Who should install a gas fireplace — a plumber, an HVAC company, or a fireplace store?
In Historic Flat Rock, homes that date to the 1800s often have oversized open masonry fireplaces and aging clay flue liners — a job for a licensed gas contractor who specializes in fireplaces, not a plumber or an HVAC company. Fitting a sealed unit into a century-old firebox is hearth work through and through.
Sealed inserts for old open hearths
Flat Rock's oldest homes have big open fireboxes that pull cold-air drafts right into the room and send most of the heat up the chimney. Dropping in a correctly sized sealed gas or wood insert, with a liner matched to that aging clay flue, stops the draft and turns the hearth into a real heater — while preserving the room's historic character.
That's a careful fit and a specialist's judgment about clearances and liners. A pipe-fitter or a furnace tech doesn't do it.
Protecting a historic home
The town sits on the natural-gas mains, and extending that line into an old house is licensed work. We pull the permit with Henderson County, pressure-test the line, and meet the inspector — permitted work that protects the sale and the insurance on a home this old.
One company, thirty minutes south of the Asheville showroom, standing behind the whole install. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free assessment.
Fireplace help in Flat Rock
We install and service fireplaces throughout Flat Rock and the rest of Henderson County — just 30 minutes south from our Asheville-area showroom.