In Swannanoa, storm recovery has homeowners rebuilding — and choosing hearths that hold heat when the grid doesn't. Steady Flame carries Valor and installs it 15 minutes east on the town's natural-gas mains, permitted with Buncombe County. A Valor runs on no electricity at all. Call (828) 545-0525.
Rebuilding, and building in real backup heat
Swannanoa took hard storm damage, and as homes come back the fireplace decision has changed — people who lost power for days aren't putting in a fireplace that dies with the lights. A Valor is exactly that hedge: its millivolt system needs no electricity, so it keeps a rebuilt house warm straight through an outage. The H5's radiant heat comes off the glass without a blower, quiet and self-reliant.
Grovemont's old masonry, reconsidered
The 1940s-to-'60s homes around Grovemont came with original masonry fireplaces, and river-valley fog and cold-air pooling have been hard on those chimneys for decades. Whether you're restoring one or building new, a Valor Portrait insert reclaims an old opening, or the H5 goes in clean — either way you get sealed, controllable heat instead of a drafty flue. Swannanoa's on natural gas, so it ties into a line we run and pressure-test.
One licensed crew, one Buncombe permit
Connecting gas is licensed work, and after storm damage you want one accountable company — not a showroom, a mason, and a search for someone to make it burn. We carry the Valor, run the line, pull the Buncombe County permit, and meet the inspector. See one lit at 629 Emma Rd or 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.