Who should install a gas fireplace — a plumber, an HVAC company, or a fireplace store?
In Clyde, those 1960s-80s ranch homes with dated fireplaces are prime candidates for insert upgrades — and that's the lane of a licensed gas contractor who specializes in fireplaces, not a plumber or an HVAC company. Sizing an insert, cutting the vent, and running the gas line is all hearth work by one trade.
Dated ranch fireboxes, ready for inserts
Clyde's ranch-style builds mostly have dated open fireboxes that lose more heat than they make. A correctly sized gas or wood insert with a proper liner turns one into a real heater — the single most satisfying upgrade we do on homes of this era.
The town also shares Canton and Waynesville's cold-air drainage, and river humidity rusts dampers and degrades masonry chimneys, so a specialist checks the flue before installing. Clyde runs mixed, natural gas in town and propane out, and the unit gets set up for whichever you're on.
One accountable crew, permitted in Haywood
We pull the permit with Haywood County, pressure-test the gas line, meet the inspector, and back the work — appliance, vent, gas, and workmanship from one company instead of three trades pointing fingers.
We're twenty-five minutes west of the Asheville showroom. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free assessment.
Fireplace help in Clyde
We install and service fireplaces throughout Clyde and the rest of Haywood County — just 25 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.