Steady Flame Fireplaces sells Superior, and in Swannanoa it's meeting real demand: recovery from recent storm damage has homeowners putting new fireplaces and stoves into rebuilt houses. Superior's value-priced EPA wood WRT4500 and vent-free gas models are a sensible way to add heat back, 15 minutes east of our Asheville showroom. Call (828) 545-0525.
Rebuilding, and thinking harder about heat this time
The storm damage that ran through the Swannanoa Valley left a lot of homes being rebuilt, and the owners we talk to are thinking about backup heat in a way they weren't before. The houses that stayed warm through the multi-day outage were the ones with a working wood or gas hearth. Superior gives a rebuild an affordable way to have that: the EPA-certified WRT4500 wood box for total grid independence, or a millivolt-valve gas unit that still lights when the power's down.
For a family already stretched by rebuilding costs, Superior's value price is part of why it fits.
1940s-60s Grovemont houses, original fireboxes
Much of Swannanoa's housing is Grovemont-era, 1940s through the 60s, with original masonry fireplaces that were never efficient to begin with. In a home being renovated anyway, that opening is the natural place for a Superior insert or box that turns a heat-losing hole in the wall into a real heater. We look at the firebox and flue in person before recommending wood versus sealed gas — that's a judgment call, not a catalog pick.
River-valley damp, natural gas, Buncombe permit
Swannanoa's river-valley fog and cold-air pooling are hard on masonry chimneys, which is worth weighing in the wood-versus-gas choice. The town's on natural-gas mains, so a Superior gas unit usually ties into a line — licensed work we permit through Buncombe County and pressure-test before inspection. Book a free in-home assessment. Call (828) 545-0525.
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.