036 fits that, a value-priced 40,000-BTU unit that's simple to operate. Out in the Spring Creek and Gabriels Creek valleys it's a different world: rural homes on propane or wood, further from the road, wanting heat that stands on its own.
For those places the EPA-certified WRT4500 wood box is often the answer — real, grid-independent warmth with no fuel line at all.
One of the colder corners we serve
Mars Hill sits high and cold, so the fireplace here does real seasonal work rather than showing up for a few holiday evenings. That argues for sizing a Superior to carry the room in a hard January cold snap, not just flicker in it. On the rural side, where a propane setup is common, we build the gas unit for LP — hotter-burning fuel, different orifices — so it runs clean instead of sooting. The academic year concentrates demand here, so fall is our busy stretch.
Licensed hookup, local permit
Connecting gas or propane is licensed work in North Carolina — a showroom or a handyman legally can't. We run and pressure-test the line, pull the Madison County permit, and meet the inspector, all under one roof with the Superior we sold you. Book a free in-home assessment. 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.