In Marshall, steep hillside lots and buildings wedged against the mountainside leave little room for a chimney — which is why a sealed, sidewall-vented Valor makes sense here. Steady Flame carries the line and installs it 25 minutes north of the showroom, fully licensed and permitted. Call (828) 545-0525.
No room for a chimney? Valor doesn't need one
Marshall's homes climb steep hillsides, and its revitalized downtown buildings are stacked narrow and tight against the mountain, so routing a traditional chimney is often a nonstarter. A Valor is direct-vent — it exhausts through a short coaxial pipe out a sidewall, no masonry chimney required — which is what makes it installable in tight spots that can't take a conventional flue.
Gorge downdrafts, and the sealed-combustion fix
The French Broad gorge funnels cool, damp air and kicks up downdrafts that plague open fireplaces along these ridges. Because a Valor runs on sealed combustion — drawing its air from outside and exhausting outside — gorge wind stops fighting your fire. On Marshall's mixed fuel, we set the unit for natural gas or propane, whichever your property uses.
Licensed, permitted, and power-optional
Tying an appliance to gas is licensed work in North Carolina, and we permit the job with the local authority and pressure-test the line. It's a smart choice up here for another reason: a Valor's millivolt system needs no electricity, so a storm that drops the lines in the gorge doesn't take your heat with it. See one lit at 629 Emma Rd or call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Marshall
We install and service fireplaces throughout Marshall and the rest of Madison County — just 25 minutes north from our Asheville-area showroom.